Assignment:
Health policy issue: position paper assignment instructions
OVERVIEW
The Health Policy Issue: Position Paper Assignment will address arelevant state or federal bill/policy, or local ordinance, that has been introduced but not yet passed or one that exists with need of revision OR elimination.
INSTRUCTIONS
The paperis to be written incurrent APA Format.You are encouraged to submit an ungraded draft of the paper in Turnitin for personal review and edits prior to your final submission. You must include headings and subheadings based on objectives discussed below. Be careful to clearly and thoroughly cite your paper. Avoid overuse of direct quotations and include page numbers with direct quotes only.
For the background/significance section of the paper, avoid over-reliance on web-based information. Published journal articles are preferred. Also, do not cite from Wikipedia since this is not an academic source; information is abstracted and not checked for accuracy.
For this paper, page 1 is the title page, page 2 is an abstract, and page 3 begins the body of the paper (the abstract is a brief summary of the main purpose of the paper and general findings/recommendations). The paper must be 12 to 15 pages (not including the title page, abstract, and reference page) and include 10-15 references. Use current APA formatting.
Components of Paper
(Include Major Points as your main headings for the paper)
Introduction for the paper
Introduction of Problem/Issue and Related Bill:
• Briefly discuss the issue and identify the related legislation/bill.
• Provide the name and number of the bill and note the individual(s) who introduced the bill and current status of the bill, i.e. in committee, passed by house, etc.
Background/Significance and Scope of the Problem:
• Information, history of bill, initial development, impetus for introduction of the bill, etc.
• Include pertinent literature review relevant to issue/problem as well as the affected population (i.e. if bill is related to the issue of HIV or teen pregnancy, present literature that validates this problem).
• Discuss social, economic, political, and ethical considerations/impact related to issue
Proponent and Opponent Arguments:
• Who (interest groups/individuals) are in favor of the bill.Discuss their position.
• Who (interest groups/individuals) are against the bill.Discuss their position.
Nursing's OR Human Services Perspective:
• Present a "nursing" OR "human services" perspective on the issue and the related bill. Use the Internet, journal sources (i.e., see role of Advanced Practice Nurses (Hamric); ANA position statements, human services oriented institutions, organizations; Virginia Nurse Practice Act; Code of Ethics for Nursing, etc.).
• What are your personal views about the issue/proposed legislation?
Policy/Bill Recommendations:
• Expand upon introductory comments about the bill made in part I
• Discuss your recommendations-should bill be passed in its current form? If yes, why? If no, why not? And, what are your recommendations for revision-or elimination?
• Make use of Quantitative data and Qualitative data to support your recommendations
Conclusion
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.