MNA RNs are speaking out against the proposed National Nurse Licensure Compact bill making its way through the Minnesota state legislature. If passed, this legislation would lower the standards of nursing care in Minnesota and put our patients at risk.
Please join MNA RNs like Sandra Johnson in voicing your opposition to the bill:
Please consider the safety of all patient’s before you vote on this bill. I am a registered nurse in Minnesota and have experienced patient care in other states such as Texas and Chicago. My parents are snowbirds in Texas and have several health issues which require frequent hospitalization. It is apparent to me that the level of knowledge and skill varies greatly between Texas and Minnesota nurses. The level of assessment, the first step of the nursing process, requires in depth knowledge of diseases, treatments as well as a consideration for each individual patient and their culture. Minnesota is at the forefront for creating top notch nurses who understand the importance of recognizing subtle changes in their patient’s condition as well as incorporating a patient’s individualism into the plan of care to optimize positive patient outcomes. I have not seen this level in the care that my parents have received in Texas.
I urge you to vote against the standardization of nurse licensing throughout the country if it means lower the high standards we currently possess. Please do not allow our standards to be “dumb downed” just so that out of state nurses can be licensed to work in Minnesota. Please do not jeopardize the high quality of care and safety that our current Board of Nursing ensures with its superior standards of learning!
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Sandra Johnson RN