Assignment: Health Legislation

Assignment: Health Legislation

Assignment: Health Legislation

Purpose

In this assignment, you will assess the impact of health legislation on nursing practice and communicate your analysis to your peers. GovTrack.us provides a list of federal health bills that are currently in process in Congressional Committees.

Course Outcomes

This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

CO4: Integrates clinical nursing judgment using effective communication strategies with patients, colleagues, and other healthcare providers. (PO#4)

CO7: Integrates the professional role of leader, teacher, communicator, and manager of care to plan cost-effective, quality healthcare to consumers in structured and unstructured settings. (PO#7)

Points

The assignment is worth 175 points.

Due Date

Submit your completed assignment by Sunday of Week 3 by 11:59 p.m. MT.

Directions

A short tutorial with tips for completing this assignment may be viewed here: 

1. This assignment will be in the format of a PowerPoint presentation (Bullet points may be used).

2. You are educating your peers through this presentation regarding a federal bill you believe may be of interest to nurses.

3. Go to 

4. Choose a health-related federal bill of interest. Read through the bill and develop a summary in your own words. Include the bill number and name.

5. Here is a link to our U.S. legislative process (bill to law) for review, if needed.

Tutorial: For those not familiar with the development of a PowerPoint slideshow, the following link to the Microsoft website may be helpful –

Include the following information in your presentation

· Title slide (Your name, NR451, session, Healthcare Policy assignment)

· Bill name and number (indicate either H.B. or S.B.)

· Bill summary (in your own words)

· Address how this bill might impact professional nursing practice standards if passed? If not passed?

· How might the bill impact your own nursing practice?

· How might you communicate your concerns about or support for this bill based on nursing practice, standards, or patient outcomes?

· How might this bill impact your community?

· References slide to include the Bill source in APA format.