The Center for American Nurses launched its online journal for workforce advocacy this year. See www.centerforamericannurses.org.
The journal is the first national journal dedicated to addressing nurse workforce advocacy issues and strategies.
Why is this important? Healthcare is highly regulated and nurses are the largest group of healthcare professionals. Addressing workforce advocacy strategies and issues is important because nurses regardless of whether working in a union, non-union, shared governance environment, or under an employment contract with a nursing employer should be equipped with the tools for self-advocacy and to effectively "represent and advocate for themselves." How do you do this? By becoming informed and versed on workforce advocacy you are in a better position to handle workplace issues, protect your nursing license, and manage your nursing career.
There is a tie-in between workforce advocacy and legal issues in nursing therefore the Center is taking the lead as the first nursing national professional association to develop comprehensive legal products, services, and tools for nurses.
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