Question

Choose a legislator on the state or federal level who is also a nurse and discuss the importance of the legislator/nurse's role as advocate for improving health care delivery. What specific bills has the legislator/nurse sponsored or supported that have influenced health care.

Answer 1

Answer: The importance of the nurse's role as advocate for improving health care delivery as they can easily help the patients to make decisions such as regarding their health, policies etc. Nursing professionals are close to the patient as they takecare of them and patient rely on them. So, nurse can advocate the patient to navigate the medical system by explaining the medical words. The nurse also enables the patients to make ethical choice and decisions.

The nurse support the patient's care policy in which they can easily influenced the healthcare. This is by providing safety, quality of care provided to the patients as well as by eliminating the risk of medical errors.