TOPIC: USE OF FETAL STEM CELLS

This assessment requires you to describe the legislative process and the role of the nurse as a healthcare policy advocate. Your paper will consist of two parts:

Part 1:

• A clear and complete discussion of the legislative process

Part 2:

• You will choose one of the political issues listed in Burkhardt & Nathaniel on pages 392-393
• Tie that political issue to current legislation being debated in your own state’s house or senate
• Describe both sides of that issue – for and against – clearly and thoroughly
• Explain your own position, and explain why using research-based fact, not just your own opinion.

Make sure you also include a clear, separate introduction and conclusion as a part of this assignment, as these are worth separate points on the grading rubric.

NOTE:  Please avoid the following topics, as these do not demonstrate research into current legislation in health care and are more “hot button” issues that do not often result in a strong paper:

• Abortion
• Staffing ratios/mandatory overtime
• Physician assisted suicide

Objectives

This assessment is aligned with the the course objective 4 and the following module objective:

• Students will be able to examine legislative and regulatory processes relevant to the provision of healthcare.
• Discuss the role of the nurse as a healthcare policy advocate.

Points: 40

Due Date: Sun, Jan 26 by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) of the US.

References

Minimum of four (4) total references: two (2) references from required course materials and two (2) peer-reviewed references. All references must be no older than five years (unless making a specific point using a seminal piece of information)

Peer-reviewed references include references from professional data bases such as PubMed or CINHAL applicable to population and practice area, along with evidence based clinical practice guidelines. Examples of unacceptable references are Wikipedia, UpToDate, Epocrates, Medscape, WebMD, hospital organizations, insurance recommendations, & secondary clinical databases.
Style

Unless otherwise specified, all the written assignment must follow APA 6th edition formatting, citations and references. Click here to download the Microsoft Word APA 6th edition template. Make sure you cross-reference the APA 6th edition book as well before submitting the assignment.

Number of Pages/Words

Unless otherwise specified all papers should have a minimum of 600 words (approximately 2.5 pages) excluding the title and reference pages.