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The Arizona Nurses Association (AzNA) has been voicing its support for numerous bills that align with their legislative priorities this session, bills which they believe would benefit a group of professionals who have been among the most impacted by COVID-19. Robin Schaeffer, policy analyst and former executive director of AzNA, spoke with State of Reform about some of the highest priority legislation the association is supporting this session.
“Nurses have really been hit this year. I think that has increased awareness, not only with the legislators but with the community, of what a nurse actually does, what our job is and some of the challenging areas that we’re in. So I think, if anything positive comes out of this, it is going to be that bills that are really important to us that we think are going to be better for patient safety and [be beneficial for] the profession will all pass through.”