How can you be influential in advocating on behalf of a profession and in serving as an activist for policy?ption

Professional nursing associations are critical to the formation, continuation, and termination of health care policy. In addition, interprofessional groups within practices examine implementation of policy and take into account the efficacy of policies and practices. Consider your collaboration with either a professional association or an interprofessional group in your practice. How can you be influential in advocating on behalf of a profession and in serving as an activist for policy?ption 2: Consider the viewpoints of a local nursing association working on drafting health care policy legislation.What is the main issue being considered?How successful has the group been up to this point?What gaps and barriers exist?Note Initial Post:A 3-paragraph (at least 250350 words) response. Be sure to use