{"id":195178,"date":"2023-10-31T10:34:41","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T16:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/nursing\/?p=195178"},"modified":"2026-08-06T19:01:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T01:01:29","slug":"finding-their-voice-class-empowers-next-gen-nurses-to-advocate-for-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/nursing\/2023\/10\/31\/finding-their-voice-class-empowers-next-gen-nurses-to-advocate-for-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding their voice: Class empowers next-gen nurses to advocate for change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What kind of impact could we make if we all spoke up for positive change we believe in? What if, instead of complaining about issues, we leveraged our influence to make a difference?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adjunct professor Corey Surber is helping senior nursing students consider just that in their \u201cPolicy, Power, and Voice\u201d class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Surber is the Director of Advocacy for Trinity Health (the parent health system for Saint Alphonsus) and she\u2019s been an adjunct in the College of Health Sciences for about 15 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis class is important to the curriculum because it grounds nurses in the importance of paying attention to the world around them, and how public policy affects their work and their patients,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft wp-image-195169\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/10\/Group-at-the-Capitol.jpg\" alt=\"A group of nursing students pose for a picture together inside the Idaho State Capitol.\" class=\"wp-image-195169\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">When the Idaho Legislature is in session in the spring, Surber encourages her classes \u2013 such as the students pictured here \u2013 to attend Nurses Day at the Capitol.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the class isn\u2019t just about state and federal public policy, although that is Surber\u2019s wheelhouse. She also covers areas like HIPAA privacy regulations, unconscious biases, tribalism, civil discourse, and how nurses can navigate patient interactions amidst it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps most importantly, Surber emphasizes \u201cnurses\u2019 ability to use their voice.\u201d The class helps students recognize their strengths and how they can use them to build relationships and influence change. And Surber doesn\u2019t just mean in policy spheres, but within their own employment organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She hopes to see them empowered \u201cto make change where they think it&#8217;s needed rather than just gossiping about it in the break room or being frustrated about it,\u201d she said. \u201cIf you&#8217;re not getting involved in using your voice, then you kind of lose your right to sit and gripe about it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was surprised by how much this class helped prepare me to be an advocate for change,\u201d said senior Brittany Braislin. She took the class last semester and is now Surber\u2019s teaching assistant. \u201cWhether you are attempting to change something at a systems level, or governmental level, it was shown to me how important it is to have data available as well as strength in numbers,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bridging-policy-making-and-the-classroom\">Bridging policy-making and the classroom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In her full-time position, Surber covers government relations in Idaho and Oregon at the federal, state and local level. Her role as an instructor bridges the gap between the policy-making front lines and the classroom, helping students better understand the policy process, their potential role in it and just how much lawmakers want to hear from nurses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright wp-image-195181\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/10\/IMG_1406-web-opt.jpg\" alt=\"A full lecture hall of students listens to two guest speakers at the front of the room.\" class=\"wp-image-195181\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Brooke Green and Senate President Pro Tem Chuck Winder spoke to Surber&#8217;s class in October.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She capitalizes on her professional network, bringing in guest speakers from Idaho\u2019s legislative branch. \u201cIt makes it possible to get speakers in front of them that they normally wouldn&#8217;t see, as a nursing student,\u201d Surber said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This semester, students heard firsthand from both major political parties, and both arms of Idaho\u2019s state legislature, when Rep. Brooke Green and Senate President Pro Tem Chuck Winder visited class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Surber also teaches students about how easy it is to stay aware of political happenings, informing students of resources and associations that can provide them with relevant policy updates, and how to get involved as a citizen advocate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere&#8217;s a lot of perception that if you&#8217;re out there trying to influence policy, that you&#8217;re a lobbyist. But there&#8217;s a big distinction,\u201d she said. \u201cIf you&#8217;re a lobbyist, you&#8217;re paid to represent a position. If you&#8217;re a citizen advocate, you&#8217;re representing yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-day-at-the-capitol\">A day at the Capitol<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Surber teaches the class in spring semesters, she gives students the opportunity to participate in the American Nurses Association\u2019s Nurses Day at the Idaho Capitol Building. Students receive a tour of the building, sit in on committee meetings and visit with legislators. They also network with nurse leaders and managers from local hospital systems, as well as leaders from Idaho\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/idahonurses.nursingnetwork.com\/\">branch of the American Nurses Association<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft wp-image-195167\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/10\/me-at-the-capitol.jpeg\" alt=\"Brittany Braislin stands behind a desk at the Idaho State Capitol.\" class=\"wp-image-195167\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Brittany Braislin attended Nurses Day earlier in 2023 and said it was &#8220;a powerful day to be a part of.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, a group of nurses and students also spoke with Lieutenant Governor Scott Bedke. \u201cIt was huge for them,\u201d Surber recalled. \u201cHe basically said, \u2018We want to hear from nurses; what questions do you have for us?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Braislin, Surber\u2019s teaching assistant this semester, took the class in spring 2023 and attended the event. She didn\u2019t expect to speak at all, but at the encouragement of Surber and other nurses around her, she did. She shared her take on the issue of nurses\u2019 pay and staff shortages from her experiences in clinical rotations, which was most welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNurses Day at the Capitol was a very powerful day to be a part of,\u201d she said. \u201cAfter the meeting ended, I was commended for speaking up and using my own experience to talk about something that I knew was affecting healthcare and the nursing field.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHonestly, I have never felt so empowered like that by a group of strangers,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was truly an incredible feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a class=\"c-btn c-btn--sm c-btn--border\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/nursing\/2023\/10\/31\/student-empowered-by-nurses-day-at-the-capitol\/\">Read more about her experience<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-guest-lecturer-brings-essential-de-escalation-education\">Guest lecturer brings essential de-escalation education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately, not all advocacy falls in positive contexts. It would be irresponsible to educate nurses and not acknowledge the rising <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC9536186\/\">violence in their workplace<\/a>. Here Surber relies on the expertise of Tyler Kerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kerns is a licensed professional counselor and a Violence Prevention and Education Consultant with Saint Alphonsus. He\u2019s been visiting Surber\u2019s class for the last five years educating students on de-escalation strategies, ways to keep themselves safe and advocate for themselves in the workplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re having frank conversations about less pleasant aspects of patient care,\u201d Kerns said. \u201cI always tell them \u2018Violence is something that happens in healthcare, but it\u2019s not a part of healthcare.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kerns structures his class as a casual conversation instead of a lecture or presentation. He teaches practical therapeutic conversational strategies, empowering students with both the ability to identify early signs of an individual escalating and the tools to calm them down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately, many student nurses have encountered this kind of behavior in clinicals by the time he talks with them in their final semester. Yet Kerns said many students get very engaged in the class; they offer examples from their own experiences and discuss together potential ways to apply de-escalation tactics. He is encouraged by the fortitude of new nurses he meets across the valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve really been impressed by the empowerment and the ability of new nurses to speak up and say \u2018That\u2019s not okay,\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lasting-impact-of-the-class\">Lasting impact of the class<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both Kerns and Surber have noticed the lasting effect this class has on nursing students. Surber frequently reads course evaluations from students who began the semester questioning its point, but who end up viewing the class as valuable to their education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor some of them, it lit a fire under them because there was an issue that they really cared about,\u201d Surber said. \u201cIt&#8217;s really rewarding to cross paths with them later and see them out there doing great things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kerns agrees. When he encounters Boise State alumni hired by Saint Alphonsus, he said they\u2019re often confident and enthusiastic, recalling his workshop with gratitude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[Boise State\u2019s] program is excellent, not just by metrics within academics, but seeing the caliber of nurses they\u2019re able to turn out,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAfter completing this class, and then coming back to be a Teaching Assistant for it, I have learned even more about the connections nurses have with the larger picture,\u201d Braislin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis class helped me navigate health policy and its nuances, how to be involved in, or start working towards, organizational changes, and how to have a voice for change.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>Brittany Braislin<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI challenge future nursing students who take this class to not dwell on some of the political aspects of this class, but more so on the connections and ideas these assignments and guest speakers have on real-life issues and how you can model those behaviors and ideas,\u201d Braislin said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What kind of impact could we make if we all spoke up for positive change&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3526,"featured_media":195179,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[391,361],"tags":[4063,4122,4091,4089,4098],"class_list":["post-195178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-son-bachelor","category-son","tag-bsn","tag-curriculum","tag-faculty","tag-nursing-education","tag-pre-license"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.2 (Yoast SEO v28.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Finding their voice: Class empowers next-gen nurses to advocate for change - School of Nursing<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/nursing\/2023\/10\/31\/finding-their-voice-class-empowers-next-gen-nurses-to-advocate-for-change\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Finding their voice: Class empowers next-gen nurses to advocate for change\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What kind of impact could we make if we all spoke up for positive change we believe in? 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