Policy Organization and Financing Healthcare – WK RESP 2

Policy Organization and Financing Healthcare – WK RESP 2

Some of the barriers to nurse’s participation in the development of health care policy include lack of education, fear of retribution, and time. While nurses are healthcare professionals that are well educated in their profession there may be a lack of knowledge in understanding policy at the state or national level.

Unfortunately, the Nursing policies are often written by individuals that have little knowledge in the healthcare field. Nurses being able to have a voice in the policies that affect their work environment will be ideal not only to their careers, but the patient care provided. For example,  the nurse to patient ratio should be a policy that should be written by and voiced by nurses while they have the experience of what it is to work with 6 individuals with unique patient care plans.

The barriers of lack of knowledge, fear of retribution and time hinder allowing a safe environment for nurses to work in. I believe that nurses should be encouraged to participate despite these barriers, Because, who better than nurses, know what is to work in the field?