UMGC WK 6 The Special Interest Groups as Stakeholders Discussion

Description

This week, we focus on special interest groups as stakeholders in the process of legislation development, change, and implementation.

Select one of the following special interest groups that best aligns with your professional practice:

Or search for one that is of interest.

Describe the role of a special interest group in terms of advocacy for policy change.

What should a nurse consider before joining a special interest group and why?

Please be sure to support your discussion with a scholarly source. Please also respond to at least two peers this week to achieve full participation points.

This activity aligns with:

Course Outcome ? 6. Delineate strategies that nurses can use to engage in advocacy for healthcare policy to support equity, access, affordability, and social justice for consumers and in support of the nursing profession.

AACN BSN Essential V.11: Participate as a nursing professional in political processes and grassroots legislative efforts to influence healthcare policy.

AACN BSN Essential V.12: Advocate for consumers and the nursing profession

AACN BSN Essential VII.12: Advocate for social justice, including a commitment to the health of vulnerable populations and the elimination of health disparities.

Week 6 Learning Resources

To access the readings, right-click the hyperlinks and open in a new tab:

Below are the required learning resources for this week.

Special Interest Groups by Nursing Specialty

Take time to review the special interest group which best aligns with your professional practice:

Influencing Health Care in the Legislative Arena

As you read this article, consider how much nurses need to know about the political process in order to succeed in their advocacy efforts. What has this course taught you about this process, and how much more do you think you need to know?

Alhassan, A., Kumi-Kyereme, A., Wombeggo, M., & Fuseini, A. (2019). Nurse participation in political activities: Level and practices of registered nurses in Tamale, Ghana. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing (OJIN), 24(2). Retrieved from https://ojin.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Vol-24-2019/No2-May-2019/Articles-Previous-Topics/Nurse-Participation-in-Political-Activities.html

The Responsibility to Advocate and to Advocate Responsibly

As you read the following article, consider how you have used advocacy skills in working with individual patients and ponder what your role in political advocacy on a larger scale might entail.

The Responsibility to Advocateand to Advocate Responsibly.

Social Advocacy: A Call for Nursing Action

As you read this chapter entitled Social Justice, Nursing Advocacy, and Health Inequities: A Primary Health Care Perspective, consider the relationship between social justice and political advocacy and how social advocacy has evolved in nursing.

https://books.google.com/books?id=gBEHDAAAQBAJ&lpg=PT98&ots=peDAnysXKq&dq=nursing%20social%20advocacy&lr&pg=PT98#v=onepage&q=nursing%20social%20advocacy&f=false

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