Competency Differentiate the legal and professional policies influencing healthcare decisions. Student Success

Competency

Differentiate the legal and professional policies influencing healthcare decisions.

Student Success Criteria

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Scenario

You recently joined American Nurses Association and volunteered to serve on a committee focused on health policy issues. A policy topic of concern for this committee is genetic discrimination. You offered to write a letter to your national legislator in your voting district addressing legal and professional policies associated with genetic discrimination.

Instructions

Write a professional letter to your legislator demonstrating advocacy for legal and professional policies that protect individuals from genetic discrimination.

In this letter, include the following information:

· Describe the concern for genetic discrimination, including a background of the genetic condition and the specific issue at risk for discrimination

· Compare current federal and state policies (legislation) that impact genetic or genomic issues

· Analyze professional nursing policies that address ethical advocacy for the selected genetic or genomic issue

· All content must be supported by providing rationales, examples and evidence from credible sources

Assessment Requirements/Submission Requirement:

Professional Letter

Resources

For assistance in writing a professional letter, please visit the Library and Learning Services Answers page: 

How do I write a professional letter?

For additional writing and research support, please visit the following Library and Learning Services resources:

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Writing Guide: Professional & Academic E-Communications

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APA Guide

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Nursing Research Page

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