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The Oklahoma Nurses Association has adopted Position Statements based on the actions of the ONA House of Delegates.
Current Position Statements include:
It is the Position of the Oklahoma Nurses Association that nurses should be protected from retaliatory efforts by employer organizations, physicians and/or other healthcare providers when reporting alleged violations that put a patient at risk. Nurses’ employment status should not be jeopardized when they report in good faith alleged violations that place a patient at risk. more...
It is ONA's position on transitioning newly licensed nurses into practice is to Support Initiatives that facilitate the successful integration of new nurse graduates in the work environment, including but not limited to, residency programs more...
ONA's position is that it is the registered nurse's independent authority to practice with the rights, responsibilities, and accountability as defined in the profession's fundamental documents, the ANA Social Policy Statement, Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements, the Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice and the Oklahoma Nurse Practice Act. more...
The Oklahoma Nurses Association endorses the right of every nurse to work in a healthy work environment free from horizontal violence. This includes each professional nurse’s responsibility to:
a. Monitor their personal communication patterns to ensure respectful communication, confront hostility, verbal abuse or other forms of horizontal violence
b. Advocate for students and nurses new to the profession
c. Provide leadership among team members in modeling appropriate communication
d. Educate colleagues and students about healthy work environments, positive team behavior and communication skills.
There is no substitution for registered nurses..more...
ONA opposes the routine use of mandatory overtime to cover staff shortages in health care facilities. Mandatory overtime is not accepted by ONA as an appropriate staffing method. more...
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