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04/28/2023
Summary of Teaching Policy Change in Nursing Education
Summary of Teaching Policy Change in Nursing Education
By Stacy Arriola DNP, RN, CNE, ACHNE Policy Committee Member
On March 13th, 2023, the ACHNE Policy Committee hosted a live continuing education webinar featuring ACHNE members Stacy Arriola, DNP, RN, CNE and Heide Cygan, DNP, RN, PHNA-BC.
Dr. Heide Cygan is the president-elect of ACHNE. She is an Associate Professor at the Rush University College of Nursing, in the Department of Community, Systems and Mental Health where she teaches public health nursing to graduate and doctoral students. She is the Co-Program Director of the Advanced Public Health Nursing and Transformative Leadership: Population Health DNP programs. She is a student health and wellness expert, with a focus on policy development, implementation and evaluation and the role of the school nurse. Dr. Cygan is committed to improving population health and life outcomes through innovative academic-practice partnerships.
Dr. Stacy Arriola is a member of ACHNE. She is a Visiting Clinical Instructor at the University of Illinois Chicago College of Nursing, in the Department of Population Health Nursing Science. She teaches in the pre-licensure undergraduate nursing program and focuses on shaping the next generation of nurses to be nurse leaders and change agents, and to improve the health and well-being of individuals, families, communities, and populations they serve.
The purpose of this presentation was to describe the need for nurses to be active in policy, discuss the application of Kingdon’s Policy Model, illustrate how to teach a policy brief in nursing education, and discuss how these health policy activities meet the AACN Essentials in entry and graduate levels of nursing education. Additionally, tips for success and resources were provided to help nurse educators get started with teaching policy in nursing courses.
If you did not have the chance to attend live, the recording available for all ACHNE members on the Members Only Video site without continuing education credit or expiration date.
