How might the bill impact your own nursing practice if.docx
1. How might the bill impact your own nursing practice if
Healthcare Policy week 3This assignment will be in the format of a PowerPoint presentation
(Bullet points and ‘Best Practices for PowerPoint’ should be used).You are developing this
presentation as if you were going to communicate your analysis to your colleagues
regarding a current federal bill you believe may be of interest to nurses.Go to
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/subjects/health/6130Links to an external site.
(This is a required site for this assignment.)Choose a current health-related federal bill of
interest from the required site. Read through the bill and develop a summary of the main
points in your own words. Include the bill number and name. (You may also use H.R. or S.R.
as these are bills in the resolution phase).Here is a link to our U.S. legislative process (bill to
law) for review if you need to review how a bill becomes a law:
https://www.congress.gov/legislative-processLinks to an external site.For those not
familiar with the development of a PowerPoint slideshow, the following link to the
Microsoft Office 365 Training may be helpful.Include the following information in your
presentationTitle slide (Your name, NR451, session, Healthcare Policy assignment)Bill
name and number (indicate either H.B./H.R. or S.B./S.R.)Bill summary (in your own
words)Address how this bill might relate to a professional nursing practice standard if
passed? If not passed? (Choose one standard from the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice
textbook)How might the bill impact your own nursing practice if passed? If not passed?How
might you communicate your concerns about or support for this bill to peers and legislators
based on nursing practice, standards, or patient outcomes?How might this bill impact your
community if passed?