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Concurrent C60M349

Calling all Nurses: Cultivate Your Power in Influencing Healthcare Policy

Facilitator(s): MaryBeth Modic, DNP, APRN-CNS, CDCES, FAAN; Ruth Ludwick

Contact Hours 1.00
CERP B 1.00
San Diego Conference
Date Wednesday 5/20/2026
Time 11:30AM - 12:30PM PT

Session Summary

Nurses have tremendous expertise and talent that should not be underestimated. However, research suggests nurses’ involvement in general health policy is limited. Across practice settings, nurses can impact broader changes to advance issues in policy at the micro and macro level. This session reviews the steps in the policy-making process and provides a systematic strategy to assess advocacy competencies that advance nursing’s agendas, improve health and fulfill the profession’s contract with society. It’s up to you to answer the call to action.

Objectives

  • Explore strategies to improve nurses' involvement in healthcare policy-making.
  • Discuss the competencies needed to be an advocate in different healthcare settings.
  • Identify barriers that can impact the success or failure of advocacy.
Topics Advocacy
Role Staff

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Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Successful Completion

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation to be awarded contact hours AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for 1.00 contact hours.

Disclosure

Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content will be identified by the Nurse Planner within the activity. Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content has been mitigated.

Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing education only and does not imply AACN, ANCC, or CBRN approval or endorsement of any commercial products discussed or displayed in conjunction with this educational activity.

Activities with pharmacology hours are to assist the APRN in fulfilling the pharmacotherapeutic education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.

Activities meet the standards for most states that require mandatory continuing education for license and/or certification renewal. AACN recommends consulting with your own state board of nursing or credentialing organization before submitting your certificate of completion. 

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.