Discussion Question

1. Discuss how professional nursing organizations support the field of  nursing and how they advocate for nursing practice. Explain the value  professional nursing organizations have in advocacy and activism  related to patient care.

2.Discuss the importance of advocacy as it pertains to patient care.  What is the nurse’s role in patient advocacy? Describe a situation in  which you were involved with patient advocacy. Explain what the  advocacy accomplished for the patient, and what the repercussions  would have been if the patient would not have had an advocate.