APN role as a change agent

Instruction:
-Based on your experiences and readings, analyze the roles, empowerment of patients, and values needed to be an effective nurse advocate and policy player.
-Discuss the APN role as a change agent.
-Provide an example of a time that you have acted as an advocate or a situation that you are familiar with that involved an APN acting as an advocate. (**use any story).
-Additionally, address how the APN role is implemented at an organizations, state, and national level.
-The text discusses the limited evidence base for the credibility of advocacy, in your opinion does it work?
Why or why not? Support your thoughts with evidence.

***Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis, and include peer reviewed journal evidence to support the student’s position.
***Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.