2024 Advocacy Committee Survey
We Strive For More in 2024

AAACN is embarking on a strategic effort to enhance our impact on policy impacting ambulatory care nurses and to better advocate for our profession and specialty.

Please take a few minutes to share your perspectives on your practice environment and your role or engagement in advocacy efforts. The findings from this survey will help the Advocacy Committee and the AAACN Board of Directors better understand how we can support you in these efforts.

The survey should take about 2 minutes. Thank you for your input.

Thank you for taking the time to complete our survey!

The 2024-2025 AAACN Advocacy Committee

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* 1. Which of the following best describes your facility/organization/agency:

For profit entity

Not-for-profit entity

Public Health entity

FQHC/Community Health Center

Rural Health Clinic

Federal entity (i.e. VA, military)

Insurance Company or Accountable Care Organization

Other (please specify)

None of the above

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* 2. Which of the following best describes your practice setting?

Ambulatory Surgery Center

Hospital system-based primary care practice

Hospital system-based specialty clinic or multispecialty practice

Infusion/Dialysis Center

Insurance Company/Managed Care Organization

Private specialty clinic or multispecialty practice

Privately-owned primary care practice

Public health run clinic

VA or Military primary or specialty care practice

Other (please specify)

None of the above

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* 3. Are you involved in a direct patient care role?

Yes

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* 4. Using the scale, rate your organization’s ability to provide effective team-based care.

Ineffective

Somewhat ineffective

Unsure/Unknown

Somewhat effective

Effective

Ineffective

Somewhat ineffective

Unsure/Unknown

Somewhat effective

Effective

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* 5. For the following questions, using a 5-point Likert scale, please rate the following 3 statements:

	Neither Agree nor Disagree	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Somewhat Agree	Somewhat Agree	Strongly Agree
In my current role, I am able to lead team-based care.	In my current role, I am able to lead team-based care. Neither Agree nor Disagree	In my current role, I am able to lead team-based care. Strongly Disagree	In my current role, I am able to lead team-based care. Disagree	In my current role, I am able to lead team-based care. Somewhat Agree	In my current role, I am able to lead team-based care. Somewhat Agree	In my current role, I am able to lead team-based care. Strongly Agree
My current role fully utilizes my skills and abilities and reflects my full scope of practice according to my licensure to practice nursing.	My current role fully utilizes my skills and abilities and reflects my full scope of practice according to my licensure to practice nursing. Neither Agree nor Disagree	My current role fully utilizes my skills and abilities and reflects my full scope of practice according to my licensure to practice nursing. Strongly Disagree	My current role fully utilizes my skills and abilities and reflects my full scope of practice according to my licensure to practice nursing. Disagree	My current role fully utilizes my skills and abilities and reflects my full scope of practice according to my licensure to practice nursing. Somewhat Agree	My current role fully utilizes my skills and abilities and reflects my full scope of practice according to my licensure to practice nursing. Somewhat Agree	My current role fully utilizes my skills and abilities and reflects my full scope of practice according to my licensure to practice nursing. Strongly Agree
My colleagues across the organization understand my skills and capabilities as an RN.	My colleagues across the organization understand my skills and capabilities as an RN. Neither Agree nor Disagree	My colleagues across the organization understand my skills and capabilities as an RN. Strongly Disagree	My colleagues across the organization understand my skills and capabilities as an RN. Disagree	My colleagues across the organization understand my skills and capabilities as an RN. Somewhat Agree	My colleagues across the organization understand my skills and capabilities as an RN. Somewhat Agree	My colleagues across the organization understand my skills and capabilities as an RN. Strongly Agree

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* 6. Using a 5 point scale (1 being little involvement to 5 being heavily involved), rate your level of engagement in the following.

	Little involvement				Heavily involved
I regularly engage in advocacy to support myself and my colleagues within my organization.	I regularly engage in advocacy to support myself and my colleagues within my organization. Little involvement	I regularly engage in advocacy to support myself and my colleagues within my organization.	I regularly engage in advocacy to support myself and my colleagues within my organization.	I regularly engage in advocacy to support myself and my colleagues within my organization.	I regularly engage in advocacy to support myself and my colleagues within my organization. Heavily involved
I understand how to influence policies within my organization.	I understand how to influence policies within my organization. Little involvement	I understand how to influence policies within my organization.	I understand how to influence policies within my organization.	I understand how to influence policies within my organization.	I understand how to influence policies within my organization. Heavily involved
I am able to influence policies within my organization.	I am able to influence policies within my organization. Little involvement	I am able to influence policies within my organization.	I am able to influence policies within my organization.	I am able to influence policies within my organization.	I am able to influence policies within my organization. Heavily involved
I am knowledgeable about policy issues impacting my profession and specialty.	I am knowledgeable about policy issues impacting my profession and specialty. Little involvement	I am knowledgeable about policy issues impacting my profession and specialty.	I am knowledgeable about policy issues impacting my profession and specialty.	I am knowledgeable about policy issues impacting my profession and specialty.	I am knowledgeable about policy issues impacting my profession and specialty. Heavily involved
I understand how I can impact policy at the state or federal level.	I understand how I can impact policy at the state or federal level. Little involvement	I understand how I can impact policy at the state or federal level.	I understand how I can impact policy at the state or federal level.	I understand how I can impact policy at the state or federal level.	I understand how I can impact policy at the state or federal level. Heavily involved

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* 7. Have you interacted with your elected officials on the state level?

Yes

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* 8. What do you see as the top three policy issues AAACN should address?

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* 9. What do you need from AAACN to help you influence policy?

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* 10. If you are interested in getting more involved in AAACN's advocacy efforts, please share your name and email.

Name