Advocacy is considered a role that all healthcare practitioners can fill. Advocacy is important to healthcare and improving health outcomes by acting as “the voice” for clients and vulnerable populations.
- Identify a vulnerable population and describe ways a nurse can advocate for a change to promote positive health outcomes for this group.
- What government organizations and policies help to support advocacy in healthcare?
- What guidelines can healthcare systems implement to strengthen advocacy efforts?
- Consider the role of microsystems, macrosystems, and mesosytems. Describe how advocacy at each of these levels (microsystem, mesosystem, and macrosystem) could enhance support for the vulnerable population you identified. How might advocacy actions differ at each level?
- Discuss the link between healthcare advocacy and the financial outcomes of an organization. How can effective advocacy at each system level impact an organization’s financial health?