After reading the segment of your exposition on the four spheres of political action in nursing one particular detail drew my attention and that was that an organization is not strictly delineated as a facility we are employed by but also as a group of interest. With that in mind, it would be imperative to recognize numerous committees established in the VA to improve and regulate nursing care. For example, I have been part of Veterans' Education group which is focused on maintaining updated information resources available to patients as well as organizing beneficial events to disseminate vital information necessary for prevention and maintenance of wellness. Furthermore, I cannot omit the most valuable to my profession the Certified Diabetes
Presented issues such as lack of nursing opportunities for nursing graduates, lack of respect for the nursing profession and nurses being viewed as a threat by doctors continues to be of an existence today. As a nurse, I feel that it is of high importance to highlight these presented issues from the film not only because they were the most outstanding to me but because the nursing profession needs more
Chaffee, M., Leavitt, J., Mason, D. (2007). Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care. St. Louis, MO: Saunders Elsevier.
Upon attending a nurse organization meeting at NYSNA Inter-regional Meetings, I truly saw the works of consummate professionalism in action. The hierarchy in this meeting ensured a productive and organized flow, while the eager involvement of the attendees gave this meeting a democratic component, so that all opinions and considerations could be prioritized. NYSNA’s comprehensive mission is to provide a supportive network for nurse professionals and to ameliorate public health through effective leadership. This organization’s vision entertains the notion that nursing is a transmuting, innovative field in which its professionals serve the community and health care system. Within the scope of this network’s vision, nurses play a substantial role in advocacy and human rights.
The phrase politics of nursing or even politics in nursing has so much meaning to the individual nurse. In nature politics have a dichotomy nature, and depending on who you talk to, their individual slant is unique. This makes the discussion of politics a very complicated issue. Agreement is the basis for the efforts that arise from politics, yet with every issue there are two sides who have to compromise something to get a bit of what they want. So what happens when a nurses are so busy they cannot advocate for themselves? Who will advocate for nurses when they can no longer bridge their essential needs in a health care environment? Unions are a modern option for nurses who struggle with voicing their needs and patient needs in an outdated bureaucratic twenty first century capitalist world of health care. The purpose of this paper is to look into the contributions of Unions on nurses, patient care, and the way health care facilities address issues that limit a collaborative approach to health care.
You did an awesome work, I heard. We have monthly meetings, where we talk about the latest news in the nursing world, policy and procedure, quality improvement and many more issues. What I really enjoy about the meeting is that everyone can address his/her concerns without feeling afraid and intimidated. The meeting led by a registered nurse who is familiar with our day to day situation at work.
The American Nurses Association (ANA) developed a foundation for which all nurses are expected to perform their basic duties in order to meet the needs of the society we serve. The ANA “has long been instrumental in the development of three foundational documents for professional nursing; its code of ethics, its scope and standards of practice, ands statement of social policy.” (ANA, 2010, p. 87) The ANA defined nursing as “the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations” and used to create the scope and standards of nursing practice. (ANA, 2010, p. 1) These “outline the steps that nurses must take to meet client healthcare needs.” () The nursing process, for example, is one of the things I use daily. Other examples include communicating and collaborating with my patient, their families, and my peers, and being a lifelong learner. I continually research new diagnoses, medications, and treatments for my patients. As a nurse of ...
Nursing units today, need to be ran like a well-oiled machine. In order to do this, everyone that makes up the nursing unit needs to understand their co-workers and what drives them professionally. There are four generations that make-up todays nursing units. I believe, if everyone had a clear understanding of what generations encompass their nursing unit there will be less conflict in the nursing unit and a better understanding of what drives each individual professionally. Which in turn, leads to nurses spending more time at the patient’s bedside, better patient care given and thus improved patient outcomes.
My philosophy of nursing incorporates knowledge, compassion, competence, and respect for each patient. It is based on my personal and professional experiences, both of which have helped me to positively contribute to a patient’s recovery and wellness. These are the attributes that give me a sense of pride and strengthen my commitment to the nursing profession. This paper explores my values and beliefs relating to a patient’s care, as well as, the responsibilities of health professionals.
This statement alone implies that nursing’s responsibility extends beyond direct patient care. Unfortunately, today’s nurses have not been educated to view themselves as “policy development activists” (Wolf & Robinson, 2013, p. 16). In light of this statement, I took a “Political Astuteness Inventory” and was quite surprised at my score, for I could only honestly check mark 17 of the 34 statements. My 17 checkmarks are clustered mainly around my civic duty of registering to vote, as well as making decisions and working collaboratively in my workplace. I do not actively participate in influencing the legislative policy makers’ decisions.
From the very beginning, advocacy has been the prominent role of nurses. The nursing profession’s unique nature of combining art, science, and ethics make it adapted to the changing health care system in a society. In fact, various influential pioneer nurses worked under worse conditions - limited resources, health access, challenging roles – and proved that positive outcomes can be achieved regardless. Although the autonomy of the nursing practice was interrupted since World War II, the current health care system, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), opened another opportunity for nurses to assert leadership in ensuring a safe, quality, and cost-effective patient care. Thus, to become better patient advocates, today’s nurses must be abreast
The United States tries to allow as much autonomy as possible for their nurses but, this is not always the case. Policies should be implemented that allow Geriatric NP’s to use the knowledge they have obtained, and treat their patients appropriately, without the supervision of a physician in all healthcare settings. Regarding this problem, laws should be passed that prohibits physicians from overseeing the work and practices of their fellow NP’s. In order to make these changes within their practice and the healthcare setting, NP’s need to take part in governing boards, and politics, which will ultimately help them move towards these necessary changes within the healthcare field (Mason et. al,
Nursing leadership can often be challenging, I am currently a Charge Nurse in a busy Emergency Department. I face challenges daily with trying to manage the flow of patients through the Emergency Department with limited exam rooms available. We are currently having to hold inpatients in our unit because of the flu epidemic and our hospital has full. If feel that my leadership style best fits under the transformational theory. In the clinical setting we all must work together as a team to carry out our task of taking care of the needs of patients. I empower my team to make decisions and work together. I encourage my team by promoting learning opportunities so that each nurse can gain experience
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the legislative process and the manner in which the nursing profession can influence this process. Too often, nurses underestimate their potential to shape public policy regarding healthcare. Nurses can, and do, possess the necessary experience and skill to influence lawmakers, but do not always exercise this ability. This paper will explore the means by which nurses can impact the formation, implementation, and revision of healthcare policies in this country.
The purpose of this paper is to discuss a power dynamics in the clinical practices, discuss the significance of power, its use, and responsibility of power in nursing work. This paper will also discuss theories of power and the impacts of legitimate and illegitimate use of power at all levels of healthcare. The rapid changes in the healthcare environments have drastically called for nurses to exercise power in order to have a strong voice in shaping these changes (Premji, & Hatfield, 2016). In today’s work force, nurses have to apply their power and flex their political muscle to be able to serve as healthcare advocates for their patient and to the public (Wolf, Finlayson, Hayden, Hoolahan, & Mazzoccoli, 2014). In the past, the media, physicians, politicians, and healthcare executives have conventionally seen nursing and nurses as powerless (King-Jones, 2011). However, as nurses become more vocal in the political movements in the local, state and national level, it became obvious that nursing profession and the nurses gained new respect in the
Being a registered nurse affords one the option of working in many diverse healthcare settings. In any practice setting the climate of health care change is evident. There are diverse entities involved in the implementation and recommendation of these practice changes. These are led by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the Institute of Medicine (IOM), nursing campaign for action initiatives, as well as individual state-based action coalitions. Nurses need to be prepared and cognizant of the transformations occurring in health care settings as well as the plans that put them at the forefront of the future.