Introduction

In my role as a policy advocate, I was able to see how the new administration has affected the policy process. One thing that has become clear is that there are many tools available to help you navigate this rapidly changing landscape. Here are some of them:

Policy process

The policy process is a cycle. It’s not linear, and it’s iterative. It also requires collaboration, which means that you need to build relationships with others in your field who may have different views than yours or even be on opposing sides of an issue.

It can be messy—it often involves discussions that get heated and disagreements among people with opposing viewpoints (and sometimes even those who agree). This makes it seem like something that would make for great drama on TV but in reality, most of us are pretty good at working through these situations until we reach some kind of resolution.

The political nature of politics applies here too: there’s no guarantee that any one person will win out over another; everyone has their own agenda and agenda items they want addressed by policymakers (or lack thereof). And as long as everyone involved understands this dynamic from the start, then everything should go well enough!

Policy change

It is important to note that policy change is not a linear process. There are many factors that influence the success of your work and the outcome of your efforts. While there are many different ways to measure success in this area, I have found that there is no one right way. The best way is to assess the overall impact on patients, providers, and society as a whole by looking at what you have accomplished over time through collaboration with other stakeholders (e.g., hospitals) or by looking at outcomes from clinical studies conducted by researchers who may or may not be involved in creating new standards/guidelines/protocols for healthcare professionals who provide care for patients suffering from chronic disease management conditions such as diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2).

Power analysis

Power is defined as the ability to influence others.

Power can be used in the policy process to get what you want, or it can be used to make other people do what you want them to do.

The most powerful thing about power is that it gives us an unfair advantage over others; this gives us an unfair advantage over others who don’t have this knowledge or skill set.

When we use our power on behalf of our client, they will be able to benefit from it and hopefully return some kind of good feeling back into your life again!

Creating a policy brief

A policy brief is a written document that outlines the key points of an issue, and gives recommendations for how policy makers can address it. Policy briefs are usually created by experts with experience in the field, but if you’re interested in writing one yourself, here are some tips:

Focus on your audience—the people who will be affected by this issue. Who do they talk to? What does their daily lives look like? What do they care about? Why should we listen to them?

Don’t just write down what you think should happen; instead, find out why things are happening (why did this happen?) and what effects those things have had on other people (how did others get hurt?). This will help make sure that your ideas aren’t just arbitrary solutions based off of personal preferences or biases—instead they’ll reflect how real problems affect real people’s lives

Reflection

What are the takeaways as you move forward as a DNP, in your role as a policy advocate? What resonates with you and how will you use it?

Are there any ideas for future research that would help us better understand the issues surrounding community college funding?

The key takeaways of this week are that the policy arena is changing rapidly, and that there are many tools out there to help you navigate!

The key takeaways of this week are that the policy arena is changing rapidly, and that there are many tools out there to help you navigate!

You’ll have plenty of opportunities to use your knowledge, skills and experience in other ways as well. In fact, we’ve got several new resources for you to check out here at DNP4U (www.dnp4u.org). There’s an online course called “The Modern Statecraft” which gives a practical overview of how statesmanship functions today; another one called “Statecraft 101” will help you get started with some basic concepts related specifically to statecraft; and finally there’s an interactive map showing all the different types of statecraft around the world – this one was developed by our friend Dr Elizabeth Millard from Harvard University who has been studying them for years now!

Conclusion

If you’re looking for a new career direction, then becoming a DNP is a great start. In this post, we covered some key takeaways from our DNP course and gave you ideas on how to use them in your work as an advocate.