Over the past few years nursing has been challenged with Covid, nursing shortages, lack of nurse diversity, and safe staffing nurse/patient ratios among many other issues. As nurse’s we must advocate for our patients and take a stance to make a change by joining other nurses in policy making efforts in the house and senate.
After reading this weeks resources, choose one of the top legislative priorities and discuss the importance of that issue in healthcare and how you, as a nursing student, would advocate for the resolution of the issue through policy development?
https://www.myamericannurse.com/is-there-a-nurse-in-the-house-or-the-senate/
https://www.myamericannurse.com/the-image-of-nursing/