Member Views
CPR members present the Coalition’s case for protecting patients’ right to choose their health care providers and the scope of practices for health care professionals, as defined in laws and regulations. See the journal articles below.
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Resources
- The SOPP and the Coalition for Patients’ Rights: Implications of Continuing Interprofessional Tension for Pediatric Nurse Practitioners [pdf]
By Linda L. Lindeke, PhD, RN, CNP -- Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Department of Pediatrics and Director of Graduate Studies, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota & Karen KellyThomas, PhD, RN, FAAN -- CEO, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners – Journal of Pediatric Health Care, January 2010
The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) creates and sustains numerous relationships in its historical commitment to advocate for children and families and nurse practitioners… In stark contrast to these successful alliances is continuing and exacerbating resistance to nurse practitioner (NP) autonomy from physician groups.
- CPR doesn't only apply to patients [pdf]
By Rebecca M. Patton, MSN, RN, CNOR -- President, American Nurses Association (ANA) – American Nurse Today, July 2009
As health care professionals, we all know CPR to mean "cardiopulmonary resuscitation," and we have all been trained in how to perform it. But CPR also has another important meaning to registered nurses, and especially to advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs).
- The Future of Naturopathic Medicine [pdf]
By Karen E. Howard, Executive Director, American Association of Naturopathic Physicians – Natural Medicine Journal, January 2010
The power of the AANP’s relationships enables pursuit of a broader agenda, one more fitting to the naturopathic philosophy. Working with likeminded groups adds voice to a larger, less parochial agenda… As a leader in the Coalition for Patient Rights, whose membership of 35 organizations represents more than 3.3 million providers, the AANP is advancing a unified message to expand consumer choice and access to qualified providers.
- Working with the Coalition for Patients' Rights to Ensure Access to Care [pdf]
By Maureen Shekleton, PhD, RN, FAAN -- Professional Relations Specialist, American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) – AANA NewsBulletin, July 2009.
The Coalition for Patients' Rights dispels misrepresentations about the qualifications and capabilities of health care professionals other than medical doctors (MDs) or doctors of osteopathy (DOs) and provides the opportunity for health care professions to work together to deliver the message that the safe and effective services provided by CPR members are crucial to the U.S. health care system.