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\"Justin
Justin Gill (BSN ’13) returned to teach Health Policy and Organization of Healthcare. \/ Marc Studer photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By Douglas Esser
\nJustin Gill, an award-winning nurse who completed a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree at Yale in May, had a number of places where he could consider teaching. He chose the University of Washington Bothell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s part of my education. I really valued what I got out of UW Bothell when I was here,\u201d said Gill, who graduated in 2013 in the RN to BSN program. \u201cI enjoy having the connection back.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now a part-time lecturer in the School of Nursing & Health Studies<\/a>, Gill teaches Health Policy and Organization of Healthcare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Urgent care and advocacy work <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Leading a class one day a week is only part of what Gill does in the field of nursing. Foremost, he works three 12-hour shifts a week as a licensed advanced registered nursing practitioner at urgent care clinics in Mill Creek and Monroe, Washington. He also holds leadership roles with national and state organizations to influence policy and advocate for nurses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An urgent care ARNP sees patients who need immediate care but not an emergency room. Coughs, colds, urinary infections, skin infections and uncomplicated broken bones are typical ailments. An ARNP will diagnose patients, write prescriptions and work with physicians. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gill worked at an urgent care clinic in Gig Harbor, Washington, in 2016-17 while he took the first two years of a hybrid DNP program at Yale. He was part of a cohort of 16 nurses from across the country in the program who took courses online and traveled to Connecticut one weekend a month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a project in his third and final year at Yale, Gill led a campaign for the Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners United of Washington, the professional organization of nurse practitioners. It asked the Washington Legislature to require that insurance companies reimburse nurse practitioners who own their own practice at the same rate as physicians. Currently, insurance companies pay nurse practitioners 10% to 15% less, Gill said, while patient outcomes have been shown to be the same. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gill proposed an advocacy strategy and set up an endorsement process for legislative candidates in the 2019 general election. The parity legislation was introduced and carried over to the 2020 session in Olympia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That field work led to Gill receiving the American Association of Nurse Practitioners 2020 Advocate State Award for Excellence. It will be presented in June at a conference in New Orleans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gill also won a national award in 2014: the American Nurses Association Nurse Advocate Award. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making nurses heard <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nursing is the largest health care profession in the United States yet not necessarily the most influential, Gill said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne of my passions is getting the broader nursing community to be more active,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To that end, Gill is on the board of the American Nurses Association Political Action Committee, which raises congressional campaign funds. He\u2019s the chair of the Legislative \/ Health Policy Council for the Washington State Nurses Association, the main nursing profession organization in the state. He\u2019s also a member of the AUWS legislative council. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of his three roles \u2014 academic, practitioner, policy leader \u2014 which one does he want to do in the future? \u201cAll three, because they all are important,\u201d Gill said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All three are interwoven. His practice informs his leadership. His leadership informs his teaching. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI see patients in my clinical job. I want to have that involvement at the front-line bedside level because it helps me understand what clinical problems are present,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBy having that experience, I can make better decisions about policies that affect nurses,\u201d he continued. \u201cYou\u2019re not just seeing patients, you\u2019re being involved at a higher level. You\u2019re affecting outside forces that impact your patient care.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belonging at Bothell <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Practicing, advocating, teaching: It\u2019s more manageable than it sounds, said Gill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI enjoy what I\u2019m doing. I\u2019m able to still see patients. I\u2019m able to be active politically. And then I can help mentor students in the program with this health policy class so they can feel empowered,\u201d Gill said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUW Bothell feels a little more like home,\u201d he added. \u201cI feel very involved, supported and engaged with the faculty. I\u2019m very proud to be a UW Bothell alum.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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