Why I selected this individual and/or team and how they will support my success in the MSN program and as a practicing nurse:

Notes:

A reflection on the evolutionary nursing journey gives insight into the role of nursing professional organizations in advocating for nurses’ welfare and wellness. Indeed, modern nursing takes into consideration all factors within nurses’ environments that affect their level of service delivery. American Nurses Association is a now new player in the nursing profession. Through its advocacy roles, it has fostered high standards of nursing practice, enhanced nurses’ wellness, and ensured that nurses’ work environment is safe. For these reasons, I have included Ester Martini in my network.

Establishing a connection with a professional organization remains important for all nurses. This necessity stems from the belief in collective responsibility and strength in numbers. As a nurse enthusiast and an upcoming psychiatric nurse, I believe that partnering with or joining a professional organization places me in a better position to voice my patients’ concerns. Through such organizations, I can challenge systemic problems affecting psychiatric care, such as access to psychiatric care and underfunding. Engaging with Ester Martini has given me further insight into the role of professional organizations in improving nurses’ wellness. Through these organizations, nurses have challenged the system that traditionally disfavored nurses and affirmed the role of nurses in healthcare. With increasing cases of mental health illnesses and an overall deterioration in the quality of care accorded to patients with these illnesses, the American Nurses Association and other professional organizations can help improve the quality of psychiatric nursing care. Establishing a connection with ANA will also enable me to showcase my nursing advocacy roles. As a nurse advocate, I will be able to find a platform in which I can raise issues affecting my patients and how the healthcare system can be manipulated to improve the quality of care received by the patients.

NETWORK MEMBER 3

Name: Walden University Library

Title: Research Center

Organization: Walden University

Academic or Professional: Academic