Policy Maker Interview Summary: Alison Mitchell
Alison Mitchell is an Advanced Practiced Registered Nurse (APRN) who specializes in critical care. She originally started advocating for APRNs as a graduate student and eventually became the president of the Texas Nurse Practitioners (TNP) association from 2008-2010 (A. Mitchell, personal communication, October 10, 2016). Currently, Alison Mitchell is the APRN representative for TNP and continues to pursue her passion for health policy by being an active member in legislative and interim committees. In our interview, we discussed accessibility of care for women in Texas and development of full practice authority legislation to meet the growing needs of women and other vulnerable citizens within the state’s expanding population and increased need for primary care providers. These issues are in need of extensive policy reformation. Consequently, full practice authority legislation, if passed through the Texas legislature next year, would increase accessibility of care for women and vulnerable populations within the region and ease the shortage of primary care providers.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 will continue steadily increasing the amount of insured Americans throughout the country, with …show more content…
It can be as simple as being involved in your community, advocating for your neighbors, and supporting your local professional organization or political action committee. However, the role of an APRN can also be expanded to becoming a leader in your community by taking leadership roles in professional organizations, such as TNP, or advocating for public health policies by writing letters to or making personal appointments with your local representative. The master’s prepared nurse is more adapt and educated to develop new health polices and lobby for their cause at any level of
Alison Mitchell is an Advanced Practiced Registered Nurse (APRN) who specializes in critical care. She originally started advocating for APRNs as a graduate student and eventually became the president of the Texas Nurse Practitioners (TNP) association from 2008-2010 (A. Mitchell, personal communication, October 10, 2016). Currently, Alison Mitchell is the APRN representative for TNP and continues to pursue her passion for health policy by being an active member in legislative and interim committees. In our interview, we discussed accessibility of care for women in Texas and development of full practice authority legislation to meet the growing needs of women and other vulnerable citizens within the state’s expanding population and increased need for primary care providers. These issues are in need of extensive policy reformation. Consequently, full practice authority legislation, if passed through the Texas legislature next year, would increase accessibility of care for women and vulnerable populations within the region and ease the shortage of primary care providers.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 will continue steadily increasing the amount of insured Americans throughout the country, with …show more content…
It can be as simple as being involved in your community, advocating for your neighbors, and supporting your local professional organization or political action committee. However, the role of an APRN can also be expanded to becoming a leader in your community by taking leadership roles in professional organizations, such as TNP, or advocating for public health policies by writing letters to or making personal appointments with your local representative. The master’s prepared nurse is more adapt and educated to develop new health polices and lobby for their cause at any level of