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NR554The Nurse Leader and Healthcare Policy

Week 3 Assignment

PURPOSE

The purpose of this assignment is to: a) identify and give an overview of one piece of current state healthcare policy legislation that is working its way through the legislative system but has not yet become law, b) provide a concise discussion of the severity of the problem, c) identify and describe the stakeholders and how this legislation will affect them, d) explain the expected outcomes of the legislation, e) what are the barriers encountered and potential unintended consequences, and f) what is your recommendation from a nursing perspective.

DUE DATE

Submit by 11:59 p.m. MT Sunday of the Week 3.

TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE: 175

REQUIREMENTS

Discuss the health problem, the population demographics of those affected, and the number of people affected. Discuss the research evidence that supports this legislation, any consensus on solution sets, and what will happen if the legislation fails to pass? Support your position with data and statistics. All statements must be factual, be sure that you know that what is claimed in the legislation has evidence to support it (if none state as such).Identify who the stakeholders are and why this legislation is important to them. Look for the concrete policy statements rather than the rhetoric about what is stated the legislation will do. Indicate the status of the legislation (just introduced, passed by one house, up for full vote) with a minimum of two examples. State what individual or group brought this issue forward for formulation as legislation. Discuss the specifics of the health outcomes that are promised if the legislation passes. Discuss why the promoters are pushing this legislation; look for ‘hidden’ agendas such as financial gain. Discuss who is opposing the legislation and why; look for ‘hidden’ agendas. For this section students may need to look at local news reports that may discuss those in opposition. Discuss what might go wrong if the legislation is passed; some discussions of this may be found in those in opposition.State your own recommendation related to the legislation and support with facts / evidence. The conclusion is presented with insights from the body of the paper.

Assignment Criteria for the Paper:

1. Include a brief introduction about the purpose of the paper and what the reader is expected to find in the body of the paper (assignment components)

2. Provide an overview of a selected state health problem

3. Discuss the top three indicators of the severity of the health problem based on evidence from literature

4. Provide an overview of policy legislation and stakeholders

5. Discuss two expected evidence based outcomes based on scholarly sources

6. Describe the two problems and two of their unintended consequences

7. Include two recommendations (such as legislative language; focus; health problem improvement)

8. Conclusion based on insights from body of the paper.

9. The body of the scholarly paper is to be 4 to 5 pages in length excluding title and reference pages. (Extra pages will not be read and will not count towards your grade.)

10. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, references, and citations are consistent with formal academic writing and APA format as expressed in the 6th edition

11. Include a minimum of three non-course assigned scholarly resources published within the past 5 years. References may include scholarly websites of organizations or government agencies and must be presented using APA format for electronic media.