Purpose and Overview
The purpose of this assignment is for students to prepare a policy analysis paper which analyzes a
legislative bill.
Directions
? Write a paper analyzing the topic/bill selected and approved in WA #4 that:
? is no longer than 15 pages;
? contains a minimum of eight references;
? is in APA format;
? contains the following elements;
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¦ a short description of the policy and policy issue the bill addresses,
¦ a background on the development of the bill including factual history, political
issues and ramifications, the stage of the policy in terms of formulation and/or
implementation,
¦ the key stakeholders involved in this policy and their influence;
¦ how the policy can or did become a priority on the political/legislative agenda;
¦ a brief identification of the social, ethical, cultural, economic and environmental
dimensions of the policy/policy issue;
¦ a plan for policy implementation;
¦ a plan for evaluation and ideas for modification of the policy issue;
¦ the expected future of this policy/policy issue in terms of improving the health and
wellbeing
of US citizens;
¦ the likelihood the bill will pass;
¦ a description of the role nursing and other healthcare disciplines will play in
ensuring that this policy/policy issue is properly implemented and evaluated to
achieve its desired impact and added value to US health care.Document Preview:
Policy Analysis Fatima Musah Thomas Edison State College Health Policy Dr. Charlotte Stoudmire November 13, 2016 Created with an evaluation copy of Aspose.Words. To discover the full versions of our APIs please visit: https://products.aspose.com/words/ Created with an evaluation copy of Aspose.Words. To discover the full versions of our APIs please visit: https://products.aspose.com/words/ Created with an evaluation copy of Aspose.Words. To discover the full versions of our APIs please visit: https://products.aspose.com/words/ Running head: POLICY ANALYSIS PAGE * MERGEFORMAT 1 Policy Analysis The following bill I shall be analyzing will be the Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act- H.R 4266. This bill was introduced in 2009, 2013 and then reintroduced in 2015 by Representatives John Conyers (D-MI), Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Frederica Wilson (D-FL) and Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.). The reason why I chose this bill is because working directly with patients requires safe patient handling skills. Unfortunately, nurses get injured regularly, which causes them to be out of work temporary or permanently. Moreover, due to the extent of their injuries, their careers in nursing are ended and they change their profession altogether. The bill currently has been referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. There has been positive out pour of support from many organizations such as American Nurses Association and Association of Perioperative Nurses. Hopefully, the bill will move to the next step to finally become a law. HYPERLINK “http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/healthcare/263546-new-healthcare-facility-safety-bill-a-big-win-for-nursing” http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/healthcare/263546-new-healthcare-facility-safety-bill-a-big-win-for-nursing HYPERLINK “https://www.aorn.org/about-aorn/aorn-newsroom/health-policy-news/2016-health-policy-news/safe%20patient%20handling%20bill%20needs%20perioperative%20voice”…
