The Role of the Professional Nurse

NITIAL POST:
In a presidential call to action Cathy Catrambone, PhD, RN, FAAN, called all members of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) to Influence to Advance Global Health & Nursing
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in four areas: 1) advocacy, 2) policy, 3) lifelong learning, and 4) philanthropy (Burke, 2016). This discussion post will focus on the areas of advocacy and policy.
To be influential, nurses must see themselves as professionals with the capacity and responsibility to influence current and future healthcare delivery systems. The nursing profession is based on the science of human health and the science of caring. It operates from a framework that values all people in a holistic way and seeks to foster and advance peoples health throughout their lifespans and across all levels of society. Advancing health requires advocating for resources impacting communities and individuals to establish equitable healthcare policy.
As you know, there are barriers to nurse involvement in the political process. The attached article (found by scrolling to the bottom of this page) is an integrative review of the challenges, extent of involvement, and impact of nurse involvement in politics and policy making over the last twenty years.
In your own words, thoughtfully and thoroughly, discuss how you, and nurses as a group, can influence the political process. Identify specific ways in which a nurse can help impact healthcare policies using the political process. Explore the construct of professionalism in relation to embracing the responsibility of this endeavor and analyze the challenges and obstacles involved in doing so.
Reference all sources you’ve cited (in-text citations) within your answers at the end of your narrative. It is required that you use two scholarly (peer-reviewed) nursing sources published within the past 5 years. One reference can be a textbook; however, one reference must be a journal article or eJournal. Exceptions to the 5 year date can be made in regards to hallmark or gold standard sources. Ex: Institute of Medicine. (2010). The future of nursing: Leading change, advancing health. https://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=12956&page=R1
RESPONSE POST:
Choose a peer post to review that has not been reviewed by another student. Respond to your selected peer by discussing any aspect of their post you wish to discuss. However, your response should add to the scholarly discussion, meet the word count requirement in the assignment rubric, and include one scholarly reference.
FEEDBACK & GRADING:
Discussion posts are graded by your assigned academic coach within 72 hours of the due date. Refer to the Discussion Assignment Rubric for specifics of how you will be graded.
APA FORMAT:
APA formatting will be used for discussion posts. Unfortunately, the Canvas discussion forum does not lend itself to setting up your narrative to APA formatting in regards to margins and indentations. However, you are required to comply with APA format in regards to all other components, i.e., grammar, spelling, complete sentences, proper use of headings, correct citations and reference sequencing, and use of capitalization and italics.
Do not write a formal paper with title, abstract or reference pages. You must use headings to delineate sections of your narrative that speak to the question(s). Be brief, yet concise, when answering the questions and include citations to support your statements.
Reference all sources you’ve cited within your answers at the end of your narrative. It is required that you use two current, scholarly resources.
Do not upload a document, if you do so this will not be graded. It is best for you to write your discussion post as a Word document and cut and paste it into the discussion post. Many students have reported losing their work after typing within the Canvas discussion board. Of course, this meant the student had no saved copy and had to re-do the assignment.

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