Abstract
Nursing advocacy serves as the bedrock for supporting problems affecting nursing practice,
the nursing profession as a whole, and health care issues. Every nurse has a professional
mandate to advocate for the profession and answer the call to action to be the voice
in all issues affecting nursing and patient care. Dr. Nicolette Fiore-Lopez shares
her personal insights by providing examples of political advocacy in the nursing arena
and how one may overcome the fears of conversing with congressional leaders. She addresses
the why, the how, and the interface between advocacy and nursing practice. Grounded
in the advocacy mission of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership, Dr. Fiore-Lopez
reminds us that advocacy is our responsibility as nurses, and we should be able to
speak about our profession and the legislative issues that affect it.
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Biography
Stuart Downs, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CENP, CPHQ, FACHE, FAONL, is the Nursing Administrator at Northside Hospital Gwinnett in Lawrenceville, Georgia. He can be reached at [email protected] Nicolette Fiore-Lopez, PhD, RN, CENP, is chief nursing officer at Saint Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson, New York.
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Publication history
Published online: November 23, 2021
Accepted:
October 13,
2021
Received in revised form:
October 13,
2021
Received:
September 14,
2021
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