FNA: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

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FNA’s Humble Beginnings

SAVE THE DATE: CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

TradeWinds Island ResortSt. Pete Beach

September 22-26, 2009

• District 1-Pensacola-1899• District 2-Jacksonville-1909

– St. Augustine formed a separate chapter• District 3-Ocala-1921• District 4-Tampa- 1919

– Orlando forms a separate chapter– Lakeland/Arcadia– St. Pete Clearwater– Sarasota– Fort Myers

• District 5-Dade County-1926• District 6-Daytona Beach-1923

The Early Districts

FNA now has thirty active districts in operation!

Early Accomplishments• 1913-1st Annual Convention –Jacksonville• 1926-Doubled the number of FNA Districts• 1950-Worked to Establish a Mandatory Nurse Practice Act• 1970- Worked to improve relationships with other health care organizations

including FLN, FMA, FHA and Florida Nursing Home Association and Florida LPN Association

• 1974- Undertook an initiative to rewrite the 23 year old Nurse Practice Act, The revised practice act was introduced and passed in the 1975 legislative session and signed by Governor Reuben Askew.

• 1977- Collective Bargaining Program begins with over 3900 public employees.

• 1981- The Florida Nurses Political Action Committee (FN-PAC) was established.

• 1983- Florida Nurses Foundation was incorporated.

FNA’s Humble Beginnings

Early Advocacy

One of the early contributions of FNA was to add legitimacy and standards to nursing practice by

establishing the precursor to the Board of Nursing. This group developed the first competency

examination for nurses in Florida.

Questions from the 1938 Exam: What benefits do you derive from being allied to any nursing organization which has for its aim the elevation and standards of nursing?

What is meant by senile psychosis?

Why have laws been made to prohibit spitting in public places?

What kind of baths should be taken at night. Why?

MissionServe and support all registered nurses through professional development, advocacy and the promotion of excellence at every level of professional nursing practice.

VisionThe Florida Nurses Association (FNA) is the professional organization of first choice for all Registered Nurses in Florida.

FNA Today

Board of Directors

• Elected by the membership . • Consists of an executive

committee and directors.• They conduct the business of

the association• Create a vision for action.

Staff•Manages the business as it relates to daily operations.•Carried out the work of the association as determined by the Board and the House of Delegates.•Represents the Association when needed.

House of Delegates

Elected by the local districts to represent them at the biennial convention.

Vote on bylaws revisions, proposals on issues of importance and set the Goals & Priorities of the Association.

How FNA Works

• Board of Directors• Districts• WorkForce Advocacy Commission (WFA)• Labor Employment Relations Commission

(LERC)• Florida Nurses Foundation• Florida Nurses Political Action Committee

(FN-PAC)• Structural Units (Committees, Councils,

etc.)• Staff

Organizational Components

Workforce Advocacy Program

www.centerforamericanurses.org

Florida Nurses Foundation

Established in 1983, the Florida Nurses Foundation exists to

promote nursing and the delivery of healthcare through the advancement of research,

education and practice.

•Scholarships•Research Grants •Nurses in Need•Barbara Lumpkin Institute

Legacy of Nursing Advocacy

• Monitoring of issues related to:– Licensure and registration– Legislation and Regulatory Policies

• Networking and Collaboration• Collective Bargaining

Collegial Relationships

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ANA Membership

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Professional Publications from FNA and ANA

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With your FNA membership, you get:

Networking and

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