Communicate with policymakers to advocate for effective policies that affect nurses and nursing, consumers, or the health care system.

The purpose of this assignment is to: (a) identify communication strategies that support an effective policy making-presentation/visit (CO #2); (b) deliver a message and make recommendations (CO #2, 3), and (c) communicate ideas in a clear, succinct, and scholarly manner. (CO #3)
COURSE OUTCOMES

This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
(CO #2) Employ strategies to affect the development, implementation, and consequences of policies at the institutional, local, national, and international levels. (PO 4, 8, 10)

(CO #3) Communicate with policymakers to advocate for effective policies that affect nurses and nursing, consumers, or the health care system. (PO 2, 3, 10)

(CO #4) Analyze the historical, ethical, and political contexts of health care policy and the consequences of policy implementation. (PO 6, 10)

(CO #5) Advocate for institutional, local, national, and international policies that influence health care and its consumers and nurses and their nursing practice. (PO 2, 10)
DUE DATE: Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 5
TOTAL POINTS: 100 points
REQUIREMENTS
Assignment Criteria for Presentation Topic- The Prescriptive Authority of the APNS for Narcotics
1. Introduce your chosen policy issue, the current status, and an overview of your plan for a legislative visit.

2. Articulate key communication strategies involved in your approach to the legislator including plan, message, and recommendations under each of the Planning Your Visit Ungraded Worksheet 2 sections using headings in your paper. The Prescriptive Authority of the APNS for Narcotics

3Provide an analysis of empirical evidence of effective communication strategies in policymaking including plan, message, and follow-up.
4Provide specific examples of the impact and/or importance of a successful visit/presentation to nursing.
5Provide concluding statements summarizing the content.
6Paper will be 5 pages, excluding title and reference pages, and in APA format 6th edition.
7Five non-text book references are required as minimum.

PREPARING THE PAPER
Following completion of Planning Your Visit Ungraded Worksheet 2, target communication strategies that support an effective policymaking visit. Include a minimum of five (5) classic references or current references (published within the past 5 years) that support your policy plan, the message, recommendations, and follow-up.

Category Points % Description
Introduction and Conclusion 10 10 Introduction clearly introduces your healthcare policy-priority issue. Concluding statements summarize content.
Empirical Evidence 50 50 Provide an analysis of empirical evidence of effective communication strategies supporting your approach to the legislator including plan, message, recommendations, and follow-up.

Specific Examples 20 20 Provide specific examples of the impact and/or importance of a successful visit/presentation to nursing.

APA Format 10 10 Text, title page, and references are consistent with APA format 6th edition.
Writing Quality 10 10 Rules of grammar, word usage, sentence and paragraph format, and punctuation are followed. Paper length appropriate.