Homework
This homework provides you with the opportunity to use a specific political advocacy strategy: communication with a legislator via a letter. Expressing your support or lack of support for proposed legislation (bills) can be a powerful way to speak up about an issue. In this homework, you will identify a proposed bill and voice your support for, or argument for not, passing that particular bill.
Completion of this homework will demonstrate your achievement of the following course outcomes:
1. Describe the impact of health care policies on nursing practice and health care work environments to determine the financial and regulatory influences on patient care
2. Evaluate the political advocacy process to identify opportunities for nursing professional involvement
3. Delineate strategies that nurses can use to engage in advocacy for health care policy to support equity, access, affordability, and social justice for consumers and in support of the nursing profession
Guidelines
A. Select a piece of legislation proposed either in your state or at the national level.
B. Identify your state representative at the level of the bill-this will be either your state, House of Representatives, or Senate representative, depending on the bill that you selected.
C. Conduct a literature review to identify evidence pertaining to the issue addressed in the bill. Find at least three sources.
D. Develop a letter to send to your state legislator. This letter should integrate the evidence supporting your position. The following websites offer templates, examples, and/or guidelines for letters to legislators that you may want to consider.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.