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Lobbying is essential to the growth of the nursing profession. As nursing professionals, it is our responsibility to be involved in advocating for patient safety, standards of care, and healthy work environments (Lockhart, 2017). Nurses can participate in local or state organizations to help voice concerns of engaged professionals. A nurse can assume a leadership position in the healthcare system or contact elected officials. Collectively, nurses have the ability to build and change current laws that are not entirely effective. An example of nurse lobbying efforts is the nurse-patient ratio that is in effect in the state of California. Nurses voiced out their concerns about unsafe work environment supported by evidence. If nurses do not act on these concerns, then no one will. Nurses are the frontline of healthcare who experience the direct impact of ineffective laws and policies. There is approximately 4 million nurses in the United States and together we can shape the healthcare system.
This paragraph describes about the nurses lobbying.There are approximately 4 million Nurses in the US. Nurses who have a direct contact with the patients are one who can advocate on behalf of them or for them.They can bring their problems to local or state organization and find a solution for it.They can act as a leader and even bring changes in the laws when they feel it is not effective. E.g..,An evidence based report on nurse patient ratio in California ,unsafe work environment. Hence nurses are one who can shape the healthcare system by making necessary alterations or changes in the law
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