Episode 229: How Advocacy Can Shape Your Nursing Career

<p>“Oftentimes, local policy changes are the ones that are going to influence your day-to-day practice most directly—and are the ones where your voice has the most power because you’re closer to the decision makers. There are so many ways for nurses to become involved in advocacy, and it can be simple things just like voting or being knowledgeable on the issues,” Erica Fischer-Cartlidge, DNP, RN, AOCNS®, EBP-C, chief clinical officer at ONS, told Lenise Taylor, MN, RN, AOCNS®, BMTCN®, oncology clinical specialist at ONS. Fischer-Cartlidge explained how she discovered advocacy and encouraged oncology nurses to get involved at multiple levels and speak out for their colleagues and patients. You can earn free NCPD contact hours after listening to this episode by completing the evaluation linked below.</p> <p>Music Credit: “<a href="http://www.incompetech.com/">Fireflies and Stardust</a>” by Kevin MacLeod</p> <p>Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0</p> <p>Earn 0.25 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at myoutcomes.ons.org by October 14, 2024. The planners and faculty for this episode have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. ONS is accredited as a provider of NCPD by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.</p> <p><strong>Episode Notes</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://courses.ons.org/diweb/gateway/init/1/f/catalog*2Fitem*2Feid*2FP470"> Complete this evaluation for free NCPD</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://ons1.realmagnet.land/ONSHealthPolicy">Get updates on the issues affecting oncology nurses</a>.</li> <li><a href= "https://www.ons.org/make-difference/ons-center-advocacy-and-health-policy"> ONS Center for Advocacy and Health Policy</a></li> <li><a href="https://voice.ons.org/author/alec-stone">Read more from Alec Stone, MA, MPA, ONS Government Affairs Director</a>.</li> <li>ONS course: <a href= "https://www.ons.org/courses/advocacy-10