Engaging Leadership Competencies Through Population Health Policy Advocacy: A Review of the Evidence

The purpose of this article is to identify the gaps in prelicensure nursing curriculum regarding the teaching and learning of policy advocacy and the necessary nursing leadership competencies that are significant in addressing social determinants of health at an upstream, policy level and to discuss how current prelicensure nursing curricula integrates and applies concepts of population health, policy advocacy, and nursing leadership competencies. The authors performed a conceptual review of the literature, analyzing the current, evidence-based scholarship on the topic in an effort to categorize and describe relevant concepts and outline a relationship between them, by combining the concept terms nursing leadership, policy advocacy, population health policy, nursing education, and social determinants of health. The conceptual review identified gaps in nursing education regarding the preparation of nursing graduates for leadership engagement at the policy level, which presents opportunities for future research and exploration. This article shares the thematic gaps, major findings, and recommendations that resulted. Continued effort should be invested into the development of more robust discussions and curriculum related to population health advocacy and the impact on population health in baccalaureate nursing educational programming.

After Dr. Manthey Left Town: What Happened When a Busy Mom Was Inspired to Host Her First Nursing Salon

A busy nurse-mom describes her experience of being inspired to host her first nursing salon after attending a “mass” nursing salon by Dr. Marie Manthey at the Texas Nurses Association House of Delegates.

Transforming Care at the Bedside

The purpose of this article is to share authors' experiences associated with the Transforming Care at the Bedside initiative, a national program funded by the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation with direction and technical assistance provided by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. The article discusses the innovation process and the change cycles, impact of various innovations, and lessons learned.