The nurse is directly involved in the patient’s care. Nurses are the ones who can identify flaws in the healthcare system and advise researchers on future research. Nurses can collect data for research, assist scholars, and be the subject of research (Rasheed et al., 2020). If a nurse agrees to such research or encourages a researcher to investigate a specific issue, they can generally influence changes in policy to enhance medical services for all citizens
By learning new research, patient approaches, and stress management techniques, nurses can also help to improve health care. An individual’s health care policy can be influenced if the nurse continually improves their approach to the patient. Furthermore, nurses should reach out to higher management to improve care, and possibly even to the government to raise concerns and demonstrate themselves as knowledgeable citizens of their country (Iriarte‐Roteta et al., 2020). Nurses do not have to be focused entirely on their duties, but they should be enthusiastic about making their jobs easier and improving patient care. After all, nurses are more likely than other employees to be around patients, to be aware of their opinions, and to learn about any problems that patients may have with their care.
The best thing a nurse can do is collaborate with their preceptor or someone with a little more experience. As a nurse, I’d be able to learn from my more experienced coworkers. That does not imply that I would not be paired with a partner at my level and with the same outlook on the job as I (Rasheed et al., 2020). We could grow together, learn new approaches, and discuss how medical policy could be improved.
To be prepared for an epidemic or pandemic, we must invest not only in developing vaccines, specialized equipment, and protective measures, but also in educating the general public about disease prevention. It might also be beneficial to refresh medical professionals’ memories (Rasheed et al., 2020). Such initiatives can also aid research aimed at identifying the causes of the high prevalence of infectious diseases and, in turn, developing solutions to prevent illness. Some financial initiatives also aim to prevent disease by increasing screening frequency or early detection to enable effective treatment.
References
Iriarte‐Roteta, A., Lopez‐Dicastillo, O., Mujika, A., Ruiz‐Zaldibar, C., Hernantes, N., Bermejo, E., & Pumar‐Méndez, M. J. (2020). Nurses’ role in health promotion and prevention: A critical interpretive synthesis. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 29(21-22), 3937-3949.
Rasheed, S. P., Younas, A., & Mehdi, F. (2020). Challenges, extent of involvement, and the impact of nurses’ involvement in politics and policy making in last two decades: An integrative review. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 52(4), 446-455.