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: C04: Integrates clinical nursing judgment using effective communication strategies with patients, colleagues, and other healthcare providers. (P0#4) C07: 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. (P0#7) Points The assignment is worth 175 points.
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. Here is a link to our U.S. legislative process (bill to law) for review, if needed. https://www.congress.gov/legislative-process (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site. Tutorial: For those not familiar with the development of a PowerPoint slideshow, the following link to the Microsoft website may be helpful – https://support.office.com/office-training-center?redirectSourcePath=%252fen-ue/0252farticle/02521b8f02181- ec85-4493-a39b-4c48e6bc4bfb (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site. Include the following information in your presentation Title slide (Your name, NR451, January 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?
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