Discussion: Significance of Professional Nursing Organizations

The Significance of Professional Nursing Organizations
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Significance of Professional Nursing Organizations
Professional nursing organizations proved as a successful media to influence the formulation of healthcare policies, to represent and defend the rights of the nurses, to promote evidence-based practice and updated knowledge on the nursing practice utilizing continuing medical education, and to advocate for high-quality healthcare delivery for the public (Halstead, 2017).
Advocating for the Nursing Practice
In the formulation of healthcare policies, professional nursing organizations help their members update current events. In turn, the leader of the organization voices out and stands-up for the majority’s interest. The leader may write a letter or represent the organization through campaigns, which consequently affect the policy-makers' decisions. The pressing and timely issues may be about public health or all the nurses' welfare in a specific country. Additionally, these organizations have local and regional affiliates, where information can be disseminated quickly (Halstead, 2017)....