Policy and Political Advocacy: Comparison study of nursing faculty to determine current practices, perceptions and barriers to teaching health policy.
Suzanne Staebler, Jane Campbell, Patsy Cornelius, Amanda Fallin-Bennett, Eileen Fry-Bowers, Ying Mai Kung, David LaFevers, Janice Miller
Highlights
- Descriptive, cross-sectional study to understand policy/advocacy methodology and structure/integration used across nursing education programs.
- Barriers and perceptions to student engagement and student learning outcomes were explored across all levels of nursing education.
- Faculty development barriers policy/advocacy realm were explored.
- Only 35 % of respondents reported experience in policy, with only 21 % reporting current, active involvement.
- Faculty lack of true policy experience hinders student perceptions of the relevance of health policy and advocacy content.
