USING YOUR NURSING VOICE: THE NURSE'S ROLE IN POLICY & ADVOCACY

Course overview

EPISODE 1 FEATURES LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SARA RODRIGUEZ DISCUSSING THE IMPORTANCE OF NURSES ADVOCATING FOR HEALTHCARE POLICY CHANGE. SARA HIGHLIGHTS THE EXPERTISE NURSES BRING TO AREAS SUCH AS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND EMPHASIZES THE SIGNIFICANCE OF NURSES' VOICES IN ADDRESSING BROADER HEALTHCARE CHALLENGES. LISTENERS GAIN INSIGHTS INTO ACTIONABLE STEPS FOR NURSES TO ENGAGE IN ADVOCACY AT LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS, EMPOWERING THEM TO MAKE MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTIONS TO HEALTHCARE POLICY. EPISODE 2 CONTINUES THE DISCUSSION WITH LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SARA RODRIGUEZ, FOCUSING ON COLLABORATION AMONG NURSES WITH EXPERTISE IN VARIOUS AREAS TO ADDRESS HEALTHCARE CHALLENGES. SARA AND THE HOST EXPLORE ACTIONABLE STEPS FOR NURSES TO ADVOCATE FOR HEALTHCARE CHANGE AT ALL LEVELS, FROM LOCAL TO FEDERAL, EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING AND ENGAGING WITH LEGISLATORS. LISTENERS GAIN INSIGHTS INTO THE POWER OF NURSES' VOICES IN POLICY-MAKING AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO BECOME ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN HEALTHCARE ADVOCACY.