University Discussion: RN/APRN Role in Policy-Making

This assignment presents a discussion board post analyzing the role of Registered Nurses (RNs) and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) in healthcare policy-making. The student analyzes two colleagues' posts, identifying challenges in policy implementation, such as lack of awareness among nurses and varying beliefs impacting working conditions. The student provides recommendations including the need for nurses' involvement in policy development, proper training, creating groups for managing performance, and ensuring that policies do not discriminate. The responses are supported by cited references, offering further opportunities and recommendations for overcoming the challenges described by colleagues. The assignment emphasizes the importance of nurses' expertise in healthcare policy and effective communication. This assignment is ideal for students studying healthcare policy, nursing, and related fields, offering insights into real-world policy challenges and potential solutions.

Running head: POLICY MAKING
The Role of the RN/APRN in Policy-Making
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Post 1: Analysis
Policies in the healthcare sector are very much essential as this helps in obtaining proper
rights for every individual associated with the sector. After designing a policy it becomes
essential for every nurse to follow it efficiently so that it can provide proper services. However it
has been observed that due to lack of awareness among the nurses it became very difficult to
implement an efficient policy (Loversidge & Zurmehly, 2019). Thus it can be recommended that
in order to mitigate the challenge there is a need to discuss the needs of the nurses. There is a
need to understand the requirements of the nurses so that it becomes easy to develop a proper
policy. From the post it can be stated that due to lack of proper knowledge and non-receptive
nature, it becomes very difficult to manage the health care facilities associated with the policy.
There is a need listen to the demands of the people. With proper policies it will become easy to
provide proper health facility towards the nurses as well as the patients.
Hence it can be stated that with proper evaluation of the factors and implementation of
policy the nurses can be benefitted. Moreover there is also need to have proper awareness about
the health policies so that they can force thee organization to implement proper measures
(Zaccagnini & Pechacek, 2019). With the use of proper policies in healthcare it will become easy
to improve the health conditions. Beside this with proper associations with NOPF, it will
become easy to provide facilities towards the nurses.

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References
Loversidge, J. M., & Zurmehly, J. (2019). Evidence-Informed Health Policy. Sigma Theta Tau.
Zaccagnini, M., & Pechacek, J. M. (2019). The doctor of nursing practice essentials: A new
model for advanced practice nursing. Jones & Bartlett Learning.

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Post 2: Analysis
According to the post, it is important for RN’S and APRN’s to design proper policies that
will contribute towards the health of the nurses. It has been observed that the nurse population
has increased widely in past few years. There are several challenges that are faced by the nurses
even after implementing policies. This varies from people to people. Hence, it has been observed
that believes and frameworks varies widely. This impacts the working condition. Thus after
evaluating the case, it can be stated that there is a need to have proper control over the policies
that are designed by APRN’s (Gonzalez ETT AL., 2020). With proper enforcement of policies
and monitoring the activities it will become easy to resolve the conflicts. In order to enhance the
opportunities towards the nurses it is important to create proper groups that will be responsible
for managing the performance. With proper strategy and unity it becomes easy to exercise the
policies.
Beside this it can be stated that it is important for every organization and nursing sector to
follow appropriate laws that will not discriminate anyone. Healthcare policies are essential for
managing the workforce. Thus with the use and implementation of proper laws it will become
easy to enhance the security of the nurses (Kooienga & Wilkinson, 2017). Nurses should be
given with proper training and information about their policies and rights, so that they can
exercise it efficiently. Apart from this, it is important for every policy making agency to interact
with the nurses for gaining real time updates. Based on the issues, the policies are needed to be
designed.

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References
Gonzalez, Y., Kozachik, S. L., Hansen, B. R., Sanchez, M., & Finnell, D. S. (2020). Nurse-Led
Delivery of Brief Interventions for At-Risk Alcohol Use: An Integrative Review. Journal
of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 26(1), 27-42.
Kooienga, S., & Wilkinson, J. (2017, January). RN prescribing: an expanded role for nursing.
In Nursing forum (Vol. 52, No. 1, pp. 3-11).