Assignment 2: State or Local Health Issue Policy and Application to Nursing Paper

Assignment 2: State or Local Health Issue Policy and Application to Nursing Paper (30 points)

 Your research interest should drive your legislative selection. This assignment should focus on the state or local government or community policymaking sphere, and your selected policymaker should be at the legislative or organizational board- level. The project is designed to offer an experience, allowing you to view the political process in action. The goal of the assignment is to gain knowledge on how an idea for a law is drafted into a bill, how a bill becomes law, the role voting plays, the concept of lobbying, and how public hearings affect the process and improve knowledge. In addition, community advocates’ role in a policy or bill’s success should be discussed.

Assignment Criteria:

Develop a scholarly paper that addresses the following criteria:

1. Describe the state or local issue or problem.
2. Discuss a brief history of the issue/problem.
3. Explain the background of the issue/problem to include social, ethical, legal, and political.
4. Compose the issue statement-succinctly state the issue in one
5. Identify stakeholders, special interest groups (SIGs), and grassroots efforts involved in successfully enacting this policy issue.
6. Discuss policy goals and objectives.
7. Explore the role of the nursing discipline as it relates to the selected policy issue.
8. Propose policy options and alternatives if the bill is not passed. This can be at an institutional or professional nursing organization level
9. The scholarly paper should be in narrative format and have five (5) to seven (7) pages, excluding the title and reference.
10. Include an introductory paragraph, purpose statement, and a
11. Include level 1 and 2 headings to organize the
12. Write the paper in the third person, not the first person (meaning do not use ‘we’ or ‘I’) and in a scholarly manner. To clarify, I, we, you, me, our may not be used. In addition, describing yourself as the researcher or the author should not be
13. Include a minimum of ten (10) professional peer-reviewed scholarly journal references to support the paper (review in Ulrich Periodical Directory) and be less than five (5) years old.
14. APA format is required (attention to spelling/grammar, a title page, a reference page, and in-text citations).