Professional nursing organizations have influenced the policy agenda by identifying needs, generating ideas, and bringing them into the policy arena; they have had a positive impact on the profession of nursing as well as nursing practice. This week’s Discussion asks you to consider the policy proposal you examined for the policy brief (Assignment 2, assigned in Week 3) and reflect on the opportunities a professional nursing organization might have to further the issue. in your small group thread a cohesive response that addresses the following: 1) Briefly summarize the policy proposal you selected from the IOM (Application 2). Based on your analysis of the policy proposal, did the IOM get it right? (See Attached File). 2) Identify any professional organizations dealing with the issue/recommendation and provide at in which the professional organizations have supported or could support the policy proposal/recommendation. The AONE revised its guiding principles for the role of the nurse in patient care based on current conditions, technological advances, and educational opportunities. The author reviews how nurses and their professional organizations have developed nurses’ roles in U. S. policy making. This article connects health care disparities to AACN’s values such as human dignity and social justice. The authors maintain that politically active nurses can affect positive social changes that c
an lead to better health outcomes for all. Access the following websites for an example of how AACN moved the DNP degree from the systematic agenda to the formal agenda to policy. Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 9 minutes. In this media presentation, Dr. Joan Stanley shares how the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has influenced and developed nursing education policy. Dr. Kathleen White discusses policy efforts of the American Nurses Association that have impacted nursing practice and health care. The American Nurses Association, Inc. (2010). Nursing: scope and standards of practice (2nd ed.). Silver Spring, MD: The American Nurses Association, Inc. The American Nurses Association. (2010). Nursing’s social policy statement: The essence of the profession (3rd ed.). Silver Spring, MD: The American Nurses Association, Inc. Institute of Medicine. (2010). The future of nursing: Leading change, advancing health: Report recommendations. Retrieved from http://www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/~/media/Files/Report%20Files/2010/The-Future-of-Nursing/Future%20of%20Nursing%202010%20Recommendations.pdf Kaufman, K. A. (2010). Headlines from the NLN. Nursing Education Perspectives, 31(1), 62- 64. Wieck, K. L., Oehler, T., Green, A., & Jordan, C. (2004). Safe nurse staffing: A win-win collaboration model for influencing health policy. Nursing Education Perspectives, 31(3), 160-166.