Policy Advocacy and Nursing Organizations: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Policy advocacy is a fundamental component of nursing's social mandate. While it has become a core function of nursing organizations across the globe, the discourse around advocacy has focused largely on the responsibilities and accountabilities of individual nurses, with little attention to the policy advocacy work undertaken by nursing organizations. To strengthen this critical function, an understanding of the extant literature is needed to identify areas that require further research. We conducted a scoping review to examine the nature, extent, and range of scholarly work focused on nursing organizations and policy advocacy. A systematic search of six databases produced 4,731 papers and 68 were included for analysis and synthesis. Findings suggest that the literature has been increasin

SUBMITTER: Chiu P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8600587 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature