...The Role of Nursing Advocacy Across all Healthcare Settings Nursing is an autonomous profession where lives are saved every day. Nursing advocacy can affect patient outcomes. As the nursing profession evolves and responsibilities increase, it is necessary to better understand the concept of nursing advocacy. The role of advocacy is not new for the nursing profession, but the nature of advocacy in the nursing practice remains ambiguous. Nurses are obligated to act as an advocate for their patients, but there is lack of clarity on how to perform this role. The purpose of this paper is to better understand nursing advocacy and to explore ways it is practiced across all fields of nursing in order to promote improved patient care. Advocacy is an essential role for the nursing profession; however, it can be affected by many factors. The goal of advocacy is to balance the relationship between the healthcare system and the patients who are served by evaluating patient/family needs, providing information and education, ensuring access to proper care and supporting the patient and family’s decision within the structure of a multidisciplinary team. This paper will explore the following research question: What are the variables that affect the role of nursing advocacy and in what ways is it practiced across all fields of nursing? Review of Literature Introduction The general topic of the review of literature is nursing advocacy. We are examining and exploring a clearer definition...
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...Customer Advocacy: A New Era in Marketing? Glen L. Urban have been active as a marketing researcher since 1964, or much of what Wilkie and Moore (2003) call Eras III and IV of scholarly research. The field of management science in marketing has grown in both scope and impact during this time. My work has been centered on new product development, with models from assessor to information acceleration. Most recently, I have been working on issues of trust, advice for consumers, and the discovery of new product opportunities by “listening in” to the online dialogue between a trusted advisor and a customer (Urban and Hauser 2004). Because I have done this recent work on the Internet, I sensed a sea change in the underlying consumer behavior. Something had shifted, and it took me a while to discover that customers had gained new power in buying decisions. Since 1950, marketing has been based on a push/ pull model in which the manufacturer designs a product to fill a need and then convinces the consumer to buy with aggressive advertising, promotion, and distribution tactics. The increase in customer power changes the equation, and I believe that this shift in the power relationship will define the dividing line between Eras IV and V of marketing. I call this new era “customer advocacy” because it is based on the firm representing the customers’ interest by providing them complete and unbiased information, advice on which product is best for them (including fair comparisons with competitors)...
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...vast experience are stepping forward and motivated to take part in advocacy roles. This movement is initiating a great wave of change in nursing world and how nurses influence a change in policies, regulations and law that oversee the health care system. Nurses stepping into this arena requires great deal of courage and knowledge on how the policies and politics interchange hands to implement a major change in health care system. The nurses who step up into this role should have the will, power and with power comes responsibility to negotiate through the legal system. Methods to advocate for health Nurses taking part in advocacy is not new anymore, but what advocacy means is still a mystery in nursing world. Great theorist like Florence Nightingale and her efforts, did influence other nurses throughout the nursing profession to step out of the box and shape the health system, where discover, heal and teach remains the core motto. Nurses throughout the world in some shape or form initiated policy recommendations, represented their view through vote, and proposed changes through proposals, this paved the roadway to implementation of health policies that runs parallel with nurses, who are the front end of the this profession. Patient’s safety depends on nurse advocacy. Nurses in all levels and roles have a duty to patient safety and are responsible for the patients’ health. To be effective in advocacy efforts, the nurse...
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...Thematic Programme on Reduction of GBV in Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations, Focusing on Child and Youth Participation Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) and Arigatou International—Nairobi DRAFT REPORT Orientation and Advocacy workshop on Preventing and Eliminating Gender Based Violence and the Negative Impacts on Children in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Somalia & Celebrating the Day of the African Child Dates: 14th to 17th June 2016 Venue: AACC, Nairobi, Kenya Acronyms AACC All African Conference of Churches AU African Union DAC Day of the African Child DPAC Day of Prayer and Action for Children DRC Democratic Republic of Congo ECP End Child Poverty GNRC Global Network of Religions for Children IDEP International Day of Eliminating Poverty SSCC South Sudan Council of Churches Organisations represented 1. End Child Poverty- Arigatou International – Nairobi 2. Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC) 3. National Islamic Council of DRC 4. South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC) 5. Refuge Point 6. International Movement of Catholic Students- Burundi (IMCS Pax Romana Africa) 7. Women of Faith Network Burundi ORGANISATION PROFILE - END CHILD POVERTY End Child Poverty is a multi-faith, child centered, global initiative of Arigatou International that mobilises faith-inspired resources to end child poverty by addressing both the structural cause of poverty and the...
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...INTRODUCTION Grassroots-based advocacy movements are not new and continue to be politically contentious. However, since the mid-1990s there has been an increasing interest in advocacy on the part of both NGOs and Northern donor agencies. Firstly, influencing macro-level policy and regulatory frameworks is now seen as essential to increasing opportunities and removing constraints at the micro-level for both enterprise programmes and entrepreneurs themselves. Secondly, multilateral and bilateral donor agencies have increasingly emphasised civil society development and democratisation as a means of effecting this macro-level change. Underpinning both these trends are related debates about rights-based approaches to development and pro-poor growth. Advocacy organizations have also used advances in communications and information technology to increase global as well as national visibility and influence. Impact assessment has had a two-fold role in these trends: • • Firstly action research and impact assessments of the effects of macro-level policies, legislation and regulatory environments have been used to support advocacy campaigns. Secondly donors, NGOs and advocates themselves have been concerned to assess the impacts of their advocacy strategies either to justify funding them and/or to improve future strategies and campaigns. There are now a number of manuals by NGOs and donors presenting models, tools and frameworks for both advocacy itself and advocacy impact assessment.1 There...
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...Taking a Stand Barbara De Groot, RN Walden University NURS 6053, Inter-professional Organizational And Systems Leadership Barbara De Groot, RN November 14, 2014 Introduction Patient advocacy extends back to Florence Nightingale and remains relevant today. While Nightingale did not explicitly address advocacy in nursing, she did demonstrate advocacy in many ways (Selanders and Crane, 2012). Today advocacy extends beyond the individual patient to local and global populations, and nationally and globally to the nursing profession itself. The purpose of this paper is to describe this author’s role as a moral agent or advocate for a specific issue in this author’s work, and explain one or more negative outcomes that may result if this role is not fulfilled. This paper will also analyze the skills, dispositions, and strategies necessary to help this author fulfill this role, and explain this author’s motivation for taking a stand. Role as an Advocate Advocacy has been described in ethical and legal frameworks, and as a philosophical foundation for practice (Negarandeh et al., 2007). Malik (1997) states that “the core condition which demands advocacy action is the vulnerability of a patient, either personal vulnerability due to illness and/or the vulnerability to risks inherent in the institutional processes to which the patient is exposed in the health care system.” As a nurse discharge planner case manager, part of this author’s job is to identify potential...
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...In this case study, Theory of Change was used to understand the driving forces and advocacy efforts behind the creation of each individual state's medical marijuana laws in order to determine if vulnerable populations were considered during the policy-making process. Theory of Change is a relatively new theoretical framework developed in the early 2000's by Organizational Research Services as a conceptual model for how policy change occurs. It is a tool used for developing solutions to complicated social problems and depicts how a complex change initiative can unfold over time. Theory of Change also explains how long and short-term outcomes can be used to achieve long-range goals. When used respectability in relation to social policies, Theory...
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...Health Advocacy Campaign Childhood obesity is considered one of the major pressing health issues of our century. The rate of childhood obesity has increased alarmingly, with the number of obese children under five globally standing at over 42 million today. Approximately 35 million of obese children are living in the developing countries. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) children who are obese and overweight are very likely to stay obese into their adulthood; further, they stand a high chance of developing non communicable diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease while they are still young (Cheng, 2013). The purpose of this paper is to highlight the gravity of childhood obesity based on statistics and the health effects that the issue has on the children and impacts in the society. Further, the study will develop a health advocacy plan for the problem. Review laws, regulations, and ethical issues that could impact health advocacy plan in regards to childhood obesity. Population Health Issue and Population Affected Childhood obesity has spread to global dimensions and is progressively affecting many low- and middle-income countries, and particularly those that are domiciled in urban settings. In the US alone, one in every five children is obese or overweight; this number is on the rise. Although weight problems can be traced back to the family genealogy, however, this is not all children who come from families that have a known...
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...Running Head: ADVOCACY IN HUMAN SERVICES Advocacy in Human Services Name School Advocacy and Mediation BSHS 442 Date Advocacy for Disabilities Human Services help provide necessary resources for those in need. Dedication by advocates and human services workers help assist a wide range of social needs. Areas of focus are mental/physical control, self-sufficiency, and rehabilitation. The professionals that make up the human services industry are unique, their passionate about helping others. When working with clients it’s important to gain trust and relationship building is a must. Familiarity will help produce everlasting bonds and increase overall client progression. The context of this paper will demonstrate how advocacy in human services benefits people struggling with a disability. Defining a Disability Disabled individuals are often misunderstood because they’re not able to communicate effectively. As a result some individuals fall circumstance to neglect and abuse. The Department of Health Services describes a disability as “physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities” (DHS.GOV, 2010). Taking away a normal function such as speech, hearing, and movement will have a significant impact on daily routines. Freedom of expression is no longer an option for an individual suffering from speech impairment. People that don’t have the availability to speak have difficulty expressing concern, viewpoints...
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...even as it dominates its industry. Both customers and corporations are reducing the amount of waste they generate and increasing the amount of goods they recycle. These trends challenge Waste Management, since the high cost of collecting and sorting recyclable materials means that Waste Management loses money when it recycles items. External environments are the events and forces outside a company that have the potential to influence or affect it. Organizations are influenced by two kinds of external environments: the general environment, which consists of technological, sociocultural, economic, and political events and trends, and the specific environment, which consists of customers, competitors, suppliers, industry regulators, and advocacy groups. The sociocultural component of the general environment refers to the general behavior, demographic characteristics, attitudes, and beliefs of people in a particular society. Sociocultural changes and trends influence organizations in two ways. First, changes in demographic characteristics, such as the number of people with particular skills or the growth/decline in particular population segments (age, marital status, gender, and ethnicity) affect how companies staff their businesses. Second, sociocultural changes in behavior, attitudes, and beliefs also affect the demand for a business’s products and services. With Subaru and Wal-Mart striving to become “zero-waste” or “zero landfill” companies, it’s clear that corporate attitudes...
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...is a movement of passionate, committed everyday people. Together they use their voices to influence political decisions that will bring an end to poverty. The volunteers at Results receive training, support, and inspiration to become skilled advocates. Over time, volunteers learn to successfully advise policy makers, guiding them towards decisions that improve access to education, health, and economic opportunity. Multiply their impact through the massive power of advocacy whether it’s helping change policy to support millions of families putting food on the table or helping raise billions of dollars for the world’s most vulnerable children. Backed by the in-depth research and legislative expertise of staff, Results advocates realize the incredible power they possess to use their voices to change the world. They are a nonprofit and grassroots advocacy organization. That pushes for specific policies and legislation to address poverty and empowers people to become powerful voices for the end of poverty through grassroots advocacy. U.S Poverty Campaign: Results works to make a substantial difference in breaking the cycle of poverty in the United States while at the same time ensuring that our small but very engaged grassroots network makes a strategic impact; a couple of their main focuses are creating economic mobility: building ladders out of poverty, keeping food on the table: protecting federal nutrition programs, and empowering grassroots activists: grassroots health and expansion...
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...roles simultaneously or sequentially with an individual seeking assistance (Guthmann, Heines, & Kolvitz, n.d.). Dual relationships include sexual intimacy with a client and (or) providing the service to a friend or relative. Within this paper an exploration of the ethical, moral, and legal challenges advocates and mediators may face regarding dual relationships will occur. A personal opinion concerning the integration of advocacy and mediation within the human services field will also be presented as well as a personal philosophy and approach to advocating and mediating within a child welfare agency setting. Challenges of Dual Relationships An advocate or mediator offering friendship or love to a client outside the purview of his or her duties, or if the exchanges goods or services with a client has occurred, indicates professional boundaries have been violated and a dual relationship has been formed (Mediation Council of Illinois, 1999). A Dual relationship is considered a conflict of interest and crosses the ethical boundaries issues set forth in most advocacy and mediation code of ethics. Advocates and mediators should respect clients’ integrity and protect the well-being of clients with whom they provide a service. When acting in accordance with their potentially influential position advocates and mediators both have the responsibility to monitor their own needs and values to avoid exploiting (to their own ends and gratification) the trust and...
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...self-actualized located at the top of Maslow’s hierarchy tringle, it describe the high-level need of person, refer to his desire for self-fulfillment, and become actualized in what he is potentially. With self-actualization SABIC and its functions leaders can achieve expert control for the value creativity , spontaneity, problem solving skills, and motivated to realize their potential in their day to day work and negotiations using power of understanding with their counterparty such as suppliers, customers , and other business stakeholders to achieve the goal of sustainable growth for being the world preferred chemical leader. If we adapted Maslow’s theory to show how SABIC organization motivated to achieve its goals and needs, as sample interlinked with Maslow’s hierarchy, we can describe it as following: Sabic starts by it basic need and move though the hierarchy to brand advocacy , in 5 tiers like Maslow, which is functional , safety and security compliance , connectedness, stockholders recognition , and at the top is the brand advocacy and achieve its goal of being the world preferred chemicals leader. 1- Functional needs: As Maslow described original basic need as physiological, similarly, for SABIC have the basic need of existence by manufacturing and selling its products to customers, can call these basic needs to motivate organization...
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...Any campaign finance reform must be structured within the framework of the Constitution. When examining the role of the government in situations of participation in political processes, the role as the protector of rights and privileges as identified in the Constitution must be weighed against its role as a regulator of the political process. A primary principle of the First Amendment is to protect and encourage the rights of individuals and organizations to participate in our civic process (Federal Campaign Finance Law). This right to be involved in the political system is an important privilege and should not be taken lightly. Any campaign finance reform must be structured within the framework of the Constitution. Disclosure requirements are observed as means to deter corruption by requiring that contributions made to elected officials and candidates are made public in federal elections. Disclosure allows voters to make up their own minds based on the information that is placed before them. Supreme Court Justice Louis Dembitz Brandeis believes, “Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants, electric light the most efficient policeman” (Brandeis, 97). Brandeis’ statement laid the groundwork of the Sunlight Foundation, which was founded on the idea that utilizing new technology to facilitate citizens with information concerning Congress, will lead to the reduction of corruption, ensure...
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...I must say when I was told of Advocacy Days I really had no clue what I was in for. I was so excited and the event surpassed my expectations and I was in awe. For this paper I will discuss my professional experience at Advocacy days and the itinerary we had. Then I will discuss my insights to what I observed and what it entailed. I will then describe the legislative process that I was able to see. Last I will use sources to tell you about the controversial issue of minimum wage while we were there. I highly recommend Advocacy Days with the Idaho Chapter of the NASW to anyone looking to get into the social work profession. A great learning experience. My professional experience during these two days was a lot to absorb. The first day...
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