Description
Week 8 Reading Assignments
Course Content
Discussion 8.1: Presentation of Health Care Policy Project and Critique
Objectives
1. Identify a healthcare policy issue in nursing practice.
2. Analyze its impact on the health of U.S. citizens and the practice of advanced practice nurses (APRNs).
3. Gather current policy literature and articles regarding the identified healthcare policy issue.
4. Disseminate this health policy issue/topic to your peers in written and verbal forms.
Overview
Healthcare policy, at the national and state levels, directly impacts the practice of nurses, nurse leaders, and APRNs. At the federal level, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) brought opportunities (access to care) and challenges (individual mandate/proof of insurance) for U.S. citizens, primary care providers, and healthcare systems. The Future of Nursing, a landmark Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, continues to influence federal and state policies related to scope of practice and collaborative agreements. Become familiar with the details of the ACA legislation and the IOM Report.