Mary Ann Dailey, RN, DN.SC a republican member of the
pennsylvania house of representatives.
Importance of
their role as
advocate for
improving health
care delivery:
- Nurse legislator as " the cheerleader for nursing.
- Nurse legislator in advancing nurse reinvestment act that would
address the growing shortage of nurses in the US.
- Nurse legislator representing the interests of their colleagues
in a way that no one else can . Understanding the challenges that
nurses face in today's health care environment, a world in which
hospitals desperately need nurses and nurses fret of being
overworked.
- Nurse legislator working hard to right some wrongs they see
happening to nurses and the general public.
- As a nurse worked to achieve legislation affecting working
conditions for nurses, as well as broader health care legislation
regarding managed care reform and the prescription of psychotropic
drugs for school children.
Mary Ann
Dailey made
efforts in
supporting the
following bills have influenced health
care:
- A bill to allow prescriptive privileges for nurse practitioner
in Pennsylvania.
- A bill that affects the usage and education of unlicensed
assistive personnel.
- A bill to give whistleblower protection to nurses and other
health care professionals who are concerned about something that
happened in the hospital.