Nurses and Aarp
Nurses and AARP
AARP Key Nursing Roles “The American Association for Retired Persons changed (AARP) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that is dedicated to it members over the age of 50 interest” (AARP, 2012). “The AARP provides products and services for members including educational programs and discounts for third-party companies which is the most widely used benefit by members” (AARP, 2012). With the expected rise in the population of people over fifty, AARP is focusing on the importance of nurses in healthcare. Nurses have been very instrumental in filling in the gaps of providing care for seniors. “AARP also provided supplemental insurance to help members with prescriptions and home care needs” (AARP, 2012). These services allow member access to visiting nurses to their home for a period of time to help maintain quality of care of the aging population. Supplemental Insurance offered to members for discounts on prescriptions and medical necessities to aid in the ability to provide affordable care for the aging population. Recently, AARP in partnership with “The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Center to Champion Nursing in America” appointed the five states to lead implementation of eight recommendations that address a range of system changes for long term sustainable actions for nurses to improve heath and optimize the contribution of nursing to health of the nation’s population (Davis Enterprises, 2012). This movement is a result of Future of Nursing report the “Institute of Medicine released in October, 2010” and the importance of nurses in key areas of nursing (Davis Enterprises, 2012). The function of the organization is to lead positive social change and deliver value to members with information, service and advocacy which include lobbying on behalf of seniors for services, educational programs and is a strong political voice for elderly citizens, nurses are working together with AARP in key roles to help and
AARP Key Nursing Roles “The American Association for Retired Persons changed (AARP) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that is dedicated to it members over the age of 50 interest” (AARP, 2012). “The AARP provides products and services for members including educational programs and discounts for third-party companies which is the most widely used benefit by members” (AARP, 2012). With the expected rise in the population of people over fifty, AARP is focusing on the importance of nurses in healthcare. Nurses have been very instrumental in filling in the gaps of providing care for seniors. “AARP also provided supplemental insurance to help members with prescriptions and home care needs” (AARP, 2012). These services allow member access to visiting nurses to their home for a period of time to help maintain quality of care of the aging population. Supplemental Insurance offered to members for discounts on prescriptions and medical necessities to aid in the ability to provide affordable care for the aging population. Recently, AARP in partnership with “The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Center to Champion Nursing in America” appointed the five states to lead implementation of eight recommendations that address a range of system changes for long term sustainable actions for nurses to improve heath and optimize the contribution of nursing to health of the nation’s population (Davis Enterprises, 2012). This movement is a result of Future of Nursing report the “Institute of Medicine released in October, 2010” and the importance of nurses in key areas of nursing (Davis Enterprises, 2012). The function of the organization is to lead positive social change and deliver value to members with information, service and advocacy which include lobbying on behalf of seniors for services, educational programs and is a strong political voice for elderly citizens, nurses are working together with AARP in key roles to help and
References: What Does AARP Stand For, 2012? http://www.ehow.com/about_4611292_what-does-aarp-stand.htm AARP Membership Site, 2012 http://aarp.org Nurses, AARP host health care discussion, 2011/Davis Enterprises http://www.davisenterprises.com/local-news/ucd/nurses-aarp-host-health-discussion.htm AARP Health Care Options Expands 24 hour Nurse Health Line to Medicare Supplement http://www.the freelibrary.com/AARP, 2012/Health-Care-Options-Nurse-health-line.htm