Analyze a public healthcare enacted law at the federal level by doing the following:
1. Describe one federal public healthcare enacted law that affects the provision of patient care and healthcare delivery. 2. Explain how the legislation works (e.g., Will enforcement be necessary? Who is responsible for administering the policy?). 3. Discuss the legislation’s impact on the population(s) by answering the following questions:
• What population(s) will benefit? • How will they benefit? • What population(s) will be negatively impacted? • How will they be impacted? • Does the policy impact health disparities and health equity?
4. Discuss the evidence that supports the enacted law, including one scholarly research article published within the last five years to support your discussion.
B. Analyze a public healthcare enacted law at the state level by doing the following:
1. Describe one state public healthcare enacted law that affects the provision of patient care and healthcare delivery. 2. Explain how the legislation works (e.g., Will enforcement be necessary? Who is responsible for administering the policy?). 3. Discuss the legislation’s impact on the population(s) by answering the following questions:
• What population(s) will benefit? • How will they benefit? • What population(s) will be negatively impacted? • How will they be impacted? • Does the policy impact health disparities and health equity?
4. Discuss the evidence that supports the enacted law, including one scholarly research article published within the last five years to support your discussion.
C. Explain the role of the nurse within healthcare policy at the organizational level in each of the following areas:
• development • administration • revision
1. Explain the barriers to the nurse’s engagement in each of the following healthcare policy areas:
• development • administration • revision
2. Explain the ways that you will engage with healthcare policy in one of the following areas in your future nursing practice:
• development • administration • revision
D. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
E. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.