Policy Brief Professional nursing organizations have influenced the policy agenda by identifying needs, generating ideas, and bringing them into the policy arena; they have had a positive impact on the profession of nursing as well as nursing practice. This week’s Discussion asks you to consider the policy proposal you examined for the policy brief (Assignment 2, assigned in Week 3) and reflect on the opportunities a professional nursing organization might have to further the issue. To prepare: Review this week’s media presentation focusing      on Dr. White and Dr. Stanley’s comments on the role of professional      organizations in the policy process. Consider the policy brief you developed for      Application Assignment 2 (due this week) and evaluate how a professional      nursing organization might provide additional support or influence. By tomorrow 04/11/2018 3pm, write a minimum of 550 words in APA format with at least 3 scholarly references from the list of required readings below. Include the level one headings as numbered below” Post in your small group thread a cohesive response that addresses the following:  1) Briefly summarize the policy proposal you selected from the IOM Future of Nursing Practice Report Brief (Application 2). Based on your analysis of the policy proposal, did the IOM get it right? (See Attached File). 2) Identify any professional organizations dealing with the issue/recommendation and provide at least two specific ways in which the professional organizations have supported or could support the policy proposal/recommendation. Required Readings American Organization of Nurse Executives. (2010). AONE guiding principles for the role of the nurse in future patient care delivery toolkit. The AONE revised its guiding principles for the role of the nurse in patient care based on current conditions, technological advances, and educational opportunities. Fyffe, T. (2009). Nursing shaping and influencing health and social care policy. Journal of Nursing Management, 17(6), 698-706. The author reviews how nurses and their professional organizations have developed nurses' roles in U. S. policy making. Nursing shaping and influencing health and social care policy. Journal of Nursing Management, 17(6) by Fyffe, T. Copyright 2009 by BLACKWELL PUBLISHING – JOURNALS. Reprinted by permission of BLACKWELL PUBLISHING – JOURNALS via the Copyright Clearance Center. Murphy, N., Canales, M. K., Norton, S. A., & Defilippis, J. (2005). Striving for congruence: The interconnection between values, practice, and political action. Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice, 6(1), 20-29. This article connects health care disparities to AACN's values such as human dignity and social justice. The authors maintain that politically active nurses can affect positive social changes that can lead to better health outcomes for all. Access the following websites for an example of how AACN moved the DNP degree from the ...

1. Policy Brief
Professional nursing organizations have influenced the policy
agenda by identifying needs, generating ideas, and bringing
them into the policy arena; they have had a positive impact on
the profession of nursing as well as nursing practice. This
week’s Discussion asks you to consider the policy proposal you
examined for the policy brief (Assignment 2, assigned in Week
3) and reflect on the opportunities a professional nursing
organization might have to further the issue.
To prepare:
Review this week’s media presentation focusing on Dr.
White and Dr. Stanley’s comments on the role of professional
organizations in the policy process.
Consider the policy brief you developed for Application
Assignment 2 (due this week) and evaluate how a professional
nursing organization might provide additional support or
influence.
By tomorrow 04/11/2018 3pm, write a minimum of 550 words in
APA format with at least 3 scholarly references from the list of
required readings below. Include the level one headings as
numbered below”
Post
in your small group thread a cohesive response that addresses

2. the following:
1) Briefly summarize the policy proposal you selected from the
IOM
Future of Nursing Practice Report Brief
(Application 2). Based on your analysis of the policy proposal,
did the IOM get it right? (See Attached File).
2) Identify any professional organizations dealing with the
issue/recommendation and provide at
least two specific ways
in which the professional organizations have supported or
could support the policy proposal/recommendation.
Required Readings
American Organization of Nurse Executives. (2010). AONE
guiding principles for the role of the nurse in future patient care
delivery toolkit.
The AONE revised its guiding principles for the role of the
nurse in patient care based on current conditions, technological
advances, and educational opportunities.
Fyffe, T. (2009). Nursing shaping and influencing health and
social care policy. Journal of Nursing Management, 17(6), 698-
706.

3. The author reviews how nurses and their professional
organizations have developed nurses' roles in U. S. policy
making.
Nursing shaping and influencing health and social care policy.
Journal of Nursing Management, 17(6) by Fyffe, T. Copyright
2009 by BLACKWELL PUBLISHING – JOURNALS. Reprinted
by permission of BLACKWELL PUBLISHING – JOURNALS
via the Copyright Clearance Center.
Murphy, N., Canales, M. K., Norton, S. A., & Defilippis, J.
(2005). Striving for congruence: The interconnection between
values, practice, and political action. Policy, Politics & Nursing
Practice, 6(1), 20-29.
This article connects health care disparities to AACN's values
such as human dignity and social justice. The authors maintain
that politically active nurses can affect positive social changes
that can lead to better health outcomes for all.
Access the following websites for an example of how AACN
moved the DNP degree from the systematic agenda to the formal
agenda to policy.
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). (2004).
Position statement on the Practice Doctorate in Nursing.
Retrieved from
http://www.aacn.nche.edu/publications/position/DNPpositionsta
tement.pdf

4. American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). (2006).
DNP roadmap task force report. Retrieved from
http://www.aacn.nche.edu/dnp/roadmapreport.pdf
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). (2006).
The essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing
Practice. Retrieved from
http://www.aacn.nche.edu/publications/position/DNPEssentials.
pdf
Explore these other professional nursing organizations and their
role in influencing policy.
AMIA: Nursing informatics working group. (n.d.). Retrieved
from http://www.amia.org/working-groups
American Organization of Nurse Executives. (2010). AONE.
Retrieved from http://www.aone.org/
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation.
(2011). Retrieved from http://www.aami.org/

5. National League for Nursing. (2007). Retrieved from
http://www.nln.org/
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
(HIMSS). (n.d.). The TIGER initiative. Retrieved from
http://www.himss.org/professionaldevelopment/tiger-initiative
The Caring Group. (2010). Retrieved from
http://www.caringroup.com/corp/
Required Media
Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2011).
Healthcare policy and advocacy: The role of professional
organizations in healthcare policy. Baltimore: Author.
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 9 minutes.
In this media presentation, Dr. Joan Stanley shares how the
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has
influenced and developed nursing education policy. Dr.
Kathleen White discusses policy efforts of the American Nurses
Association that have impacted nursing practice and health care.
Optional Resources

6. The American Nurses Association, Inc. (2010). Nursing: scope
and standards of practice (2nd ed.). Silver Spring, MD: The
American Nurses Association, Inc.
The American Nurses Association. (2010). Nursing’s social
policy statement: The essence of the profession (3rd ed.). Silver
Spring, MD: The American Nurses Association, Inc.
Institute of Medicine. (2010). The future of nursing: Leading
change, advancing health: Report recommendations. Retrieved
from
http://www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/~/media/Files/Report%2
0Files/2010/The-Future-of-
Nursing/Future%20of%20Nursing%202010%20Recommendation
s.pdf
Kaufman, K. A. (2010). Headlines from the NLN. Nursing
Education Perspectives, 31(1), 62- 64.
Wieck, K. L., Oehler, T., Green, A., & Jordan, C. (2004). Safe
nurse staffing: A win-win collaboration model for influencing
health policy. Nursing Education Perspectives, 31(3), 160-166.