Assessing Your Policy IQ: Steps to Enhance Your Advocacy and Policy

Abstract

With over 29 million nurses and midwives globally, there is great potential for policy influence. Nurses have tremendous expertise and talent that can be harnessed to expand the profession's collective influence. This session provides systematic strategy to assess individual competencies to strengthen nursing and fulfill the profession's contract with society

Description

45th Biennial Convention 2019 Theme: Connect. Collaborate. Catalyze.

Authors

Rebecca M. Patton
Margarete Lieb Zalon
Ruth Ludwick

Author Details

Rebecca M. Patton, DNP, RN, CNOR, FAAN, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Margarete Lieb Zalon, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, Department of Nursing, University of Scranton, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA; Ruth Ludwick, PhD, MSN, RNC, College of Nursing, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA

Sigma Membership

Delta Xi

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Advocacy, Competency Assessment, Policy

Recommended Citation

Patton, Rebecca M.; Zalon, Margarete Lieb; and Ludwick, Ruth, "Assessing Your Policy IQ: Steps to Enhance Your Advocacy and Policy" (2019). Convention. 376.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/convention/2019/presentations_2019/376

Conference Name

45th Biennial Convention

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Washington, DC, USA

Conference Year

2019

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Review Type

Abstract Review Only: Reviewed by Event Host

Acquisition

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