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Symposium: Giving Nurses Voice in Shaping Evidence-Based Health Policy: Lessons Learned From the Front Lines
Abstract
Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016: This presentation will utilize the case study of the Illinois House Bill 421 (2015) which introduced the legislated changes entailed in eliminating the requirement of nurses to have a legislated physician collaborative practice agreement. Alternatively, granting the ability for nurses to not have to have a legislated collaborative agreement with a physician would give more independent freedom for APNs to practice independently. Although this bill did not pass as fully written in the last legislative session, the steps utilized to push this concept further in incremental steps illustrates the key elements in the political process needed in order to lower the opposition's resistance to change. Specifically, the nursing community organized a campaign that involved multiple strategies across the state. Key to these efforts are the following considerations: (1) framing the issue and providing the evidence to substantiate the claim, (2) communicating the issue in a concise and compelling manner, (3) capturing the attention of influencers, (4) Providing 'hands-on' experiences that tell the story, (5) offering options that draw the target power brokers into the discussion to take it to the next level. Given that the political power of opposing physician groups in the state is very strong, it is important to appreciate the steps involved in how to frame an issue in a very 'hostile to nurses' environment in order to portray the time, effort and tenacity that is involved in making the case for using evidence to its best advantage in a political arena. Coalition building and nurse engagement is key to such outcomes and is essential to build support in a sustained manner. The forum organized by the University of Illinois College of Nursing to bring together nurses from the Chicagoland area along with insurers, university leaders, and nurse experts will be described and discussed in terms of model, outcomes and longer term impact on bringing this issue to the forefront of those directly and indirectly involved in legislative issues. Implications for policy consciousness and engagement within a college of nursing setting will also be discussed. Lessons leaRN and next steps will be discussed.
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Presentation
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Text-based Document
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Research Approach
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Keywords:
Partners and Constituents, Communication, Evidence based policy making
Recommended Citation
Valentine, Nancy M., "Advancing Advanced Practice Nurses in Illinois: Challenges in the Land of the American Medical Association" (2016). INRC (Congress). 227.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2016/presentations_2016/227
Conference Name
27th International Nursing Research Congress
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Cape Town, South Africa
Conference Year
2016
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Advancing Advanced Practice Nurses in Illinois: Challenges in the Land of the American Medical Association
Cape Town, South Africa
Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016: This presentation will utilize the case study of the Illinois House Bill 421 (2015) which introduced the legislated changes entailed in eliminating the requirement of nurses to have a legislated physician collaborative practice agreement. Alternatively, granting the ability for nurses to not have to have a legislated collaborative agreement with a physician would give more independent freedom for APNs to practice independently. Although this bill did not pass as fully written in the last legislative session, the steps utilized to push this concept further in incremental steps illustrates the key elements in the political process needed in order to lower the opposition's resistance to change. Specifically, the nursing community organized a campaign that involved multiple strategies across the state. Key to these efforts are the following considerations: (1) framing the issue and providing the evidence to substantiate the claim, (2) communicating the issue in a concise and compelling manner, (3) capturing the attention of influencers, (4) Providing 'hands-on' experiences that tell the story, (5) offering options that draw the target power brokers into the discussion to take it to the next level. Given that the political power of opposing physician groups in the state is very strong, it is important to appreciate the steps involved in how to frame an issue in a very 'hostile to nurses' environment in order to portray the time, effort and tenacity that is involved in making the case for using evidence to its best advantage in a political arena. Coalition building and nurse engagement is key to such outcomes and is essential to build support in a sustained manner. The forum organized by the University of Illinois College of Nursing to bring together nurses from the Chicagoland area along with insurers, university leaders, and nurse experts will be described and discussed in terms of model, outcomes and longer term impact on bringing this issue to the forefront of those directly and indirectly involved in legislative issues. Implications for policy consciousness and engagement within a college of nursing setting will also be discussed. Lessons leaRN and next steps will be discussed.