Benchmark - Creating Change Through Advocacy

Creating Change Through Advocacy Name Institution Course Code and Title Instructor Date Creating Change Through Advocacy Problem Sgroi (2023) indicates that the nurse shortage in Texas is a growing concern. The Texas Nursing Association indicates that there is a quick shortfall of nurses where thirty thousand nurses are needed. The worrying trend is that if no action is taken, the nurses' shortfall numbers will double in ten years to come. The Texas population, as well as the healthcare provision fraternity, is affected by the nurse shortage. The Texas population is affected by the decline in the quality of healthcare services, while the healthcare provision fraternity experiences an overload of work. If the nurse shortage continues, Texas will experience a decline in public health. Idea for Addressing Solution Addressing the nurse shortage in Texas is crucial towards establishing quality healthcare provision. Ensuring that foundational steps through increasing the number of nurse schools in Texas and encouraging the population to take nursing courses will help in addressing the shortage. More so, instituting legislation that captures improved working conditions for nurses will help in attracting nurses to the Texas healthcare system. Research the Issue Evidence 1: Boamah et al. (2021) indicate that investing in nursing schools helps guarantee more enrollment and graduation from nursing schools. Evidence 2: Roth et al. (2022) indicate that listening to nurses' issues and addressing them will help in retaining nurses, thus addressing the nursing shortage. Evidence 3: Llop-Gironés et al. (2021) illustrate that improving the working conditions of nurses helps ensure that more nurses join the profession and that the already working nurses are retained. Stakeholder Support Stakeholder(s) Supporting 1 The Texas government and the U.S. federal government would greatly support the idea of education and working conditions in solving the nurse shortage since they help optimize service delivery to the public. Stakeholder(s) Supporting 2 Nurses will support the idea of improved working conditions since it will help motivate them to offer quality nursing services. Stakeholder Oppo...