NR554 Week 3 Assignment COMMITMENT TO ACTION
PURPOSE
The purpose of this assignment is to: a) identify and give
an overview of one piece of current state healthcare policy legislation that is
working its way through the legislative system
but has not yet become law, b) provide a concise discussion of the
severity of the problem, c) identify and describe the stakeholders and how this
legislation will affect them, d) explain the expected outcomes of the
legislation, e) what are the barriers encountered and potential unintended
consequences, and f) what is your recommendation from a nursing perspective.
DUE DATE
Submit by 11:59 p.m. MT Sunday of the Week 3.
TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE: 175
REQUIREMENTS
Discuss the health problem, the population demographics of
those affected, and the number of people affected. Discuss the research
evidence that supports this legislation, any consensus on solution sets, and
what will happen if the legislation fails to pass? Support your position with
data and statistics. All statements must
be factual, be sure that you know that what is claimed in the legislation has
evidence to support it (if none state as such).Identify who the stakeholders
are and why this legislation is important to them. Look for the concrete policy statements
rather than the rhetoric about what is stated the legislation will do. Indicate
the status of the legislation (just introduced, passed by one house, up for
full vote) with a minimum of two examples. State what individual or group
brought this issue forward for formulation as legislation. Discuss the specifics of the health outcomes
that are promised if the legislation passes.
Discuss why the promoters are pushing this legislation; look for
‘hidden’ agendas such as financial gain. Discuss who is opposing the
legislation and why; look for ‘hidden’ agendas.
For this section students may need to look at local news reports that
may discuss those in opposition. Discuss
what might go wrong if the legislation is passed; some discussions of this may
be found in those in opposition.State your own recommendation related to the
legislation and support with facts / evidence. The conclusion is presented with
insights from the body of the paper.
Assignment Criteria for the Paper:
1. Include a
brief introduction about the purpose of the paper and what the reader is
expected to find in the body of the paper (assignment components)
2. Provide
an overview of a selected state health problem
3. Discuss
the top three indicators of the severity of the health problem based on
evidence from literature
4. Provide
an overview of policy legislation and stakeholders
5. Discuss
two expected evidence based outcomes based on scholarly sources
6. Describe
the two problems and two of their unintended consequences
7. Include
two recommendations (such as legislative language; focus; health problem
improvement)
8. Conclusion
based on insights from body of the paper.
9. The body
of the scholarly paper is to be 4 to 5 pages in length excluding title and
reference pages. (Extra pages will not be read and will not count towards your
grade.)
10. Grammar,
spelling, punctuation, references, and citations are consistent with formal
academic writing and APA format as expressed in the 6th edition
11. Include a
minimum of three non-course assigned scholarly resources published within the
past 5 years. References may include
scholarly websites of organizations or government agencies and must be
presented using APA format for electronic media.