THE ROLE OF THE RN/APRN IN POLICY- MAKIING
TO PREPARE: (1) Revisit the CONGRESS.gov website PROVIDED IN THE RESOURCES AND CONSIDER THE ROLE OF RNs and APRNs in policy-making.
(2) Reflect on POTENTIAL opportunities that may exist for RNs and APRNs to participate in the policy-making.
ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS:
(A)WRITE an EXPLANATION OF AT LEAST TWO OPPORTUNITIES THA EXIST FOR RN AND APRNs to ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN POLICY – MAKING. EXPLAIN SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT THESE OPPORTUNITIES MAY PRESENT AND DESCRIBE HOW YOU MAY MIGHT OVERCOME THESE CHALLENGES
(2) FINALLY, recommend two strategies YOU MIGHT MAKE TO BETTER ADVOCATE FOR OR COMMUNICATE THE EXISTENCE OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN POLICY – MAKING. BE SPECIFIC AND GIVE EXAMPLES.
(3) GIVE THREE REFERENCES.
(4) RESPOND TO TWO COLLEAGUES POSTS BY SUGGESTING ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OVERCOMING THE CHALLENGES DESCRIBED BY YOUR COLLEAGUES.
(5)GIVE TWO REFERENCES EACH FOR THE TWO COLLEAGUES RESPONSES. WRITE WITH NO GRAMMATICAL OR SPELLING ERRORS.
