On May 12, ANA First Vice President Debbie Hatmaker, PhD, RN-BC, SANE-A testified before the House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies on the need for additional funding for nursing workforce development programs. In addition, ANA also submitted a statement for the record to the Senate Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety’s hearing on Safe Patient Handling and Lifting Standards for a Safer American Workforce.

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ANA’s upcoming lobby day is approaching fast! On June 16th nurses from across the country will come to DC to show the advocacy power of nurses, ensuring that their voices are heard on Capitol Hill!

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As longtime advocates for safe patient handling programs, the American Nurses Association (ANA) recently sent Senator Al Franken (D-MN) a letter of support for his introduction of “The Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009” (S. 1788). A Senate companion to H.R. 2381, S. 1788 would help improve patient safety and protect registered nurses and other health care workers from debilitating injuries that could force them from their professions.

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The American Nurses Association launched a new Web site dedicated to safe patient handling intended to help reach ANA’s goals of eliminating manual patient handling in health care facilities and creating a safer work environment.

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