11/27/2024

Advocacy Committee Spotlight

Advocacy Committee Chair, Patricia Grimes

IHCNO’s Advocacy Committee is currently comprised of five IHCNO members from the USA. Our purpose is to promote the specialty and professional image of home-based nursing. Advocate (the noun): one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal, one who supports or promotes the interests of a cause or group, and/or one who pleads the cause of another. Advocacy is the cornerstone of home-based nursing. We advocate for those we serve every day.

In 2025 - ‘26 we will focus on recruiting committee members from all continents, disseminating and promoting the professional image of home-based nursing, and empowering home-based nurses to strengthen their voices as they advocate for excellent home-based nursing care.

The Advocacy Committee is collaborating with IHCNO committees to provide web-based programming addressing international home-based nursing practice standards, increasing the visibility of home-based nursing, and highlighting the contributions of home-based nurses.

Stay tuned to IHCNO communications and website for more information. Your voice matters and we are interested in your ideas. Be a part of the IHCNO Advocacy Committee! For more information, please, email me at g95peteyb@gmail.com

Patricia Grimes, MSN, RN
IHCNO Advocacy Committee Chair