Identify a legislative issue relevant to health care or nursing of concern to you at the federal level. Write a brief letter to the federal legislator of Massachusetts in regard to that issue. Provide a link to the bill.
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Identify a legislative issue relevant to health care or nursing of concern to you at the federal level. Write a brief le...
Identify a legislative issue relevant to health care or nursing of concern to you at the federal level. Write a brief letter to the federal legislator of Massachusetts in regard to that issue. Provide a link to the bill.
Identify a legislative issue relevant to health care or nursing of concern to you at the state level. Write a brief letter to a state legislator in Massachusetts in regard to that issue. Provide a link to the bill
Identify a nursing or health care issue that relates to a current health policy or political issue pertaining to equity, access, affordability, and/or social justice in health care.
Write a policy brief on the Social Determinants of health Identify issue. Background information - (a) Population effected; (b) Local, state or national level; and (c) Evidence about the issues supported by resources Problem statement. Suggestions for addressing the issue (solutions) - (a) Including necessary stakeholders (government officials, administrator); and (b) Include budget or funding considerations, if applicable Impact on the Health Care Delivery System Include three peer-reviewed sources and two other sources to support the policy brief
PICOT is utilized by the health care community to identify and study a nursing or medical practice problem. Consequently, PICOT examples that may provide insight into the use of the PICOT process, may not be relevant to nursing practice as they are based on a medical practice problem. Describe the difference between a nursing practice problem and a medical practice problem. Provide one example of each. Discuss why is it important to ensure your PICOT is based on a nursing...
PICOT is utilized by the health care community to identify and study a nursing or medical practice problem. Consequently, PICOT examples that may provide insight into the use of the PICOT process, may not be relevant to nursing practice as they are based on a medical practice problem. Describe the difference between a nursing practice problem and a medical practice problem. Provide one example of each. Discuss why is it important to ensure your PICOT is based on a nursing...
PICOT is utilized by the health care community to identify and study a nursing or medical practice problem. Consequently, PICOT examples that may provide insight into the use of the PICOT process, may not be relevant to nursing practice as they are based on a medical practice problem. Describe the difference between a nursing practice problem and a medical practice problem. Provide one example of each. Discuss why is it important to ensure your PICOT is based on a nursing...
PICOT is utilized by the health care community to identify and study a nursing or medical practice problem. Consequently, PICOT examples that may provide insight into the use of the PICOT process, may not be relevant to nursing practice as they are based on a medical practice problem. Describe the difference between a nursing practice problem and a medical practice problem. Provide one example of each. Discuss why is it important to ensure your PICOT is based on a nursing...
1. Discuss 1 important issue related to nursing and health care today. What do you believe will be important for acting on this issue? What future planning needs to take place concerning this issue? Identify 3 areas of knowledge or competencies that will need to be added to or enhanced for nursing practice.
The benchmark assesses the following competencies: 1.4 Participate in health care policy development to influence nursing practice and health care. Research public health issues on the "Climate Change" or "Topics and Issues" pages of the American Public Health Association (APHA) website. Investigate a public health issue related to an environmental issue within the U.S. health care delivery system and examine its effect on a specific population. Write a 750-1,000-word policy brief that summarizes the issue, explains the effect on the...