Advocacy

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The ANA believes that advocacy is a pillar of nursing. Nurses instinctively advocate for their patients, in their workplaces, and in their communities; but legislative and political advocacy is no less important to advancing the profession and patient care.” —American Nurses Association

Select a nursing-related issue that interests you and that you would like to advocate for. 

Research the issue and its history.

Assignment Deliverable

In a 
minimum of 700 words, write a paper in which you: 

· Define the issue you would like to advocate for.

· Include context of the issue.

· Indicate who is being impacted by the issue.

· Provide a history of the issue and its current status.

· What issues are being addressed through this advocacy work?

· What is the goal of this advocacy? Is it clear?

· What progress has been made up to the present time? What progress must still happen?

· In regard to the advocacy work that has already been done, what was effective? What could have been improved?

· Who did this form of advocacy reach or not reach?

· What changes resulted from this advocacy?

· Evaluate what can be learned from the efforts of past advocates.

· Determine the leadership skills and styles that you would need to have to be an effective advocate.

· Criterion 1: Define the nursing issue you would like to advocate for. Include the setting and indicate who is being impacted.

14% of total grade

· Criterion 2: What issues are being addressed through this advocacy work and is the goal of this advocacy clear?

14% of total grade

· Criterion 3: Provide a history of the advocacy work. Evaluate what can be learned from the efforts of past advocates and what progress must still happen?

14% of total grade

· Criterion 4: Determine and explain the leadership skills and styles that you would need to have to be an effective advocate.

14% of total grade

· Criterion 5: Include at least 4 resources which are peer-reviewed and current (published since 2017). Sources from “.com” sites will unlikely be peer-reviewed.

14% of total grade

· Writing Mechanics: Submission is concise, has exceptional detail, was free of errors, and had word count of 700-800 words. (References are excluded from word count.)

14% of total grade

· Submission is formatted using APA Manual 7th edition