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DISCUSSION POST # 1 Danielle

When the public thinks of nurses, they generally think of genuine people who love caring for others. What people do not think of is how dangerous the nursing profession can be. A recent survey showed that 21 percent of nurses have reported being tangibly assaulted within twelve months, and 50 percent verbally abused (Nurses Are Suffering More Violence in the Workplace, 2020). These numbers are inconceivable. The American Nurses Association (ANA) and National Nurses United (NNU), the biggest union and professional association of nurses in American history, have noticed and are taking action.

The ANA and NNU have both been busy working on workplace violence in healthcare through advocacy, policy, and resources (Violence, Incivility, and Bullying, n.d.). There have been press conferences, social media campaigns such as #endnurseabuse, lobbying with the legislature, and resources created to change the culture and keep nurses safe.

Recently, at the end of 2019, the House of Representatives passed the workplace violence prevention for health care and social service workers act, which will require employers to have a plan in place to prevent violence in the hospitals, nursing homes, urgent cares, health clinics, group homes, and psychiatric treatment facilities to name a few (H.r.1309 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, 2019). This policy has been sent to the Senate for approval. It has currently been referred to the committee on health, education, labor, and pensions. Both the ANA and NNU both endorse this policy and are actively advocating for its passing in the Senate.

DISCUSSION POST # 2 Minu

An initiative is the beginning of anything that will benefit patients or ensure their safety. During the covid-19 epidemic, nursing leaders at my institute developed a policy effort on family visits. With the assistance of the nursing organization, nurses are always taking the lead in policy implementation and engagement. The visitation policy incorporates some ethical reasoning to safeguard both patients and hospital employees. Hospital staffs encompass everyone who works in a hospital, including doctors, nurses, pharmacy staff, lab units, and management groups. During a pandemic, it is necessary to protect hospital workers and patients from the general public to reduce and avoid disease cross-contamination. Implementing a visiting strategy during the covid-19 epidemic was difficult and would not have been achieved without the initiative of a nurse leader. Nurses must participate in hospital policy development and implementation (Valley et al., 2020). The policy-making process refers to the actions performed by the institute or organization, decisions that are designed to solve problems, such as minimizing covid-19 virus exposure and protecting hospital workers and patients. A policy agenda is crucial because, as we all know, there must first be a problem before a policy can be created. The issue at hand in this discussion is how to keep hospital staff and patients from the general public who are patients' visitors from becoming infected with COVID-19. Good cooperation is essential in agenda development because it keeps all members of the groups up to speed on policy and ensures that hospital personnel (physician, nurses, management, pharmacy, lab, and other hospital employees) and stakeholders are kept up to date on the policy (Weiner et al., 2021).