Nicole W. Carter, Janie A. Brown, Christopher Helms
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Nurse practitioners (NPs) play an essential role in shaping evidence-informed, patient-centered health policy, yet advocacy remains an underdeveloped aspect of their practice. Advocacy is central to NP leadership, combining research, policy engagement, and strategic communication. This article presents 7 evidence-based advocacy strategies with international applicability: staying informed about policy opportunities, strategically using research, effectively organizing contributions, writing impactful consultation responses, building professional networks, strengthening alliances, and engaging in governance structures. Recent health care reforms demonstrate successful policy window recognition through strategic preparation. Although grounded in the Australian experience, these strategies offer transferable principles for NPs globally facing similar barriers to advanced practice integration.
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