Define Policy and the Policy Process
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Initial Post Criteria: Health Care policies affect our patients in many diverse ways, some life-threatening, others financially threatening. As nurses take on a stronger advocacy role for their patients, nurses must understand how policy is formed and how legislative activities affect their patients.
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- Discuss the meaning of policy and the policy process, including the forces that shape health policy and why those forces are important.
- Historically (more than 10 years ago), what changes in society have impacted the profession of nursing the most.
- What societal changes (within the last 10 years) have impacted the profession of nursing the most?
- What one change in society, would benefit the nursing profession the most? ____________________________________________________________
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Choose at least two of your peers’ initial posts.
Critique each component of your peers’ initial posts, based on the initial post instructions; you must address each initial post item.
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