NUR4600 Ohio University Influencing Policy Current Health Problem Paper Overview This assignment will provide you with the opportunity to practice influen

NUR4600 Ohio University Influencing Policy Current Health Problem Paper Overview

This assignment will provide you with the opportunity to practice influencing policy by communicating with a legislator about a current health problem. The letter should be in block format for a business letter, the letter may be more than one page. You do need to support with evidence. Cite your sources and include a reference page at the end of your letter. Follow the assignment directions and review the rubric. You can view samples for formatting a business letter on the following link:https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/653/2/

In addition some helpful links on how to formulate a letter to your legislator may be found

https://www.ncsbn.org/APRN_formletter_Legislator_web.pdf

http://www.nea.org/home/19657.htm

Follow the steps below to write a letter advocating for change, go to for an example:

Select a current health problem that is being debated at the national and/or state level (e.g., the proliferation of “pill mills”, pain clinics, etc) and state why it is of interest. Be sure to research your problem.
Identify a legislator (state or federal) and state why that person is the appropriate one to contact, you will show why this is right person to contact based on the supporting data you provided in your letter.
Draft a letter to the legislator in business block format including the proper salutation.
Introduce yourself and your reason for writing.Include the following in the body of your letter:
Introduce yourself and your reason for writing.
State concisely what you understand to be the current socioeconomic, political, and ethical issues surrounding the problem. You must have supporting data (include citations).
Discuss the implications of the problem for your community, nursing or nursing practice.
Make a clear request for action. You must have supporting data (include citations).
Request a response.
Include a reference page beginning on the page following the end of the letter, also include citations in the body of your letter. At least three references are required.

Objectives

Explain how values and politics shape health policy.
Identify the components of political skill and the implications for nurses.

References

Minimum of three (3) total references: one (1) reference from required course materials and two (2) peer-reviewed references. All references must be no older than five years (unless making a specific point using a seminal piece of information)

Peer-reviewed references include references from professional data bases such as PubMed or CINHAL applicable to population and practice area, along with evidence based clinical practice guidelines. Examples of unacceptable references are Wikipedia, UpToDate, Epocrates, Medscape, WebMD, hospital organizations, insurance recommendations, & secondary clinical databases. NRSE 4600 M5 A10 RUBRIC: WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT: INFLUENCING POLICY (30 pts)
Criteria
Current health problem
Legislator identified
Identifies self
Body
Levels of Achievement
Accomplished
Needs Improvement
4 to 4 Points
1 to 3 Points
 Information clearly relates to assignment.
 Information clearly relates to
assignment.
 Problem is current and is supported by 3
references.
 Letter provides one or two
supporting details.
5 to 5 Points
1 to 4 Points
 Legislator (state or federal) is identified
 Legislator (state or federal) is
and why that person is the appropriate
identified and why that person is
one to contact, with supporting data.
the appropriate one to contact,
with no supporting data.
2 to 2 Points
1 to 2 Points
 Introduces self and reason for writing,
 Introduces self, gives reason for
provides an example
writing, no examples provided
Current issues around
problem
5 to 5 Points
 Discussion concisely states the current
socioeconomic, political, and ethical issues
surrounding the problem.
 Provides supportive data (references)
Implications of the
problem
4 to 4 Points
 Discussion of the implications of the
problem for your community, nursing or
nursing practice is clear and provides
supporting evidence (references)
Request for Action
5 to 5 Points
 Clear request for action, with possible
steps is given with supportive details
Stylistics
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to 5 Points
APA Citations are appropriate.
Formatted correctly.
Reference page is complete and correctly
formatted.
 At least three (3) references provided: One
(1) reference from required course
materials and two (2) peer-reviewed
Not Acceptable
0 to 1 Points
 Information has
little or nothing to
do with
assignment.
0 to 1 Points
 No legislator
identified
0 to 1 Points
 Student did not
complete
1 to 4 Points
 Discussion is disorganized or
missing one element: the current
socioeconomic, political, and
ethical issues surrounding the
problem.
 Provides supportive data
(references)
1 to 4 Points
 Discussion of the implications of
the problem for your community,
nursing or nursing practice is
disorganized but provides
supporting evidence (references)
1 to 4 Points
 Clear request for action with
possible steps is given, no
supportive details.
0 to 1 Points
 Student did not
complete
3 to 4 Points
 APA Citations are appropriate
and formatted correctly.
 Reference page is formatted
correctly.
 References are not professional
or is not formatted correctly.
 Missing 1 professional reference.
0 to 2 Points
 No citations are
used or citations
are made but not
formatted correctly
 Reference page is
missing.
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0 to 1 Points
 Student did not
complete
0 to 1 Points
 Student did not
complete
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NRSE 4600 M5 A10 RUBRIC: WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT: INFLUENCING POLICY (30 pts)
Criteria
Levels of Achievement
Accomplished
Needs Improvement
references. *References not older than five
 At least 600 words or more
years.
excluding title and reference
pages.
 More than 600 words excluding title and
reference pages.
Not Acceptable
 Less than 600
words excluding
title and reference
pages.
Peer-reviewed references include professional journals (i.e. Nursing Education Perspectives, Journal of Professional Nursing, etc. –), professional organizations
(NLN, CDC, AACN, ADA, etc.) applicable to population and practice area, along with clinical practice guidelines (CPGs – National Guideline Clearinghouse).
References not acceptable (not inclusive) are UpToDate, Epocrates, Medscape, WebMD, hospital organizations, insurance recommendations, & secondary clinical
databases.
*All references must be no older than five years (unless making a specific point using a seminal piece of information)
Note: You will have three (3) attempts to submit a written assignment, only the final attempt will be graded. For each attempt you will receive a SafeAssign
originality report. This will give you a chance to correct the assignment based on the SafeAssign score. Click here to view instructions on how to interpret
SafeAssign originality report.
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