Virtual Advocacy Day

The Florida Nurse Practitioner Network is participating in a coordinated weekly Virtual Advocacy Day project with the other advance practice nursing associations in the Florida Coalition of Advanced Practice Nurses. Your involvement is imperative in order to make this a success.  Each week you will be receiving an email with a prepared message. Please take a few minutes to send the communication to your legislators. Links to finding your legislators and email information is provided below.

Please use the appropriate opening speech below to send to your representatives and the other to send to your senators.

House of representatives address to find representatives:

http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/representatives.aspx

Senate link to find senators:

http://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/Find

By working together with all the advanced practice nursing associations and speaking with one voice we can have a successful campaign!

Thank you in advance for your participation. (you can cut and paste the message below into your own email)

Hi , my name is__________________. I would like to ask senator_____________to support the current bills regarding advanced registered nurse practitioners.
The bills that we  would like senator/representative___________________to support are:

SB 614 allowing ARNP to prescribe controlled substances
SB 532 allowing ARNPs to order Controlled Substances medications in facilities

SB 476 allowing PMHNPs to discharge patients from psychiatric facilities
SB 478 Telemedicine bill, includes ARNPs

Hi , my name is__________________. I would like to ask representative_____________to support the current bills regarding advanced registered nurse practitioners.

The bills that we  would like senator/representative___________________to support are:

HB 547 allowing full practice authority for ARNPs
HB 281 allowing ARNPs to order Controlled Substances in facilities

HB 335 allowing PMHNPs to discharge patients from psychiatric facilities.

HB 545 Telehealth, includes ARNPs

13,000  Nurse Practitioners practicing in Florida today provide a full range of services, such as ordering, performing and interpreting diagnostic tests; diagnosing and treating acute and chronic conditions; prescribing      medications and treatments; and managing overall patient care.

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists help to eliminate gaps in access to anesthesia services, especially in rural, inner-city and other medically undeserved areas in Florida.

Certified Nurse Midwives provide primary healthcare to all women including those of childbearing age, during pregnancy through birth and thereafter and provide gynecological and menopausal care.

Janet DuBois, DNP,  ARNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, FNAP

Florida Nurse Practitioner Network, President