title: Legislative advocacy skills for baccalaureate nursing students.
abstract: One of the most effective ways for nurses to demonstrate professionalism is to be involved in public policy, advocating for issues of public interest that contribute to healthcare improvements. Faculty designed a program to provide nursing students an opportunity to develop legislative advocacy skills by serving as legislative interns. The authors describe the process by which the project was implemented.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu 96822, USA. magnusse@hawaii.edu
authors.forename: Lois
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Magnussen
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Itano
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: McGuckin
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006254:Hawaii; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007397:Internship, Nonmedical / Q000458:organization & administration; D007857:Leadership; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011057:Politics; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology