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Political Skill Series

Montana Nurses Association brings you different experts each month to explore and develop your political skill. 
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Monthly sessions to develop your professional growth
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Montana Nurses Association is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Virginia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation

To earn contact hours, learners must watch the entire webinar and submit an evaluation and digital certificate claim form after the session. 

What's Your Political Skill? Part 1: Even though “political” often carries an emotionally charged connotation, either negative or positive, the premise of political skill is to develop our ability to be influential in all arenas that nurses can have influence including work, community involvement, social groups as well as political engagement.  Join Kiera Pattison, MHA, BSN, RN, NE-BC to explore political skill and how you can use it to be influential with patient and colleague interactions.

Total Contact Hour(s): 1
Expires 12/31/2025

What's Your Political Skill in Advocacy? Part 2: Nurses are advocates in a variety of roles personally and professionally. Join Amanda Frickle, MA to explore how to use political skill in advocacy.


Total Contact Hour(s): .75
Expires 12/31/2025


Legislative Primer- Understanding the Legislative Process- Part 3: Understanding how the legislative process works is key to understanding a system that is often foreign to nurses.  This session will explore the basics of how the legislative process works and how a bill becomes a law.

Total Contact Hour(s): .5
Expires 12/31/2025

Using Political Skill on Capitol Hill- Pearls to Engage Panel Discussion - Part 4: This session provides a candid panel discussion with nurses and experts sharing how you can use political skill to engage and influence the legislative process.


Total Contact Hour(s): 1
Expires 12/31/2025