Project Assignment: Trends in Healthcare Policy- Nursing
Instructions
Nurse's Role in Influencing the Legislative Process
In a Microsoft Word document of 2 to 3 pages, you will answer three questions related to your opportunity as a nurse and an advocate. The first two questions relate to influencing a bill that is traveling through the legislative process. The third question refers you to the social determinants of health and asks you to think specifically on your role as a nurse in influencing social determinants of health.
Answer the following questions:
o What parts of the lawmaking process does a nurse have an opportunity to influence the final bill passage?
o List at least two ways that this influence can take place. In your opinion, would one way be preferable over the other?
o Reviewing the social determinants of health, select one to respond to this question:
- What role can nurses play in promoting health status through policy changes directly affecting this social determinant?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.