PREPARED BY:

FRANCIS.L
2ND YEAR M.SC(N)
CHILD HEALTH NURSE
CSI JACON
LOBBYING
INTRODUCTION
 DEFINITION:
Lobbying is the deliberate attempt to
influence political decisions through
various forms of advocacy directed at
policy makers on behalf of another
person, organization or group.
 LOBBYIST:
1) A lobbyist is an individual who attempts to
influence legislation on behalf of others, such as
professional organizations or industries.

2) Lobbyists are advocates. That means they

represent a particular side of an issue.

3) A person who receives compensation or

reimbursement from another person, group, or
entity to lobby.
 TYPES OF LOBBYING:

–DIRECT.
–GRASSROOTS.
 TYPES OF LOBBYISTS:

THREE TYPES OF LOBBYISTS:

1. THE CONSULTANT LOBBYIST:
• The consultant lobbyist is a person who is gainfully
employed or not and whose occupation is to lobby on
behalf of a client in exchange for money, benefits or other
forms of compensation.

• Consultant lobbyists may work for public relations firms

or be self-employed.

• For example, he or she might be a public relations expert,

a lawyer, an engineer, an architect.
THE ENTERPRISE LOBBYIST:
This is a person who holds a job or has duties in a profit-
making organization, whose duties include, for a
significant part, lobbying on behalf of the firm.

THE ORGANIZATION LOBBYIST:

This is a person who holds a job or has duties in a non-
profit organization. Like the enterprise lobbyist, this
lobbyist is affected by the act if a significant part of his or
her duties is to lobby on behalf of this organization.
 PREPARING FOR LOBBYING CAMPAIGN:

An effective lobbying initiative takes background

work,
• Develop plan of action.
• Consider, rework, revamp, and define the plan in advance
of the trip to the legislator‘s office.
• Be sure one is fully aware of all similar initiatives on the
same topic and the position of those opposing one‘s idea.
• Check with other organization to determine their
positions and if they have information's to help support
one’s position
 PREPARING FOR AN EFFECTIVE LETTER-
WRITING CAMPAIGN:
• Define the goals.
• Develop a plan.
• Assess the knowledge level of the participants.
• Use this information to plan educational sessions
with the goal of improving the political
sophistication of the group.
• Give interested participants information about the
bill in question and how this bill would directly
affect their practice.
• Identify and setup contacts with the key legislators
involved in your issue.
• Set numerical goals for how many letters or
mailing to be generated.
• On large issues, focus groups or polls may be used
to acquire information that can be analyzed and
send to the legislators.
• Get the timings right to begin the campaign.
 USEFUL TIPS-
Do’s:
• Do write legibly or type. Handwritten are perfectly
acceptable so long as they can be read.
• Do use stationary. Indicate that you are a registered nurse.
• Sign your full name and address.
• Do state if you are a constituent. If you campaigned for or
voted for the official, say so.
• Do identify the issue by number and name if possible or
refer to it by the common name.
• Do state your position clearly and state what you would
like your legislator to do.
• Do remember that you are expert in your professional area.
DONT’S:

• Do not begin a letter with ―as a citizen and a taxpayer. Legislators

assume that you are a citizen, and all of us pay taxes.
• Do not threaten or use hostility.
• Do not send carbon copies of your letter to other legislators. Write
each legislator individually.
• Do not send letters to other legislators from other states-they will
refer your letter to your congressional representative.
• Do not write House members while a bill is in the Senate and vice
versa. A bill may be amended many times before it gets from one
house to the other.
• Do not apologize for writing and taking their time. If your letter is
short and presents your opinion on an issue they are glad to have it.
• Do not write post cards, they are tossed.
KEEP ABREAST OF LEGISLATION AND
REGULATION:
LEGISLATION:

• To keep in contact with the legislature, it is important to

identify key committees and subcommittees in the
legislative bodies, and to identify and develop
communication with the members of those committees.
Ways to keep abreast of new information include the
following:
• Volunteer for campaign work and develop contacts with
legislators. Obtain pertinent government documents using
online resources.
• Get the general telephone number for the state
government and the mailing addresses for correspondence.
Regulation:
• Because lobbying activities can significantly affect individuals and
industry, regulation is essential to avoid abuse.
• Lobbyists have created ethics codes, guidelines for professional conduct
and standards.

A limited list includes the following:

• Nurse practice act : rules and regulations

• Medical practice act : rules and regulations
• Pharmacy act : rules and regulations
• Dental practice act : rules and regulations
• Hospital licensing act : rules and regulations
• Ambulatory surgical center licensing act: rules and regulations
• Insurance statute : rules and regulations
• Trauma center statute : rules and regulations
• Department of Health
• Podiatric Act : rules and regulations
 CONCLUSION:

Power and politics are often discussed together

in the nursing literature. Those in power find it
easy to participate in politics, and those who
participate in politics gain power. Both power
and politics serve to achieve goals, and both do
so through the ability to use skills to convince
others to serve the power holder‘s purposes.