Nurse Impact During the Pandemic

Nurses have served an integral role in delivering healthcare solutions to patients throughout time in American history. Recently, though, the roles of nurses have transformed from simply caring for the sick or injured into becoming advocates for political and institutional change. With new perspectives nurses have been empowered to influence policy change that has the potential to enhance the entire health care industry.Moreover, the introduction of corporate business practices into the healthcare sector has placed increasing emphasis on cost and profitability when addressing patient needs. These business forces have challenged at times the integrity of care provided, for cost of treatment becomes a primary factor in determining at times how the quality of service provided to patients. Given this new approach to treatment, nurse