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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 135.12 NURSING WORKFORCE
1 2 DATABASE.
1 3 1. The department shall establish and administer a nursing
1 4 workforce database. The database shall be assembled and
1 5 maintained with the assistance of the department of workforce
1 6 development, the department of economic development, and any
1 7 other state agency or department possessing or having access
1 8 to nursing and nursing workforce-related information. The
1 9 database shall additionally be integrated with the coordinated
1 10 licensure information system developed pursuant to the nurse
1 11 licensure compact contained in chapter 152E.
1 12 2. The objective of establishing the nursing workforce
1 13 database shall be the collection and analysis of data related
1 14 to nursing and the nursing workforce, so that conclusions may
1 15 be drawn relating to current nursing supply, demand, and
1 16 workforce concerns in the state and future workforce
1 17 projections and needs. Information to be collected and
1 18 analyzed shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
1 19 a. Nursing supply and demand, including issues relating to
1 20 recruitment, retention, and effective and efficient
1 21 utilization of nursing workforce resources.
1 22 b. Analysis and acuity measurements relating to nursing
1 23 quality, including patient classification systems, patient
1 24 outcomes, the amount of direct nursing care, and outcomes
1 25 indicators.
1 26 c. Research concerning nurse classifications to ensure
1 27 that distinctions in scope of practice and practice settings
1 28 are identified and analyzed, including registered nurses,
1 29 licensed practical nurses, advanced practice nurses and nurse
1 30 practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse anesthetists,
1 31 and nurse midwives.
1 32 d. Information compiled by other sources, including
1 33 national associations, institutions of higher learning, and
1 34 medical journals and state medical societies, which
1 35 facilitates the analysis of nurse staffing relationships to
2 1 patient outcomes and quality of care.
2 2 e. State, regional, and local nursing shortages.
2 3 f. The extent to which unlicensed personnel are utilized
2 4 and the impact upon nursing staffing, quality, and patient
2 5 care.
2 6 3. Information obtained pursuant to subsection 2 and
2 7 assembled by the department into a database shall be utilized
2 8 by the department, medical institutions and societies, and
2 9 other interested parties to assess current and projected
2 10 nursing workforce shortfalls and develop strategies for
2 11 overcoming them; to more effectively conduct analyses of
2 12 patient classification systems and outcomes, nursing workload
2 13 comparisons including the amount of direct nursing care,
2 14 outcomes indicators, and other research conducted to ensure
2 15 quality patient care and nursing competence; to publish or
2 16 distribute information regarding conclusions to be drawn from
2 17 the database; to recommend systemic changes and strategies for
2 18 their implementation; and to share and collaborate with other
2 19 states that collect health data, nursing workforce outcomes,
2 20 and quantitative information relating to direct nursing care.
2 21 Additionally, schools of nursing shall utilize the database to
2 22 assist in determining enrollment, educational curriculum, and
2 23 related nursing workforce educational issues and needs.
2 24 4. The department shall submit a report to members of the
2 25 general assembly regarding the development of the database and
2 26 the effectiveness of its utilization by January 15, 2005.
2 27 EXPLANATION
2 28 This bill provides that the Iowa department of public
2 29 health shall establish and administer a nursing workforce
2 30 database. The bill provides that the database shall be
2 31 assembled and maintained with the assistance of other
2 32 specified state departments and agencies having access to
2 33 nursing and nursing workforce-related information, and that it
2 34 shall be integrated with the coordinated licensure information
2 35 system developed pursuant to the nurse licensure compact.
3 1 The bill provides that the objective of establishing the
3 2 database shall be the collection and analysis of data related
3 3 to nursing and the nursing workforce, so that conclusions may
3 4 be drawn relating to current and future nursing supply and
3 5 demand issues. The bill specifies several categories of
3 6 information to be collected and assembled into the database.
3 7 The bill provides that the database shall be utilized by
3 8 the department, medical institutions and societies, and other
3 9 interested parties to assess current and projected nursing
3 10 workforce shortfalls and develop strategies for overcoming
3 11 them; to more effectively conduct analyses to ensure quality
3 12 patient care and nursing competence; to publish or distribute
3 13 information; to recommend systemic changes and strategies for
3 14 their implementation; and to share and collaborate with other
3 15 states that collect health data, nursing workforce outcomes,
3 16 and quantitative information relating to direct nursing care.
3 17 The bill also provides that schools of nursing shall utilize
3 18 the database to assist in determining enrollment, educational
3 19 curriculum, and related nursing workforce needs, and that the
3 20 department shall submit a report to members of the general
3 21 assembly regarding the development of the database and the
3 22 effectiveness of its utilization by January 15, 2005.
3 23 LSB 5754XS 79
3 24 rn/pj/5
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