Promotion and Disease Prevention

 Promotion and Disease Prevention

 

ANA is a professional organization of nurses that brings together professionals in the nursing field and acts as a platform where nurses can voice their concerns on the issues related to their profession. The organization offers a position statement on different significant issues that impact the nursing practice and the well-being of patients . The primary purpose of voicing their concerns is to ensure that the nurses maintain high standards of care while serving patients and ascertaining that the healthcare setting provides an adequate environment where nurses can perform their roles effectively (American Nursing Association, n. d.). The significant areas where nurses have issued a position is the issue of social causes and healthcare, specifically promotion and disease prevention. This essay examines the position of ANA on the issue of social causes and healthcare, specifically the promotion of health and disease prevention. It compares the position of ANA on the issue and that of WHO and investigates how the association’s position on the issue impacts QSEN competencies, the nursing profession, public health, and leadership models used in the healthcare setting.