Nursing Students Learn to Promote and Influence Policy
The UK College of Nursing made a strong showing at the 2015 AACN (American Association of Colleges of Nursing) Student Policy Summit in late March in Washington to meet with Kentucky legislators. Dean Janie Heath was joined by BSN student Katie Voigts, DNP student Gwen Moreland, PhD student Tracey Vitori and AACN Faculty Policy Fellow Dr. Amanda Fallin.
Dean Heath serves as the AACN Government Affairs-State Grassroots Liaison to help promote and influence policy related to higher education in nursing.
During the Capitol Hill visits, the group from UK and other Kentucky nursing programs’ deans, students and fellows raised awareness about these AACN priorities: support for Title VIII Programs; support for the National Institute of Nursing Research; support for Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act; and support for the Home Health Planning and Improvement Act.
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Left to right: DNP student Gwen Moreland, BSN student Katie Voigts, Dean Janie Heath, faculty policy intern Amanda Fallin and PhD student Tracey Vitori.
