NU507-1: Examine U.S. health care policy structures and the role of the nursing leader as a change agent at the public policy table.
Directions
You will choose one federal-level healthcare policy issue that interests you.
As a change agent, using “X” a microblogging platform, you will write to one of your federal legislators outlining what the issue is and why it is important. You will be as concise and mindful of your federal legislators time as possible.
“X” provided in a Word document will address:
- The current policy
- The need for change
- The suggested change
- The cost implications
No one is to download the social media website “X.”
If you have a personal account or use “X,” do not submit this course assignment in “X.”
This assignment is completed as a Word document (without title or reference page) and submitted into the assignment course Dropbox.
How to locate federal locate legislators:
How to locate a federal bill:
Current Legislative Activities: House of Representatives and Senate
Assignment Requirements
- Be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful.
- Each bullet is one sentence maximum; the current policy, the need for change, the suggested change, and The cost implications
- 280 Characters limit.
- Writing “X”, include the “X” handle or @ and usernames of the legislator and others you want to call out and hashtag any words or phrases that are immediately preceded by the # symbol that will connect to other “X” subscribers with that word or phrase in it.
- “X” is to be done in Put the tweet on a Word document to upload in the course. No title page or citations/references should be used.
- Every alphabet from the Western European languages is a single character. Whether you use “A, a, à, â, å, æ, ä or ã,” X” counts it as a single character.
- Every punctuation mark you use “, . ; : ‘?” is a single character to the social media platform.
- Spaces between words count toward the 280 character limit.
- This is to be done in a Word document to upload in the course. No title page or citations/references should be used.
Before finalizing your work, you should:
- be sure to read the assignment description carefully (as displayed above);
- consult the grading rubric (under the Course Resources) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and
- utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.
Your writing assignment should:
- follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);
- be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;
- display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics
UNIT 2 /Module 1
Textbook Readings
Title: Nurses Making Policy: From Bedside to Boardroom Edition: Author: Publisher: 3rd (2022) Patton, R. M., Zalon, M. L., and Ludwick, R. Springer Publishing Book ISBN: 9780826166456
● Chapter 3: “Navigating the Political System”
● Chapter 10: “Influencing Public Opinion and Health Policy Through Media Advocacy”
Library Readings
Cusson, R. M., Meehan, C., Bourgault, A., & Kelley, T. (2020). Educating the next generation of nurses to be innovators and change agents. Journal of Professional Nursing, 36(2), 13-19.
Disch, J., & Kingston, M. (2021). Using activism to get nurses on boards. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 45(3), 208-218.