NUR508 2019 January Week 2 Assignment Latest Question # 00599195 Course Code : NUR508 Subject: Health Care Due on: 03/08/2019 Posted On: 03/08/2019 08:32 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.6/5

NUR508 Ethics,
Policy and Finance in Health Care System

Week 2 Assignment

Benchmark Assignment – Nursing Leadership Health Policy
Paper

The IOM Future of Nursing report calls for an increase in
leadership from nurses at all levels. One way nurses demonstrate their role as
a leader, is through public policy change.
A leader does not always carry an official title or position, but
demonstrates leadership through the work and the stance the leader takes to
make a change for the good of others. Nurses have been noted by the Gallop poll
year after year as the most trusted professionals.

This assignment requires thought about a public policy that
is needed or needs to be changed that relates to nursing, health care, or the
public. Policy changes can occur by
working with members of your legislature, and state or national nurses
associations, to introduce a new bill and/or change to a current law in your
state or federal government.

Examples of public policy includes any component of the
current legislation governing health care, Medicare Part D, Medicaid, nursing
regulation, medication technicians, etc.

In 750-1,000 words, propose a health policy change (that is
currently a bill, a law, or may not exist at all) at the state or federal level
that you believe needs to change and why.

The policy must not be a clinical care policy for individual
care. The policy involved may include public or community health, legislative
or regulatory, professional organization (nursing-oriented), advanced nursing
practice, health plan, or hospital plan.

Include a specific section for the exact wording for the
bill or change in wording of the law.

Include the plan for the implementation of your policy
development, to lobbying for passage, to next steps after passage.

Discuss who would be the champion for the bill/law change
from your state advocates (legislators, federal legislators, local or national
state nursing organizations). Are these individuals also influential in making
changes occur? Did you vote for the individual in office that you want to help
you make this change?

Resources:

Review different pieces of legislation for ideas on wording.

Visit your state’s legislative governmental affairs website
site to understand the process your policy change could take if you wanted to introduce
to into legislation.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines
found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An
abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric
prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for
successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.
Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.