the nurse in policy development and how the nurse could impact the administration of, or the revision of, a policy at both federal and state levels.

Policies in healthcare have an impact on
individuals, whether at the institutional, local, state, or federal level. As a
profession, nursing has the opportunity to influence health policies on all
levels. By understanding healthcare policies, nurses can be advocates for
patients as a unified group.



Although the majority of healthcare professionals are nurses, nursing has many
opportunities to increase their involvement in healthcare policy. Healthcare
and nursing practice are influenced by policy. Policy affects care delivery,
patient preferences, and reimbursement. Nurses are in a unique position to
influence policy due to the holistic care model and patient-centered care.



For this task, you will analyze a federal and state policy that relates to a
current area of focus in healthcare. You will discuss how the federal and state
policies influence patient and healthcare delivery. You will consider the
population impact of the policies and if the policies are equitable at both the
federal and state level.



Your goal in this task is to discuss how a nurse can impact policy at the state
and federal level. You should consider the role of the nurse in the development
of policy at the state and federal level and how the nurse will support or
influence improvements to the policy at each policy level.