Political Action Awareness Paper Kathleen Lepley NUR/587 July 23, 2012 Breta Lieke Political Action Awareness Paper Political Action Awareness in the Nursing Profession The Nursing profession has a variety of professional nursing organizations to choose from to become aware of the active politics influencing the profession. Nursing profession organizations can be local on the state level to international and specialized. Members support a mission statement and work as advocates of the nursing profession. The professional organizations consist of a large group of members at the state and national level receiving information of political decisions and events affecting the nursing profession. This paper will discuss a professional nursing organization in the nursing industry addressing a particular current political issue through the organization.
Nurses are not only lifelong learners, nurses are also political changers and leaders in the health care industry. Nursing leaders must be conscientious regarding change his or her profession, remaining an active member of professional organizations. It is important for nurse leaders to make use of the various organizations in the nursing profession to remain aware of political changes within the nursing profession, the health care industry. Professional Organization Although there are many professional organizations for nurses, one of the go to professional organizations in the nursing profession is the American Nurses Association (ANA). The ANA is responsible for growth and professional development for nurses, in addition to political leadership among the nursing profession and health care arena.
Provide a national training and education plan There are many strong nurses involved in the IAFN who unify their voices to lobby for political change and governmental funding changes. With input, the presidents DNA initiative was implemented. The IAFN is working hard to have the changes applied and educate the community at large. As an advocate for policy change, personally and through the IAFN I have been involved in many grassroots lobbying efforts. Many letters have been written as well as personal visits to policy making officials.
REVIEW OF LITERATURE SUBJECT: HEALTH PROMOTION IN NURSING PRACTICE Health promotion can be defined as the process which helps people to understand the factors which determine their health and enhance their motivation to adapt to changes so as to attain a level of optimal health (Ryan, 2011). Health promotion includes the social, environmental, and economic conditions which influence the health of individuals. Health promotion emphasizes on social and personal resources of life and development of strategies towards optimal health by advocating, communicating and educating people so as to reduce the inequities and improve their health (WHO, 2012). Nurses play a key role in every step of health promotion and disease prevention. Traditional roles of nurses was limited mostly to preventative and curative care, but nursing roles are evolving drastically with the understanding of the influences of culture, economics, politics, psychosocial problems etc on community health.
In this case reflection being the expression of my expectations, perceptions and feelings of the experience represented by the evidence in this case scenario (Rodgers, 2002). Changing Childbirth, the report of the expert committee on maternity care (DoH, 1993), promotes a woman centred care philosophy that encourages the midwife to have a continuous and ongoing relationship with the women in her caseload. This facilitates the midwife in applying her professional autonomy in decision-making, in collaboration with the woman and other health care professionals, thus, ensuring that the client and her family are the main focus of her midwifery care (Page, 1997). The theories underpinning midwifery practice will be discussed in this assessment using literature and research to support the discussion. For me this scenario provided a unique experiential moment from which to learn hence I have chosen to highlight it here as my case scenario.
The Department of Health [DH] [2001] explained that communication comprises of a number of skills used to promote professional practice. These skills will be identified and used appropriately to promote the outcome of the patients care. This writer will use some of these communication skills to demonstrate the impact on the care nurses provide in line with the NMC standard and good record keeping will be discussed as a factor that is essential in effective communication practice. Also, the concept of communication in collaborative work and how it influences the works of nurses through verbal and non-verbal means of expressions in building therapeutic relationship by active listening, respect and assertiveness will be looked into as well as the barriers of communication in nursing practice. Communication is the transmission of information from a sender through a channel to a receiver, it can either be verbal or non-verbal means of communication.
Importance of Maintaining Political Awareness Staying current with health care related policy is essential in protecting not only nursing practice and its scope but also the environment in which nurses work (ANA 2010 Annual Report, 2011). Protecting these issues creates better nurses and put patients in the safest environments. The ANA keeps nurse leaders informed of such legislative topics such
Introduction Nursing concept is a board spectrum in nursing. As we explore the use core concept of theories we found it provides a perspective from which to define nursing. Nursing theory provides the direction and knowledge for nurse to use in their daily practice. If it wasn’t for theory we would not be able to provide the quality of care and safety factors associated with care for our patients. The safety of our patients is our number one priority when giving medical care.
Because the values and responsibilities of nurses is shaped by history the report was based on this idea, and was developed as a historical evidence grounded modern data. History shows evidence of what nurses can achieve, like how nurses were the founders of community health practices. History also helps in arguing about major policy issues. For example if nurses are allowed to participate as leaders and valued clinicians only will better, quality and easy health access can be achieved. Nursing historians are important to give advice on policy matters, so that all the interested parties can achieve the same goal and better patient care.
Registered Nurses are very important people they work to support health, avoid diseases, and help patients deal with illnesses. They are also supporters and health coaches for patients, families, and communities (WorldWideLearn: THE WORLD'S PREMIER ONLINE DIRECTORY OF EDUCATION, 1999-2012).When providing direct patient care, they observe, assess, and record symptoms, reactions, and progress; assist physicians during treatments and examinations; administer medication; and assist in convalescence and rehabilitation (WorldWideLearn: THE WORLD'S PREMIER ONLINE DIRECTORY OF EDUCATION, 1999-2012). Registered Nurses also promote and maintain nursing care plans; they steer patients and their families in proper care; and help individuals and groups take steps to improve or maintain their health. While state laws govern the tasks the RN’s may perform, it is usually the work setting that determines their daily job duties (WorldWideLearn: THE WORLD'S PREMIER ONLINE DIRECTORY OF EDUCATION, 1999-2012). As a kid I didn’t dream about getting married like most little girls do.