Advocacy Process: Research and report on the advocacy process for one health policy issue at your state level. Detail the steps taken to move this issue forward legislatively. Examine the collaboration of interest groups and stakeholders in this process. What were the barriers? Assignment: Research and report on the advocacy process for one health policy issue at your state level. Detail the steps taken to move this issue forward legislatively. Examine the collaboration of interest groups and stakeholders in this process. What were the barriers? Where is this policy issue now? Is it law? Did it fail to pass? Interview […]

Discussion: Ethics, Cyber Ethics, And Security: In recent years, hackers have targeted medical records, from hospitals and other healthcare institutions, across the country. These records contain personal information, contact information, and most importantly, for the hackers, information that may prove useful in stealing an identity. Thus, healthcare organizations have made it a priority to protect patient records and privacy. However, with the influx of technological advancements and hacker determination, there is no perfect way to ensure that all records are secure and safe In addition to medical records, privacy concerns are relevant with any patient chart in any setting. For […]

Legislative Resolution Discussion Reply: A problem that requires intervention from the government for an impactful, legislative resolution is the first stage in creating a policy… discuss: A problem that requires intervention from the government for an impactful, legislative resolution is the first stage in creating a policy. After a policy is established, it goes through several stages from inception to conclusion and includes agenda building, formulation, adoption, implementation, evaluation, and termination. Policymaking is intended to solve problems and improve the quality of life for its citizens. Policymakers want and need to hear from constituents who are impacted by their decisions […]

Nursing Community: Healthcare Policy and Legislation: Over the years, the nursing community has continued to learn of their evolving role, particularly their powerful role in healthcare policy and legislation… Discuss: Over the years, the nursing community has continued to learn of their evolving role, particularly their powerful role in healthcare policy and legislation (Patton et al., 2015).  As more nursing professionals become political activists, the nursing community and other community members will continue to reap the benefits.  Today, nurses have a wide variety of opportunity to have their voice heard in regards to proposed healthcare legislation, which can be done […]

Developing A Small Nursing Informatics Project For Your Organization: You will use project management tools and strategies to propose how you would support and potentially implement a small nursing informatics project. While you may not have the opportunity to implement this proposed project, this project will allow you to apply the skills needed and the considerations that are required in deducing how a project of this scope might take place in your nursing practice. To complete this project, you will define a small informatics project that would be beneficial to your healthcare organization or nursing practice. Project: Implementation of Smart […]