The Nurse as Advocate

The Nurse as Advocate

In a Microsoft Word document of 5-6 pages formatted in APA style, you will describe the advocacy process. Whether nurses are advocating for their patients, health care, and/or policies that improve people’s lives, the advocacy processes have commonalities that transcend the subject of their advocacy. There are also differences, although these differences may be more nuanced than obvious.

Review the following chapters from your course textbook:

Taking Action: Nurse, Educator, and Legislator: My Journey to the Delaware Senate
Taking Action: A Nurse in the Board Room

Respond to the following questions based on your readings:

Describe what you believe to be the drivers for each of the individual advocates.
What factors led the individuals to become advocates?
Discuss the challenges that each of the individuals identified in their writings.
Analyze these drivers and challenges and compare them with your own experience to date as an advocate.
In what ways do you believe you can expand your advocacy skills within the next five years?

On a separate reference page, cite all sources using APA format. Please note that the title and reference pages should not be included in the total page count of your paper.

Use APA guidelines for writing style, spelling and grammar, citations, and references.

Read the following chapters from your course textbook:

Taking Action: Nurse, Educator, and Legislator: My Journey to the Delaware Senate
Taking Action: A Nurse in the Board Room

Formatting your paper.

An introduction is required. An introduction should prepare the reader as to what will be discussed in the paper.

Answer the four required questions. Write and number the question as a heading (1-4). Clearly identify each role you are discussing for each question.

Describe what you believe to be the drivers for each of the individual advocates.

What factors led the individuals to become advocates?

Discuss the challenges that each of the individuals identified in their writings.

Analyze these drivers and challenges and compare them with your own experience to date as an advocate.

In what ways do you believe you can expand your advocacy skills within the next five years?

A conclusion is required. A conclusion should refocus the reader to the main points that was discussed in the paper.

References and citations are required. All references are required to be cited within the text.