Influencing Healthcare in the Legislative Arena

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Please write a paragraph with your opinion based on the text bellow. Please include citations and references in case you need to used for the question.

One way we can learn how to appreciate what role nursing organizations have is by exploring the many benefits they have to offer when you acquire membership. For example, some join to learn what’s going on and stay current in their field or specialty. Others want to network or enjoy the peer recognition that comes from being an active member of a major organization. You can attend educational conventions and meet nurses of the same or even different specialties. You can pick their brain and listen to different ways of how others are handling some of the same issues you face. Most importantly, nursing organizations also play a role in the legislative process; just not as much as we would like it to. Which is why it is essential that nurses become involved. The healthcare system is in need of change, it is important now more than ever that nurses step out of their comfort setting and lobby and advocate in the realm of policy, law and politics. The problem is that nurses most likely don’t feel prepared in this area. Successful policy advocacy depends on having the power, the will, the time, and the energy, along with the political skills needed to ‘play the game’ in the legislative arena (Abood, 2007). Nurses are the frontline providers of care, who better than to develop these policies and laws that are directly impacting patients and their care.

References:

Abood, S. (2007). Influencing Healthcare in the Legislative Arena. Retrieved on June 4, 2018 from http://ojin.nursingworld.org

 

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