Explore current legislative efforts, health care policies, and the need for health promotion in our communities, please visit the ANA webpage related to advocacy issues in nursing practice today (PDF Link).
ANA Topics:
Nurse Staffing: https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/nurse-staffing/
Incivility in the Workplace: https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/nursing-excellence/official-
position-statements/id/incivility-bullying-and-workplace-violence/
Nursing Workforce: https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/workforce/
Health System Transformation: https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/health-policy/health-
system-reform/
Nurse Abuse: https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/work-environment/end-nurse-abuse/
When entering the web page, you will need to scroll down the page and choose one of the following issues highlighted: Health Care Reform, Safe Staffing, Nurse Workforce Development, or Home Health. Based on your selection of topics, address the following in your discussion post:
• How does this issue affect your practice and the health promotion topic of your choice?
• From what you learned at the site, name a minimum of two actions that are currently in place to address this issue.
• Provide a minimum of two ways you as a professional nurse can become involved with this issue.
• Be sure you have referenced the ANA website in APA format and provided in-text citations where you used the information from ANA in your post.