Choose a health-related federal bill of interest to you.

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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.

Go to https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/subjects/health/6130 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

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

Required Articles:

Mann, K., Gordon, J., & Macleod, A. (2009). Refection and reflective practice in health professions education: A systematic review. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 14(4), 595-–621. doi:10.1007/s10459-007-9090-2. Retrieved from https://chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mdc&AN=18034364&site=eds-live&scope=site (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Skinner, J., & Amitabh, C. (2016). The past and future of the Affordable Care Act. JAMA, 316(5), 497-499. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.10158. http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2533697 (Links to an external site.)

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This week's graded discussion topic relates to the following Course Outcomes (COs).

· CO1 Examine the sources of evidence that contribute to professional nursing practice. (PO 7)

· CO2 Apply research principles to the interpretation of the content of published research studies. (POs 4 and 8)

· CO4 Evaluate published nursing research for credibility and lab significance related to evidence-based practice. (POs 4 and 8)

· CO5 Recognize the role of research findings in evidence-based practice. (POs 7 and 8)

After the data have been analyzed, conclusions are made regarding what the findings mean. Then, this information must be shared with your healthcare team.

1. Choose one of the articles from the Week 5 RRL assignment, and discuss the findings. Would you apply the evidence found to your practice? Explain your answer.

2. Translating research into practice is the final and most important step in the research process. Review information you found your nursing clinical issue and explain ways in which you would share the research-based evidence with your peers.

Reading :Houser, J. (2018). Nursing research: Reading, using, and creating evidence (4th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett.

· Chapter 10: Descriptive Research Questions and Procedures, pp. 257–286

· Chapter 12: Quantitative Research Questions and Procedures, pp. 323–348

· Chapter 14: Qualitative Research Questions and Procedures, pp. 385–414

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

· CO5 Develops a plan for continued personal and professional development through enrollment in graduate education, continuing education programs, professional reading, participation in professional organizations, and service to the community. (PO 5)

Now that you are very close to completing this major accomplishment in your nursing career, what are your plans for your future? Please share your plans to keep up to date in your chosen specialty and nursing in general. What professional and nursing organizations do you plan to actively participate? Have you considered continuing your education to pursue a graduate degree?