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.”
On this episode of KAWC’s Arizona Edition, host Lou Gum speaks with Dawna Cato, Chief Executive Officer of the Arizona Nurses Association, about how Arizona nurses have weathered the pandemic.
We ve taken some hits. Our family members have gotten sick, or we ve gotten sick. But we continue to be resilient and have the capacity to absorb what has been thrown at us this last year. -Dawna Cato, Chief Executive Officer of the Arizona Nurses Association,
Catos said the impacts have been both professional and personal for the dedicated nurses across the state.
We’ll hear about the role they’ve played in helping shape patient care, the toll watching too many people die takes on some workers, and talk about the impacts the pandemic could have on the next generation of nurses.
Not only are nurses battling the coronavirus on the frontlines, but they're now facing obstacles to get the vaccine although they're in the first group of people who are getting vaccinated.
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