1. Discussion: Change will never happen overnight
Discussion: Change will never happen overnightDiscussion: Change will never happen
overnightOn April 16, 2019, Washington state senator, Maureen Walsh made a remark on
the senate floor suggesting that nurses “probably play cards for a considerable amount of
the day” while denouncing a bill that would allow nurses to get mandatory, uninterrupted
meal and rest breaks (Garcia, 2019). This statement received lots of air time in the news and
on many media platforms. The bill did go on to pass but considering the possibility of the
bill not being passed because of such a statement should be the drive for nurses wanting to
see a change in policy concerning this profession. The only way to ensure that there are
individuals in politics speaking on our behalf is to become the individual or hire someone to
do it. Now is time that nurses recognize how we can impact change.Change will never
happen overnight and will take hard work and dedication but the days of just complaining
must be put behind. The strategies nurses can use to impact health policy decisions start
with educating ourselves about the ins and outs of politics, understanding it is not a solo but
a group effort pulling together resources, and remaining united using the difference of
opinions to map out a goal that will be beneficial for all nurses. While it sounds so simple,
I’m aware its not. Many nurses were upset about the statements of one republican senator
but besides venting to one another on social media platforms not many joined any efforts to
rebuttal. The senator later apologized but not enough nurses were motivated to stand up for
the profession.ORDER NOW FOR ORIGINAL, PLAGIARISM-FREE PAPERSIn order to gain the
confidence needed to stand up for the profession, an individual staff nurse would have to
learn about the policies and the process to turn ideas into action. It is the influence of
networks and coalitions, or like-minded groups that wield power most effectively. An
individual nurse may not have sufficient power to champion an issue through the legislative
or regulatory process, but a network, coalition, or alliance of nurses or nursing
organizations can wield significant power to move an issue to the public agenda and to
successfully solve it (Mason, Gardner, Outlaw & O’Grady, p. 84-85). After determining what
policy needs to be implemented or changed, the nurse would need to gather those who feel
the same way to tackle the issue. This makes the research and work easier as everyone is
working towards a common goal. As a group you can research individual politicians and see
where they stand on the side of your goals and look at ways to sway them towards siding
with what nursing needs. Find out how money is involve and how working with particular
politicians can get both agendas met if beneficial.As a nurse, we come into contact with
many individuals from different walks of life. It takes compassion and devotion to do
2. nursing daily and its just assumed that all nurses must feel that way about the profession, so
we do it without ever asking for anything in return. While this is true, nurses can use the
rapport built with the many different people to educate about how nursing is affected by
policies and why the should vote with nursing when the policy that we want is important.
Developing networks involves keeping track of what you have done for others and not being
afraid to ask for a favor in return (Mason, Gardner, Outlaw & O’Grady, p.88). Helping
provides a rewarding feeling but these relationships can help you earn decide rewards of
policy change.It is critical for nurses to frame their policy work in terms of improving the
health of patients and the broader health delivery system, rather than a singular focus on
the profession (Mason, Gardner, Outlaw & O’Grady, p. 86). By staying focused on the goal
and remembering how each group or coalition that is working on behalf of the goal intends
to benefit than this united front can help impact policy change.Reply 2It is important to
have evidence-based practice (EBP) in healthcare, because this helps to improve patient
care and healthcare by data and interventions that are proven to have positive outcomes.
There are different strategies that can be used to improve collecting and sharing evidence
that can make an impact in health policy decisions, and these include providing data with
strong explanation, cultivating the spirit of inquiry in the evidence-based practice
environment and culture, and lastly is the critical appraisal of the evidence. Discussion:
Change will never happen overnightThe first strategy is providing a strong explanation.
During the collections of evidences which are aimed at informing policy decisions, the
nurses should nature a spirit that is bound by evidence-based practice environment and
culture. For example, the nurse ought to ask the patient the clinical question that is set in an
organized format, collect and search the most relevant evidence, then carefully appraise the
evidence; for example, synthesis, evaluate and recommend the evidence, including the best
evidence which has patients preferences and that with clinical expertise by making a
practice change or decision. Evaluate the practice decision outcome and change depending
on the evidence and deliver the outcome of the decision from EBP.The second strategy is
cultivating the spirit of inquiry in the EBP environment and culture. This can be done by
developing a continuous inquiry of clinical practices when providing health care to your
clients or patients and consistently inquire about the current practices. For example, the use
of bronchodilators that contains metered-dose inhalers with children who have asthma lead
to improved levels of oxygen in the body. Also, double-checking medications can lead to
fewer medication errors. This strategy can lead to advanced organization goals, mission and
vision, orientation period for clinicians who communicate an anticipation of aiming
evidence-based practice qualifications for training registered nurses. It also leads to
advanced evidence-based practice procedures and policies, because it causes integration of
EBP qualifications in clinical and evaluation performance.The last strategy that can be used
is the critical appraisal of the evidence. After the best evidence have been collected, The
appraisal process starts when a rapid critical appraisal is conducted questions like: the kind
of results they are, are they valid, did the researcher used the right study methods, if the
results are going to be of help during patient care, and if the treatment good with patients.
The answers and explanations should be well-formatted to be able to emphasize and
highlight the impact of the evidence provided. The rapid appraisal checklist helps in
3. evaluating the reliability, applicability and validity.Evidence-based practice is a crucial tool
for delivering high-quality care in numerous nursing specialties. EBP enables nurses to
make data-backed solutions that incorporate clinical expertise and current research into the
decision-making process (Master of Science in Nursing). There are a lot of benefits in
healthcare when EBP is used, that is why it is very important for healthcare professionals to
provide strategies that will help improve how to share evidence to impact healthcare
positively. Discussion: Change will never happen overnightAll replies must be constructive
and use literature where possible. 200 words.
