2004 PNAA Biennial Report

VISIBILITY
• VIAHILITY • VITALITY
PNAAGOALS
PNAIINITIATIVES
1. Review and act on legislation and public policies that directly and indirectly affect
the healthcare and nursing practices. PNAI supported numerous legislative
health bills through the Illinois Nurses Association, some of the bills in 2005 were: I
• Senate Bill 2064 eliminated CGFNS
• Defeated House Bill 866 allowing aids to pass medications
• Senate Bill 201 banned mandatory overtime
• HB 399 is to implement violence protection in the workplace
2> Develop, implement, and evaluate programs in nursing leadership and practice,
education, and research relevant to professional growth of its members and health
care needs of the community.
• Attended the Tobacco Use, Prevention and Cessation Research Conference; PNAI
participated in the PNAA tobacco research survey and supported the campaign
• and passage of the "Smoke Free Chicago Ordinance." ,
• Members participated in medical missions, alumni/community org. fund raisings and health
fares.
3. PNAI initiated the first North Central Regional Conference in 1998. On April 7-8
PNAI hosted the 7th and anniversary of the conference with the theme; "Nurses
Building and Crossing Bridges Together, We Soar to Greater Heights of
Endless Possibilities, Toward a Preferred Future."
• Participated on a nurse graduate research paper on Filipino nurses.
• Co-sponsored the PNAAIPNA International and supported PNAA National conferences.
• Supported Philippine Consul General and Ambassador initiatives.
4. Unify Filipino Nurses in the USA and its territories.
• PNAI premier Nurse Excellence Award on Oct. 15, 2005; eight nurses
• awarded.
• Visibility through publicity; In 2004-2005 PNAI was featured in the
• Illinois Chart, Nursing Spectrum, local newspapers; Chicago Tribune and
• almost all Filipino newspaper journals.
• Initiated "Liaison program" to reach members at the grassroots.
• PNAI had the HIGHEST INCREASE OF PNAA MEMBERS AT THE END
• OF 2005 OF 300%; A HISTORICAL FEAT!
5. Facilitate professional and cultural adjustment of new foreign graduate nurses through
collaboration with agencies and organizations. .
• Provided acculturation program of new foreign nurse graduates in collaboration with NCLEX
reviewer agency and law firm.
• President consulted/interviewed by the press for publication on Filipino foreign nurse graduate
6. Participate actively in professional and cultural activities with professional
organizations and agencies in the community and globally.
• Affiliated/supported Illinois Nurses Association. Gloria Simon, INA delegate for seven
consecutive terms, originator of the resolution on "Patient/Staff ratio" that is in the state
legislature, was appointed Commissioner in 2005, then as member of the INA Board of
Directors.