Title of assignment
Factors that impact registered nurses ability to influence national government health policy]
Instructions
Write a 3000 words assessment factors that impact registered nurses’ ability to influence national government health policy. This assessment has a weighting of 50%. The assessment should be structured under the same headings as the marking rubric, please consider the How to prepare and submit assessment: A Guide for IHM Students carefully as you construct your assessment.
Content
Health policies impact the nursing profession and healthcare. Nurses’ involvement in health policy development ensures that healthcare is safe, of high quality, accessible and affordable. Numerous factors influence nurse leaders’ ability to be politically active in influencing health policy development. These factors can be facilitators or barriers to their participation. This assignment will provide the student with an opportunity to examine the factors that impact participation in health policy development. Students will critically analyse factors that impact registered nurses’ ability to influence current national government policies using research-based evidence in the literature. Students will recommend solutions that nurses can use to influence national health policies.