The RN and APRN have many different options to help in policy-making. Nurses make up the largest Healthcare profession worldwide. As a large group, they can make changes that will better the health of the patients. According to Carlson (2012), nurses play two roles in direct patient care and advocacy. The first opportunity available to nurses to get involved in policy-making is to comment on current government regulations online or through letters. The second opportunity for nurses to participate in policy-making is by educating those that are in politics on an issue in healthcare. According to Schaeffer and Haebler (2019), nurses can educate new and returning legislators on the scope of our work and the challenges that they face every day. Explain some of the challenges that these opportunities may present and describe how you might overcome these challenges There are some challenges that these opportunities may present. The challenge of commenting on regulation is that you may not be fully educated on the regulation. The way to overcome this challenge is to educate yourself through evidence-based research. Continuing education can help nurses stay up to date on skills and knowledge of topics (Lewinski and Simmons, 2018). The other challenge of educating lawmakers is that they often do not know healthcare and health policy. Most lawmakers do not fully understand the profession of nursing and appreciate being educated by nurses (Schaeffer and Haebler, 2019). One way to overcome this challenge is to make an appointment with your representatives and discuss issues in nursing.