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- In the time of her service, Capps had fought against those who sought to balance budget sheets by cutting programs that assist nurses. She also authored legislation for workforce safety and education, was a voice for Title VIII funding, and cared more for patients than political empowerment.
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In the time of her service, Capps had fought against those who sought to balance budget sheets by cutting programs that assist nurses. She also authored legislation for workforce safety and education, was a voice for Title VIII funding, and cared more for patients than political empowerment.
Apr 10, 2017 · She also worked to combat nursing shortages, expand the role of nurse practitioners in new healthcare models and support nursing faculty. During her final term in Congress, she introduced the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2015, which would have mandated minimum nurse staffing levels nationwide.
Jul 12, 2017 · Former U.S. Rep. Lois Capps shares her insights on nurses' political advocacy and the importance of nurses' involvement in health care policy. She shares her experience as a school nurse, a public health advocate, and a long-time legislator who championed nurses and health care issues.
Congresswoman Lois Capps was a member of the United States House of Representatives from March 1998 until January 3, 2017. She represented California's 24th District. She worked for 20 y as a nurse and health advocate for public schools.
As co-founder of the House Nursing Caucus and author of legislation to strengthen federal nursing workforce programs, it has been an honor to represent the needs of our profession and to support it as a key player in our evolving health care system.
- Jo Ann K. Webb
- 2016
Practice Matters. A conversation. with Rep. Lois Capps. •. An inside look at what it takes to advocate for health care. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, I’ve written. extensively about the importance of nurses increasing their political advocacy to protect health care amid on-going threats.
Jul 24, 2015 · By Sallie Jimenez. | July 24, 2015 2 minute read. The American Nurses Association presented U.S. Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA), MA, BSN, RN, founder and co-chair of the Congressional Nursing Caucus, with the 2015 President's Award July 23 during the ANA's Membership Assembly meeting in Washington, D.C. Capps, who recently announced her retirement from ...
