Advocacy In Nursing
Advocacy
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The ANA believes that advocacy is a pillar of nursing. Nurses instinctively advocate for their patients, in their workplaces, and in their communities; but legislative and political advocacy is no less important to advancing the profession and patient care.” —American Nurses Association
Select a nursing-related issue that interests you and that you would like to advocate for.
Research the issue and its history.
Assignment Deliverable
In a minimum of 700 words, write a paper in which you:
· Define the issue you would like to advocate for.
· Include context of the issue.
· Indicate who is being impacted by the issue.
· Provide a history of the issue and its current status.
· What issues are being addressed through this advocacy work?
· What is the goal of this advocacy? Is it clear?
· What progress has been made up to the present time? What progress must still happen?
· In regard to the advocacy work that has already been done, what was effective? What could have been improved?
· Who did this form of advocacy reach or not reach?
· What changes resulted from this advocacy?
· Evaluate what can be learned from the efforts of past advocates.
· Determine the leadership skills and styles that you would need to have to be an effective advocate.
· Criterion 1: Define the nursing issue you would like to advocate for. Include the setting and indicate who is being impacted.
14% of total grade
· Criterion 2: What issues are being addressed through this advocacy work and is the goal of this advocacy clear?
14% of total grade
· Criterion 3: Provide a history of the advocacy work. Evaluate what can be learned from the efforts of past advocates and what progress must still happen?
14% of total grade
· Criterion 4: Determine and explain the leadership skills and styles that you would need to have to be an effective advocate.
14% of total grade
· Criterion 5: Include at least 4 resources which are peer-reviewed and current (published since 2017). Sources from “.com” sites will unlikely be peer-reviewed.
14% of total grade
· Writing Mechanics: Submission is concise, has exceptional detail, was free of errors, and had word count of 700-800 words. (References are excluded from word count.)
14% of total grade