NRSE 4600 D3.docx - This weeks readings and lecture offered.

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This week’s readings and lecture offered information related to lobbyists and advocates. Is there a difference between being a lobbyist and an advocate? Lobbyists provide support for policy, as do a... dvocates, so what is the difference? Most nurses consider themselves patient advocates; however a political advocate is somewhat different. In this discussion, differentiate between a lobbyist and an advocate. Be sure to discuss a political advocate rather than a bedside advocate. Topics to include: • Definition of a lobbyist. • Definition of an advocate. • Similarities and differences. • Why are they both important? • How does one of your selected organizations (choose one you used in your week 1 DB - What is the definition of Nursing Excellence - these organizations were discussed in the week 1 PowerPoint) lobby or advocate for health care policy? This week we have learned much about lobbyists and advocates and how they are beneficial within the policy-making of health care. For the discussion this week, I will examine the definition of a lobbyist and an advocate. In doing so, I will compare the two terms and explain the similarities and the differences among each of them. Additionally, I will explain why each of them are important to health care. Using one of the organizations discussed in week one, I will conclude my discussion by explaining how that organization is either an advocate, a lobbyist, or both for health care policy. In the lecture I discovered that a lobbyist is one who tries to influence government decision makers to back their agenda and advocates are those who defend specific entities such as: communities, families, individuals, or even specific issues or systems by speaking or writing in their defense (Ohio University, n.d.). To compare the two, it is important to note that from what I have read, all lobbying is advocacy, but not all advocacy is lobbying. The difference between them is that lobbying involves attempts to influence specific legislation at the local, state, or federal level while advocacy is focused on educating about a specific issue (Carnegie & ...................................................................................continued..................................................................................... [Show More]

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