This competency assessment assesses the following Outcome(s):
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 legislator’s time as possible.
Your “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 to the Dropbox.
How to locate federal locate legislators:
How to locate a federal bill:
Current Legislative Activities: House of Representatives and Senate
Assessment 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
- Write the “X”, including 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 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.
Before finalizing your work, you should:
- be sure to read the assessment description carefully (as displayed above);
- consult the grading rubric to make sure you have included everything necessary; and
- utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.
Your writing assessment 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
Submitting your work
You will submit your assessment to the Dropbox. Make sure to save a copy of the assessment you submit.
Minimum Submission Requirements
- Proper notification of any resubmission, repurposing, or reworking of prior work per the Purdue Global Student Coursework Resubmission, Repurposing, and Reworking Policy Resource.
- This assessment should be a Microsoft Word, 280 Characters (spaces between words count toward the 240-character limit).
- Respond to the questions in a thorough manner, providing specific examples of concepts, topics, definitions, and other elements asked for in the questions. Your submission should be highly organized, logical, and focused.
- Your submission should provide a clearly established and sustained viewpoint and purpose.
- Your writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful.
- Your submission must be written in Standard English and demonstrate exceptional content, organization, style, grammar, and mechanics.
If the work submitted for this competency assessment does not meet the minimum submission requirements, it will be returned for revision. If the work submitted does not meet the minimum submission requirements by the end of the term, you will receive a failing score.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is an act of academic dishonesty. It violates the University’s Code of Student Conduct, and the offense is subject to disciplinary action. You are expected to be the sole author of your work. Use of another person’s work or ideas must be accompanied by specific citations and references. Whether the action is intentional or not, it still constitutes plagiarism.
For more information on plagiarism and the University’s Code of Student Conduct, refer to the current University Catalog.