Episode 105: U.S. Representative Donna Shalala on How Nurses Advocate for Peers and Patients

<p>ONS Chief Executive Officer Brenda Nevidjon, MSN, RN, FAAN, and members of the ONS Board of Directors from across the United States share a conversation with U.S. Representative Donna E. Shalala (D-FL) on Shalala’s role in the Institute of Medicine’s historic <em>Future of Nursing</em> report, how the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic influenced global perspectives on nurses, and ways that nurses can advocate for improved healthcare policy reform.</p> <p>Music Credit:<span data-contrast="none"> </span><a href= "http://www.incompetech.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><span data-contrast="none">"Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod</span></a><span data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 </span></p> <p><strong>Episode Notes</strong></p> <p>Check out these resources from today’s episode:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://shalala.house.gov/">U.S. Representative Donna E. Shalala (D-FL)</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.nap.edu/catalog/12956/the-future-of-nursing-leading-change-advancing-health"> <em>The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health</em></a> report</li> <li><a href= "https://www.ons.org/podcasts/episode-55-youth-vaping-epidemic">Episode 55: The Youth Vaping Epidemic</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.ons.org/acq-search?search=advocacy&source=Podcasts"> Other <em>Oncology Nursing Podcast</em> episodes on advocacy</a></li> <li><a href= "https://voice.ons.org/advocacy/federal-agencies-collaborate-nurse-proposes-healthcare-bill-nci-shifts-research-to-covid"> Advocacy articles on <em>ONS Voice</em></a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.ons.org/make-difference/ons-center-advocacy-and-health-policy?ref=RO"> ONS Center for Advocacy and Health Policy</a></li> </ul>