Anne Simmons

[Anne Simmons @anneks91]

Help Nurse Practitioner Students Receive Adequate Clinical Sites, Not Just Clinical Time - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/7DYH9rHm36 via @Change #NurseTwitter

[Anne Simmons @anneks91]

@kmpwahoo @VANORML @AmerAcadPeds Good question. What are your proposed solutions? I bet your paper was interesting.

[Anne Simmons @anneks91]

@Ms2Fly0045 @AADCouncil @SporingCompany Wow - I haven't thought about the use of psychedelics in mental illness since undergrad many years ago. I remember learning about its benefits. Wish it was more widely utilized.

[RN_Nasser @AmeenNasser15]

The book Getting Wrecked was such an eye-opener to our mental health system. The Hinton drug lab scandal was by far the most appalling story 🤯 @DrKimSue #nurs638policy

[Anne Simmons @anneks91]

@AmeenNasser15 @DrKimSue Completely mismanaged drug lab. Convictions were made based off of Annie's findings. I hope all of the individuals hurt by her are acquitted or free.

[Anne Simmons @anneks91]

@elmsrn81 @dr_eleby @IlisaPaul @alexjahangir Agreed! It's nice to know that nurses can make a difference as providers.

[John @onlyjohn81]

A reading I liked in #nurs638policy was "How Health-Care Policy is Made in Washington" because it emphasized the value of advocacy as a provider. Also, it was helpful in developing the goals and mobilization strategies for the group project. @dr_eleby @IlisaPaul @alexjahangir

[Anne Simmons @anneks91]

Health literacy is not just a privilege, it’s a human right. All individuals deserve to utilize our health care system to its maximum potential. Unfortunately, many of the services may be cut with the inauguration of @GlennYoungkin @HHSGov #nurs638policy

[Anne Simmons @anneks91]

Getting Wrecked offered a perspective that I often do not get to see in the hospital - the voices of women both desperate for change and resolved to apathy with our current system. Their voices are vital to implementing change. #nurs638policy @DrKimSue

[Anne Simmons @anneks91]

No one branch of government is an island – they must all work together in order to propose and promulgate policy. The interbranch perspective has helped me further understand the complex process of policymaking and the inner-workings of each branch. @Nurs621 #nurs638policy

[McKenzie @Graymc5]

Rural areas suffer at a disproportionately higher rate from the effects of opioid use disorder. Stakeholders, including non-profit organizations and local leaders, play a key role in expanding access to education, prevention, treatment, and recovery. #nurs638policy @samhsagov

[NurseM @NurseM32547951]

The Native American youth are facing substance use, homelessness, poverty, suicide, victimization and domestic violence at alarming rates due to the opioid crisis. Policies favoring treatment and recovery are the way to healing from this crisis @NCAI1994 @DPA_ONA #nurs638policy

[Anne Simmons @anneks91]

@timkaine @MarkWarner @HHSGov $30 million dollars is going to go towards helping those disproportionately affected by COVID-19, but how can we ensure they utilize the services available? We need to address low health literacy in our vulnerable populations. #nurs638policy

[Anne Simmons @anneks91]

@AOC I want to bring this tweet back due to recent CDC data that states only 12% of the Black population in the U.S. has been vaccinated. We need to ensure vaccine equity for those most affected by this pandemic. How about some "justice for all?" #nurs638policy https://t.co/ey3sTB2xeX

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

COVID deaths are disproportionately spiking in Black + Brown communities.

Why? Because the chronic toll of redlining, environmental racism, wealth gap, etc. ARE underlying health conditions.

Inequality is a comorbidity. COVID relief should be drafted with a lens of reparations.