Influencing health care in the legislative arena
Influencing health care in the legislative arena. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 12(1), 12 pp.
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• Aiken, L.H., Sloane, D.M., Cimiotti, J.P., Clarke, S.P., Flynn, L., Seago, J.A., Spetz, J., & Smith, H. (2010, April 9). Implications of the California nurse staffing mandate for other states. Health Services Research. Retrieved from http://www.nursing.upenn.edu/
a) You have read the results of the research paper (Aiken et al.) on staffing ratios, and you decided that you want your state legislature to pass similar legislation on mandated nurse-patient ratios.
b) Review the article by Abood (see above). Also recommended: Chapter 11: The nurse as advocate. In K.K. Blais & J.S. Hayes (2010). Professional nursing practice: Concepts and perspectives (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
c) Using the above two (2) article(s), develop a plan for influencing votes of legislators on nurse-patient ratios. Title of paper: Mandating Nurse-Patient Ratios. You MUST include the following:
1. PAGE 1: Using the Abood article, describe the strategies and/or the “power(s)” you would use as a nurse to assure that a busy legislator (who has staff members to “screen” visitors) will consider/see your information. What would you do professionally and personally to ensure that “powers” and strategies are successful? Be specific.
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