The privileged nurse – making sure that the nurse’s voice is heard
- Publication Type:
- Conference Proceeding
- Citation:
- 2019
- Issue Date:
- 2019-11-01
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Aim:
To describe strategies taken to drives nursing-led models of care
Introduction:
Nurses are positioned well to advocate for their patient group. Helping them to make: informed decisions regarding their health, navigate a complex medical system and helping with ethical decisions. Simultaneously, nurses can advocate for the pivotal role of the nurse more broadly to healthcare. The abstract explores activities and strategies that have created a career in diabetes nursing.
Methods:
The following quote, “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country” lays the foundation for change. ‘Country’ was substituted with organisation and community. ADEA was the organisation, the national peak body for diabetes educators; community was people living with diabetes. An accumulative identification of linkages and champions, setting sights on lifelong learning and mentoring, intuitive reflexivity, and embracing leadership roles.
Results:
A strong voice for diabetes nursing on multiple platforms including national steering committees, research and medical advisory committees; e.g., Cochrane, DVA, PBAC and NHPA. Several research projects that have supported improved health outcomes through models of nursing care; reductions in diverse adverse outcomes of between 15-40%. Inclusion of nurse practitioner role within all diabetes project material and consumer fact-sheets in Australia.
Discussion:
Nurses need to seat themselves at the table, they need to embrace the important information that they can bring and their nuanced understanding of health, to inform care.
Conclusions:
As a nurse, one sits in a position of privilege, which can create worthwhile and meaningful change.
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