Patient advocacy is a fundamental aspect of nursing that emphasizes the importance of supporting patients in their healthcare journeys. It involves promoting patients' rights, ensuring they have ...

[2] and it's addressed in most state nurse practice acts. [3] To not advocate on behalf of a patient -- even if it means jumping the chain of command or getting right up in a nurse manager's ...

However, nurses’ voices are often overlooked in policy discussions. That’s why taking an active role in advocacy is essential ...

Nursing education plays a crucial role in preparing future nurses to engage in health policy advocacy, which is essential for improving healthcare systems and patient outcomes. Recent research ...

Director of Advocacy and Legislative Affairs at Hospice of the Chesapeake, was honored by DNPs of Color with the Dr. Virginia ...

Nichole “Nicky” Christian, LPN at the University of Vermont Health Network – Elizabethtown Community Hospital was recently honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. Christian was ...

The Georgetown University School of Nursing (SON) inaugurated its Nurse Executives in Residence program, which aims to teach ...

What is the quality of Virginia's nursing homes? If you ask one advocate, he says "bad." Jared Calfee, state advocacy director for AARP Virginia, said nursing home inspectors are "woefully" ...