For this assignment, select a local or state health care policy or piece of legislation (in Illinois) that was enacted in the last five years. Then:
Summarize the policy or legislation.
Analyze at least one strength and one weakness of the policy or legislation
Discuss the impact of the policy or legislation for all stakeholders, both providers and consumers
HB3585 – Hospital Patient Protection Act is an example you could go with, but if you’d like to work with a different nursing policy or legislation of Illinois, its ok with me
Page length: 3-4 pages exclusive of cover page and references.
Support your paper with a minimum of three scholarly references.
Criteria 1) Healthcare policy/legislation by name, date of implementation, and state/local jurisdiction relevant to the policy:
Identifies healthcare policy/legislation by:
• name,
• date of implementation,
• AND state/local jurisdiction relevant to the policy.
Criteria 2) Summarized policy/legislation:
The policy/legislation is all three:
• summarized,
• includes all relevant facts,
• AND the role of the APN is integrated throughout the paper.
Criteria 3) Strengths and weaknesses of the policy/legislation.:
• Analyzes at least three strengths and/or weaknesses of the policy/legislation.
Criteria 4) Impact of policy
Discusses impact of policy on all three:
• consumer stakeholders,
• provider stakeholders,
• AND APRN practice specifically.
Criteria 5) College-level academic writing
• Includes less than three grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors that do not interfere with readability
• Meets assignment length requirements
• Provides three peer-reviewed scholarly sources
Less than three APA errors in:
• paper format
• reference page
• in-text citations
• headings