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by Bob Blumm, MA, PA-C, DFAAPA - April 17, 2011
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The NPA (Nurse Practitioner Association) of New York State has released its first publication JNPA The Journal, which replaces the association’s previous newsletter Communiqué. This is perhaps the most professional journal that I have seen on a state level and represents yet one more accomplishment of this powerful group of Nurse Practitioners. The Clinician Editorial Advisory Board is made up of four NPs from the state leadership Jane Tuttle, PhD, Nancy Campbell-Heider, PhD, Janice Pennington, MSN and Bruce Zitkus, Ed.D. The journal was chock full of important information but I am only mentioning the article "Harnessing opportunities through changing times.” To place a harness on an animal such as a horse is to signify a method of leading it in a particular direction or gathering its power. This concept is nothing new to the NPA or to the Nurse Practitioner profession as a whole as we have been a witness to an extraordinary rate of success in the NP profession based upon their unity and their attitude that there needs to be multiple changes in healthcare and they are steering the ship rather than being content with being in the storage department. The article was written by Seth Gordon, CEO of the NPA and a colleague that I have met while speaking for this group and interacting with him concerning progress. Leadership is all about making progress and charting a course that reflects where we are and where we want to be. Seth has a firm grasp on this concept and the BOD of this group and its members have proven that unity creates progress.
Seth has grasped the importance of a “digital dimension” and has interpreted its place in the delivery of healthcare for today and the future. He reminds us that the IOM is a signpost that the United States is at the crossroads of a change in the healthcare landscape and that NURSING PRACTICE WILL PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN IT. Among the key messages in a transformed healthcare system is that “Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training.” New York is one of the five demonstration states with a Regional Action Coalition established with that process as its mandate. Mr. Gordon reminds and affirms the NPs of NYS by acknowledging that they are already mainstream providers. This single act of leadership brings with it a sense of power rather than some of the negativism that we have heard in the past in other professions that leave us with a feeling of powerlessness. The impetus for their success is historical as he reminds this profession of its early mission and goals and the care that they have provided for the most important member of the team, the patient.
Mr. Gordon describes a strange dichotomy, the ability to perform certain tasks and yet the inability to sign the attestation. His article brings a half dozen of these issues to the forefront and helps to set a target for the next steps that will undoubtedly become a feat accompli in the Empire state as their legislative committee and members work together to complete their goals. Each step is a move forward and is recognized in a positive manner. One of their future goals are to remove the restriction set upon them to function independently as have approximately 18 other states. I believe that they will be successful because they refuse to accept defeat or be bridled by another profession. How does Seth’s article prompt this group to continue to move ahead? With a challenge! He is gathering the troops around a powerful idea called;”a call to action!” He lays out three rules and we all may take them as our own mission if we are going to move from being spectators to practicing professional.
Rule 1- Do not stay on the sidelines and expect to win in an endeavor that is as important and highly competitive as this. Clearly, it will require a personal commitment from all nurse Practitioners so that we can harness our collective strengths in terms of human and financial resources.
Rule 2- Do not settle for less! They need all of you; and,
Rule 3- Be confident in who you are; you earned it!
With those words he leads the NPs to the crystal ball and affirms their ability to work together. I suggest that the leaders of this site request a copy of this article from the NPA of NYS as the ideology is contagious.
 Robert M. Blumm has received national recognition as a distinguished fellow of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA). He is the past president of the Association of Plastic Surgery Physician Assistants, and was past-president of the American Association of Surgical Physician Assistants, past president of the American College of Clinicians and NYSSPA, as well as Chairman of the Surgical Congress of the AAPA. In addition, Bob received the John Kirklin MD Award for Professional Excellence from the American Association of Surgical Physician Assistants. Along with his associate, Dr. Acker, Bob was the first recipient of the AAPA PAragon Physician-PA Partnership Award. He has been a contributing author of three textbooks, written 150 plus articles and is a sought out conference speaker throughout the United States.
The viewpoint expressed in this article is the opinion of the author and is not necessarily the viewpoint of the owners or employees at Healthcare Staffing Innovations, LLC.
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