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ONA LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
Oklahoma Nurses Association is the professional association representing the state’s registered nurse population. ONA is involved in the shaping of public policy relating to health care, which is consistent with the goals of nurses, nursing and public health. ONA is committed to ensuring that the registered nurse is an essential provider in all practice settings and advocates for access to quality health care services for all individuals.
Therefore, Oklahoma Nurses Association will support legislation and health care policy which:
- Facilitates the development of a system of health care delivery that emphasizes prevention, health promotion and appropriate monitoring of quality and user satisfaction
- Supports a basic core of essential health care services that are accessible to all citizens of Oklahoma
- Incorporates nurses at all levels of policy-making and decision-making regarding the health care system
- Assures funding to meet health care needs, including recognition and appropriate and sufficient remuneration for services rendered by nurses
- Assures the delivery of health care by appropriately educated duly qualified providers as a means to protect the consumer
- Recognizes the Oklahoma Board of Nursing as the sole regulatory authority for professional nursing practice, including adequate resources for the agency
- Promotes funding for professional nursing education and research at both the basic and advanced levels
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