Module 2 Discussion

DQ1 Describe the history of the nursing profession as advocates for health policy and the community; compare with one present day nursing leader in you are acquainted with that demonstrates these same attributes.

DQ2 Based on what you have read and your experience is there only one way to advocate based on pre-determined steps in the advocacy process or are there multiple paths to advocacy that depend on the issue and the political environment?

 

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The history of the nursing profession as advocates for health policy and the community

Introduction

Nurses have a long history of advocating for improvements in healthcare, beginning in the late 1800s and continuing today. They were among the first health professionals to organize as an organized group and became involved with public health efforts such as improving sanitation and drinking water quality. In addition, nurses played important roles in key events such as Medicare’s passage into law in 1965, Medicaid expansion under Nixon’s administration (1969) and later under President Clinton’s administration (1997). Today, nurses are part of the national conversation about healthcare improvements and reforms—and they’re taking action!

Although nursing is a relative newcomer to the health policy arena, it has much to contribute.

Nursing is a relative newcomer to the health policy arena, but it has much to contribute. Nurses have historically been advocates for health policy and have been involved in important events in healthcare reform. In addition, nurses have marched and demonstrated for improved healthcare and social justice.

Nursing has a long history of advocacy for improvements in healthcare, beginning in the late 1800s and continuing today.

Nursing, as a profession and as an advocate for health policy, has a long history of advocating for improvements in healthcare. The first nursing organizations were founded in the late 1800s. In the early 1900s, nurses began speaking out against diseases that were not being addressed by local public health officials, who had too few resources to handle them adequately. Nurses also spoke out about issues including sanitation and drinking water quality; this led to increased attention being paid to these areas by legislators as well as hospitals and other institutions that served as gatekeepers for access to care at a time when people could not afford it (or had no insurance). During this period there was also growing concern over how medical research was conducted—and whether results could be trusted based on them alone—which led to efforts such as institutional review board approval processes being established in many medical facilities around this time period

Organized nursing efforts were met with resistance at first.

Nurses were not welcomed in hospitals until the late 1800s. Hospitals were then considered “places of disease” and not places where people would seek health care. Nursing was also considered a profession that was only appropriate for women, and it wasn’t until 1910 that nurses could practice medicine or surgery on their own account (and even then they were only allowed to do so if they had been trained in that area).

Nurses didn’t want to work at these hospitals because they felt women should be able to enter other medical fields as well; however, many doctors did not agree with this view and refused any cooperation between their field of expertise and nursing. In addition to this resistance from doctors working within the same institution but competing against one another for patients’ attention and resources—a common scenario throughout history—there was also resistance from patients whose interests tended towards prevention rather than treatment after injury has occurred!

Community health nurses led the way to improvements in sanitation and drinking water quality.

The history of the nursing profession as advocates for health policy and the community is also reflected in their work with issues surrounding clean water. In an era when disease was still rampant, community health nurses advocated for public awareness campaigns to improve sanitation and drinking water quality in order to prevent illness.

The importance of clean water cannot be overstated—it is a basic necessity for human survival! Since its discovery more than 2,000 years ago, humans have relied on it for their basic needs: eating food (cooked or raw), bathing themselves, flushing bodily wastes away from their bodies without causing sickness or death through dehydration. Cleaning up our environment has been done by many different groups throughout time but perhaps none have had such an impact on humanity as do today’s environmental activists who struggle every day against corporations trying to pollute our airways with carcinogens like benzene or other hazardous chemicals; they also struggle against those same corporations who want us gone so they can make money off our resources–like oil reserves in Alaska that could probably be used much more efficiently if we didn’t need gas right now because there aren’t any roads leading into town where these wells are located…

Nurses were important participants in key events in healthcare reform.

Nurses were critical to the success of the healthcare reform movement. In addition to being involved in efforts to expand access to care, nurses also played an important role in helping shape legislation that would affect their profession and their patients’ lives.

The first major piece of healthcare reform legislation passed was Medicare, which provided coverage for people over 65 years old who had been unable to afford medical services under state Medicaid programs (which offer similar benefits). The program also allowed healthy seniors who hadn’t been able to find private insurance because they didn’t meet certain criteria when applying for other policies at that time—like having a very high deductible or not having a job—to get covered without paying too much out-of-pocket costs.

Nurses also played an important part in passing Medicaid because they understood how important it was for poor families with children who didn’t qualify under existing rules so they could get proper treatment without going broke while doing so! It wasn’t just about providing care however; many states began using funds generated through these programs toward providing preventative care like screenings tests screenings such as mammograms mammograms which could help catch cancer early enough before surgery may become necessary later down road.”

Nurses marched and demonstrated for improved healthcare and social justice.

The history of nursing is one of activism. Nurses have been part of the civil rights movement, participated in the March on Washington in 1963, and were part of anti-war protests. They also played an important role in Vietnam War protests as well.

Today, nurses are part of the national conversation about healthcare improvements and reforms.

Today, nurses are part of the national conversation about healthcare improvements and reforms. Nurses are often in the forefront of advocating for better healthcare. They provide expert commentary on health issues, particularly those related to nursing practice and policy.

Nurses are often sought out by the media to provide expert commentary on health issues affecting their patients. For example, when news broke that Donald Trump had appointed Betsy DeVos as secretary of education (she was previously an advocate for school privatization), many wondered what impact this would have on public schools across America—and if it would affect students’ access to quality education services?

Nurses also testify before Congress about how our current system fails its citizens by not meeting their needs adequately or fairly; this testimony helps shape legislation that improves patient care across America from coast-to-coast!

Nurses have played an important role in improving the health of their communities and the nation for many years.

Nurses have played an important role in improving the health of their communities and the nation for many years.

In fact, nurses were involved in healthcare reform long before it was fashionable to be concerned with healthcare reform. In the late 1800s, they were involved in developing public health nursing programs that helped prevent outbreaks of disease among vulnerable populations. These programs also helped ensure that people who needed medical care did not go without because they couldn’t pay for it or didn’t have insurance coverage.

Nurses also played a major role in developing hospital-based nursing schools during this time period—a move that opened up opportunities for nurses to become specialists within hospitals rather than working within general practice settings (which was still common at the time).

Conclusion

Nursing has a long history of advocacy for improvements in healthcare. Nurses have played an important role in improving the health of their communities and the nation for many years.