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Journal for Nurses in Professional Development & Volume 30, Number 6, 281Y286 & Copyright B 2014 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
The Affordable Care Act 2010 Educational Needs of Bedside Nurses Robin L. Hynds, MSN, RN, CPHM ƒ Joanne G. Samuels, PhD, RN, CNL
Jessica L. Hatch, MSN, RN, CNL
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) significantly impacts bedside nurses who must participate in organizational change and provide resources to patients. A health reform educational needs assessment was distributed to nurses from a midsized community hospital located in an elevated-need and medically underserved area in New England. Many nurses indicated that more knowledge was needed and they lacked information about the educational incentives. Health policy professional development opportunities are required to inform bedside nursing practice.
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egislative mandates, as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA), drive system changes that permeate every level of hospital organizations. At its core, the ACA focuses on expanding healthcare insurance coverage for 34 million Americans. Along with health insurance reform, the ACA contains legislation that drives system improvements to provide better access to care, promote preventive health care, and improve cost effectiveness (Bisognano & Kenney, 2012). Bedside nurse participation and cooperation are essential ingredients of successful practice reform. Unfortunately, nurses may lack knowledge of the details of the ACA and, therefore, may not be enlightened regarding the urgent need for reform. Without this knowledge, nurses lack the ability to facilitate successful change and advocate for patients. Involved in the process of legislatively driven practice reform, change agents from a midsized community hospital recognized a need to better equip nurses to understand
Robin L. Hynds, MSN, RN, CPHM, is Director of Integrated Care, Lawrence General Hospital, Massachusetts. Jessica L. Hatch, MSN, RN, CNL, is Clinical Nurse Leader, Integrated Care, Lawrence General Hospital, Massachusetts. Joanne G. Samuels, PhD, RN, CNL, is Associate Professor, University of New Hampshire, Durham. The authors have disclosed that they have no significant relationship with, or financial interest in, any commercial companies pertaining to this article. ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Robin L. Hynds, MSN, RN, CPHM, Integrated Care, Lawrence General Hospital, 1 General St., Lawrence, MA 01841 (e
Journal for Nurses in Professional Development & Volume 30, Number 6, 281Y286 & Copyright B 2014 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
The Affordable Care Act 2010 Educational Needs of Bedside Nurses Robin L. Hynds, MSN, RN, CPHM ƒ Joanne G. Samuels, PhD, RN, CNL
Jessica L. Hatch, MSN, RN, CNL
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) significantly impacts bedside nurses who must participate in organizational change and provide resources to patients. A health reform educational needs assessment was distributed to nurses from a midsized community hospital located in an elevated-need and medically underserved area in New England. Many nurses indicated that more knowledge was needed and they lacked information about the educational incentives. Health policy professional development opportunities are required to inform bedside nursing practice.
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egislative mandates, as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA), drive system changes that permeate every level of hospital organizations. At its core, the ACA focuses on expanding healthcare insurance coverage for 34 million Americans. Along with health insurance reform, the ACA contains legislation that drives system improvements to provide better access to care, promote preventive health care, and improve cost effectiveness (Bisognano & Kenney, 2012). Bedside nurse participation and cooperation are essential ingredients of successful practice reform. Unfortunately, nurses may lack knowledge of the details of the ACA and, therefore, may not be enlightened regarding the urgent need for reform. Without this knowledge, nurses lack the ability to facilitate successful change and advocate for patients. Involved in the process of legislatively driven practice reform, change agents from a midsized community hospital recognized a need to better equip nurses to understand
Robin L. Hynds, MSN, RN, CPHM, is Director of Integrated Care, Lawrence General Hospital, Massachusetts. Jessica L. Hatch, MSN, RN, CNL, is Clinical Nurse Leader, Integrated Care, Lawrence General Hospital, Massachusetts. Joanne G. Samuels, PhD, RN, CNL, is Associate Professor, University of New Hampshire, Durham. The authors have disclosed that they have no significant relationship with, or financial interest in, any commercial companies pertaining to this article. ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Robin L. Hynds, MSN, RN, CPHM, Integrated Care, Lawrence General Hospital, 1 General St., Lawrence, MA 01841 (e
