Public policy has a major impact on your practice and your patients. Advocacy is an expectation of the advanced practice nurse. Elected officials care about what their constituents have to say. To make a difference, you need to be informed and engaged. Contacting your legislator and discussing you issues is an important attribute of nurse leaders. In your interactions with lawmakers you want to be positive or nonpartisan, personal, persistent, patient, stay on message, do not give inaccurate information and

Determine the issues or message (e.g., telehealth impact on your practice) you would to discuss with your legislator(s). American Nurses Association Legislative Priorities (http://goo.gl/clSgyT )

Identify your legislator and contact information. California State Legislature (http://www.legislature.ca.gov/legislators_and_districts/legislators/your_legislator.html) and United States Congress (https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members ).

Letter or Email: The student must write three (3) letters or emails or combination of letter/emails to their identified legislators (State and/or Federal). Legislators read correspondence, especially when it is personalized and clearly from a constituent. The following guidelines should be used when writing to your representative:

Be brief (one page or less), and use your own words.
Begin with the appropriate heading and address.
Be specific: State the specific bill number and issue and state your opinion in the first sentence.
Relate your expe

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