NR 451 Week 3 Assignment: Healthcare Policy

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 costeffective, quality healthcare to consumers in structured and unstructured settings. (PO#7)

Directions

A short tutorial with tips for completing this assignment may be viewed here: Healthcare Policy (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. This assignment will be in the format of a PowerPoint presentation (Bullet points may be used). You are educating your peers through this presentation regarding a federal bill you believe may be of interest to nurses. 

Go to https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/subjects/health/6130 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. 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=%252fenus%252farticle%252fb8f02f81-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 this bill impact your community? References slide to include the Bill source in APA format.
• No more than 12 slides Template There is no required form or template for this assignment.
• Please use PowerPoint best practices throughout your presentation.
• Best Practices The following are best practices in preparing this presentation.
• Review directions and rubric thoroughly prior to beginning assignment.
• Watch short Kaltura video.Incorporate graphics, clip art, or photographs to increase interest.
• Make slides easy to read with short bullet points and large font.

Source Citations

• Cite all sources on the appropriate slides with (author, year) as well as on the Reference slide.
• Spell check for spelling and grammar errors prior to final submission.
• Use the rubric as a final check prior to submission to ensure all content is clearly addressed.