Please note there are two parts to this week’s discussion.

Part 1 – This week as we 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) Download (PDF Link)Open this document with ReadSpeaker docReader. 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.

Part 2 – Many of the advocacy issues in nursing practice impact the work environment of nurses. It is important for nurses to care for themselves so that they can best care for their patients. Consider the information covered in this unit regarding self-care and respond to the following questions:

• What are the signs that someone is experiencing burnout?
• What are some evidence-based strategies you can implement to help prevent burnout and build resilience?

Support your response with in-text citations and APA-formatted scholarly references.

 

• How will you as a nurse make judgments in practice, supported by evidence, that integrate nursing science in the provision of safe, quality care? (300 word minimum)
• Discuss why the nurse uses the nursing process as a method to organize, analyze, and respond to a variety of patient needs. (300 word minimum)
• Why is it important for the nurse to be able to identify critical principles in the maintenance of infection control and safety? (300 word minimum)
• Why is it important for the nurse to be able to discuss concepts of physical assessment of key body systems (integumentary, respiratory, cardiovascular, abdominal, and neurological) across the lifespan? (300 word minimum)

Complete your reflection in APA format, Size 12 Times New Roman font, with a cover page and reference page. A minimum of one reference is required.  Please submit 1200-1500 words on what it means to you to use nursing judgment as a nursing student.