Compare and contrast three nursing advocates that have brought about change to public policy

Compare and contrast three nursing advocates that have brought about change to public policy

Compare and contrast three nursing advocates that have brought about change to public policy. What changes need to be made in the future to be successful as a profession of nursing advocates for healthcare policy reform?

Discussion Board:  Minimum 200 words, APA Style, Time New Roman, Font 12,   (3 references- in text citations) not older than (2012-2017).   No Plagiarism please.

The dictionary defines an advocate as someone who pleads the cause of another. In the nursing profession, advocacy means preserving human dignity, promoting patient equality, and providing freedom from suffering. It’s also about ensuring that patients have the right to make decisions about their own health.

Examples of advocacy range from lending patients a friendly ear to providing additional information to a patient who is trying to decide whether or not to accept treatment. But as a patient advocate, nurses must provide support in an objective manner, being careful not to show approval or disapproval of a patient’s choices.

According to RN Central, however, nurses often face several barriers when trying to effectively advocate for their patients, with the biggest hurdle being at the institutional level. Depending on the employer, some nurses receive little or no support from administrators, physicians, or peers when trying to carry out the patient advocacy role.

How do we prepare nursing students to be patient advocates?
Loyola ABSN Students
In keeping with our university’s promise to prepare people to lead extraordinary lives, our 16-month ABSN program, which is framed

within the context of strong Jesuit, Catholic values, does more than just prepare you for a successful career in nursing. It also empowers you to go out into the world and serve as an agent of change in the service of others.

As an accelerated nursing student at Loyola University Chicago, you’ll learn how to treat individuals with integrity and compassion as well as provide quality, evidence-based care to diverse patient populations.

More specifically, we’ll teach you how to:

Facilitate open dialogue with patients about symptoms and self-care habits.
Give patients and their family members a wide latitude for asking questions.
Act with kindness when delivering competent care to all walks of life.
Address the unique religious and/or cultural needs of patients.
Incorporate ethics and legal knowledge into nursing care.
Integrate scientific evidence and patient/family preferences into nursing care.
Understand the influence institutional policies and government have on public health.
“We are dedicated to moving the world forward, and to do so we must be able to encounter philosophies that we disagree with and have conversations that sometimes make us very uncomfortable,” said Jo Ann Rooney, president of Loyola University Chicago. “Only when we take the time and spend the intellectual energy to learn all sides of an issue will we be able to successfully engage and advocate for our position.”

Becoming part of the Loyola community means becoming part of something bigger than yourself. Together, we’ll take on society’s most vexing health issues and look for ways to eliminate the health-care disparities that exist across neighborhoods and communities.

Did you know it’s the year of patient advocacy?
Being a nurse carries a certain amount of clout in society ― just look at the annual Gallup Poll results for the past 16 years. It’s a profession that continues to earn top honors for ethics and honesty.

Nurses also have the power to change lives and make the world a better place, part of why the American Nursing Association declared 2018 the Year of Advocacy. The group has dedicated 12 months to draw attention to the fact that nurses can use their influence to shape and bring about change in our nation’s health care system.