Advocacy: Strategies for staff under stress

Abstract

These are some unprecedented times, requiring new skills and ways of thinking. Some of the challenges we are experiencing included:

• Societal and demographic changes
• Political and social divisiveness and unrest
• Health care system challenges
• Most pervasive pandemic of our lifetime: Untold loss of life and health | Upended lives of our citizens | Unimagined stress and sacrifice for health care providers (HCP) | Economic uncertainty impacting individuals, businesses, and industries

Those who listen to this webinar will be able to:

• Define advocacy and advocate
• Discuss the skills of an advocate
• List the steps in the advocacy process
• Apply advocacy skills to various situations and venues
• Identify potential challenges and facilitators to advocacy
• Differentiate between advocacy and activism, and application of each

Notes

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Video Length: 1 hour, 5 minutes, 46 seconds

This item record represents a recording of a live webinar held at a previous date. Any references to audience participation, login codes, etc. are no longer applicable.

Authors

Karen L. TomajanFollow

Author Details

Karen Tomajan, RN, MS, NEA-BC, is a nursing educator, author, leader and advocate for professional advancement in nursing. She has dedicated her career to promoting advocacy. From facilitating healthy work environments to managing patient care situations, advocacy has shaped her life’s work. Her publication topics include advocacy, professional development and the image of nursing. Karen has served in elected and appointed roles for a number of state and national organizations. She is currently an educator in independent practice.

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document, Video Recording

Study Design/Type

Expert Opinion (nationally/internationally recognized)

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Nursing Skills, Nursing Skills Acquisition, Advocacy, Advocate, Activism, Nursing During a Pandemic, Stress

Recommended Citation

Tomajan, Karen L., "Advocacy: Strategies for staff under stress" (2020). Covid-19 Webinars. 17.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/covid19_webinars/17

Publisher

Sigma Theta Tau International

Version

Publisher's Version

Video/Audio Streaming

Rights Holder

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Review Type

None: Educational Material, None: Reputation-based Submission

Acquisition

Publisher-submission

Date of Issue

2020-12-02

Full Text of Presentation

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