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Bill summary
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Seeks to amend the Public Health Service Act (Congress.Gov, 2019).
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To raise the number of permanent faculty in palliative care institutions.
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Beneficiaries: accredited osteopathic and allopathic training institutions.
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Aim: promote education and research in hospices and palliative care.
Specifics of the Bill
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All palliative care and hospice education centers to:
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Promote inter-professional team-based training of care professionals in palliative care
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Create inter-professional team-based curricula on palliative care treatment procedures
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Advance the training and retraining of faculty members in palliative care
Continuation of Specifics of the Bill
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Support continued learning of professionals involved in palliative care.
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Give students clinical training in inter-professional team-based palliative care.
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Provide traineeships for persons preparing for advanced education in palliative care.
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Support training programs involving multiple specialties to enhance palliative care.
How this bill might impact professional nursing practice standards if passed
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Thoroughly trained nurses in palliative care
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Availability of traineeship opportunities for nurses
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Nurses to learn to work with inter-disciplinary teams in palliative care
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Assured of support for continued learning from the involved institutions
How this bill might impact professional nursing practice standards if not passed
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Severe nurse shortage in palliative care due to lack of enough faculty members.
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Available nurses will not be adequately prepared to provide quality services.
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A team-based inter-professional approach to care will lack among nurses.
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Difficult for nurses to advance their studies in palliative care.
How the bill might impact my own nursing practice
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Become a competent palliative care nurse.
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Learn to work with inter-professional teams.
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Have the opportunity to advance my nursing career.
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Utilize traineeship opportunities as I prepare for advanced learning in palliative care.
How to communicate my concerns about or support for this bill based on nursing practice
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Write to the legislator to give my support or raise issues.
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Write to Congress and explain why the bill is needed.
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Appear before committees to give my support for the bill.
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Call the legislators office to discuss more the bill.
How to communicate my concerns about or support for this bill based on nursing standards
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Discuss the bill with my peers.
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Write articles and newsletters about the bill.
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Mentor other nurses and highlight my concerns concerning the bill.
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Seek internship from the office of legislators supporting the bill.
How to communicate your concerns about or support for this bill based on patient outcomes
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Get involved in palliative care.
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Gather evidence-based information on palliative care.
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Conduct patient education on why the bill is needed.
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Interview patients and family members on their take about the bill.
How this bill might impact your community
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Improved quality palliative care services.
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Enough palliative care nurses and care professionals.
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Improved quality of life among palliative care patients.
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Affordable palliative care services will become affordable.
Reference
Congress.Gov. (2019). H.R.647 Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. Web.
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