Week 7: Health Federal Bills in Congress

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This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following Course Outcome (CO).

· CO7 Integrates the professional role of leader, teacher, communicator, and manager of care to plan cost-effective, quality healthcare to consumers in structured and unstructured settings. (PO 7)

There is much attention on federal health care policy and law. Health Bills: GovTrack.us provides a list of federal bills that are currently in process in Congressional Committees.

Choose a health-related federal bill of interest to you. Read through the bill and post a summary in your own words. Include the bill number and name.

· How might this bill impact professional nursing practice standards if passed? If not passed?

· How might the bill impact your own nursing practice?

Reading :American Nurses Association. (2015). Nursing: Scope and standards of practice(3rd ed.). Silver Spring, MD: Author.

· Read Key Influences, Professional Trends and Issues-Baby Boomers: Health and Chronic Illness, Standard 11. Leadership, pp. 28–30, 45–49, 75

Week 7: Health Federal Bills in Congress

22 unread replies.33 replies.

This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following Course Outcome (CO).

· CO7 Integrates the professional role of leader, teacher, communicator, and manager of care to plan cost-effective, quality healthcare to consumers in structured and unstructured settings. (PO 7)

There is much attention on federal health care policy and law. Health Bills: GovTrack.us provides a list of federal bills that are currently in process in Congressional Committees.

Choose a health-related federal bill of interest to you. Read through the bill and post a summary in your own words. Include the bill number and name.

· How might this bill impact professional nursing practice standards if passed? If not passed?

· How might the bill impact your own nursing practice?

Reading :American Nurses Association. (2015). Nursing: Scope and standards of practice(3rd ed.). Silver Spring, MD: Author.

· Read Key Influences, Professional Trends and Issues-Baby Boomers: Health and Chronic Illness, Standard 11. Leadership, pp. 28–30, 45–49, 75