213 - Understanding YOUR Role in Advocacy Work

While there are several issues impacting ambulatory care nurses, the AAACN Board of Directors (BOD) has charged the newly formed AAACN Advocacy Committee with advancing the issue of reimbursement for ambulatory care services provided by RNs. Not all policy happens in Congress, state legislatures, or federal or state agencies. Nurses also need to be engaged in various institutional and organizational policies that create or lift barriers to RNs’ ability to practice in roles that reflect their full scope of practice. Specific examples of how nurses have influenced local policy are shared in this session to help stimulate ideas for participants to take home and address. Participants also have the opportunity to practice use of RNAction, which is an electronic advocacy tool to write letters to elected officials at the national level.

Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information:

Contact hours available until 4/6/2026.

Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) evaluation. You will be able to print your NCPD certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.

Disclosure of relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies (planners, faculty/speakers, reviewers):

Planning Committee Disclosures:
There are no Planning Committee disclosures to declare.

Speaker Disclosures:
There are no speaker disclosures to declare.

Commercial Support:
No commercial support declared.

Accreditation Statement:
This educational activity is jointly provided by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. (AJJ) and the American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN).

Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

AAACN is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number CEP 5366.

Learning Outcome:
After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to explore advocacy opportunities at the national, state, local, and organizational levels.