D025 Essentials of Advanced Nursing Roles and
Interprofessional Practice TASK 2 AWM3: Advocating for Policy
Change to Improve Health Outcomes in the Community
Western Governors University
D025 AWM3
College of Health Professions, Western Governors University D025:
Essentials of Advanced Nursing Roles & Interpersonal Practice
February 12, 2025
,Western Governors University 1|Page
Accessibility Rev iew Completed and Approved for Distribution and Use.
Academic Produc t Management [HC - Based on review completed 10/29/ 24.]
, D025 AWM3
Advanced Professional Nurse as Advocate
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2025) lists Domain 3 as “Population Health”,
and identifies competencies for the advanced professional nurse. One such competency is “3.2 Engage
in effective partnerships” (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2025).This competency guides
the professional nurse to seek out, lead, and manage partnerships with stakeholders in order to
improve the health of the population served. One example of this competency is the advanced
professional nurse, a director of an emergency department, collaborating with mental health
professionals, law enforcement, emergency medical services, and other hospital administrators to lobby
local government for additional funding to provide mental health resources within the community. In
this partnership, the advanced professional nurse would seek out the relevant stakeholders and lead
meetings and collaboration, as well as evaluate progress of successes of the group.
Another competency identified is “3.4 Advance equitable population health policy” (American
Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2025).This competency guides the professional nurse to advocate
and contribute to policy change at all levels, be it within their organization, or within any level of
government. It also guides the advanced professional to assess and evaluate the impacts, risks, and
disparities within the policy. An example of this would be the emergency department director
mentioned above identifying the need for policy change within their community regarding mental
health patient treatment. The director would then join or form a workgroup to develop a new policy
regarding patient placement. The director would contribute to the policy and evaluate how well the
policy addresses the disparities as well as any risk it creates for the mental health populations.
Interprofessional Professionalism Assessment
Western Governors University 2|Page
Accessibility Review Completed and Approved for Distribution and Use. Academic Product Management
[HC - Based on review completed 10/29/24.]
Interprofessional Practice TASK 2 AWM3: Advocating for Policy
Change to Improve Health Outcomes in the Community
Western Governors University
D025 AWM3
College of Health Professions, Western Governors University D025:
Essentials of Advanced Nursing Roles & Interpersonal Practice
February 12, 2025
,Western Governors University 1|Page
Accessibility Rev iew Completed and Approved for Distribution and Use.
Academic Produc t Management [HC - Based on review completed 10/29/ 24.]
, D025 AWM3
Advanced Professional Nurse as Advocate
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2025) lists Domain 3 as “Population Health”,
and identifies competencies for the advanced professional nurse. One such competency is “3.2 Engage
in effective partnerships” (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2025).This competency guides
the professional nurse to seek out, lead, and manage partnerships with stakeholders in order to
improve the health of the population served. One example of this competency is the advanced
professional nurse, a director of an emergency department, collaborating with mental health
professionals, law enforcement, emergency medical services, and other hospital administrators to lobby
local government for additional funding to provide mental health resources within the community. In
this partnership, the advanced professional nurse would seek out the relevant stakeholders and lead
meetings and collaboration, as well as evaluate progress of successes of the group.
Another competency identified is “3.4 Advance equitable population health policy” (American
Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2025).This competency guides the professional nurse to advocate
and contribute to policy change at all levels, be it within their organization, or within any level of
government. It also guides the advanced professional to assess and evaluate the impacts, risks, and
disparities within the policy. An example of this would be the emergency department director
mentioned above identifying the need for policy change within their community regarding mental
health patient treatment. The director would then join or form a workgroup to develop a new policy
regarding patient placement. The director would contribute to the policy and evaluate how well the
policy addresses the disparities as well as any risk it creates for the mental health populations.
Interprofessional Professionalism Assessment
Western Governors University 2|Page
Accessibility Review Completed and Approved for Distribution and Use. Academic Product Management
[HC - Based on review completed 10/29/24.]
