Health Policy and Ethics
Florida’s Bill SB 530: Nonopioid Alternatives was proposed by Senator Perry and took effect as of July 1, 2021. The bill was an amendment to s. 456.44, F.S., requires that health care practitioners provide patients or their representatives with educational pamphlets in an electronic form instead of only the printed form. The passing of the bill highlights the growing emphasis on the importance of patient education, especially regarding opioid intervention. Nurses play a central role in addressing the challenge of opioid abuse in America.
The Code of Ethics for nurses requires nurses to promote, advocate for, and protect the rights, health, and safety of patients (American Nurses Association, 2015). Therefore, the passing of the bill expands the scope of practice for nurses in Florida. By providing educational pamphlets on non-opioid alternatives electronically, nurses will expand patient knowledge, thus fulfilling their role as outlined in the Code. The bill also highlights nurses’ role in promoting population health. Nurses must embrace strategies that improve population health and minimize social disparities (Myers, 2020). The alternative for electronic educational pamphlets on non-opioid alternatives can thus help improve population health among residents of Florida.
Social determinants like education, socioeconomic status, education, employment, and social support networks also impact health care (Artiga & Hinton, 2018). The social determinants thus prompt the need for policy changes to limit disparities in health care access. Hence, the bill acts as a policy change to bridge disparities through patient education. As a result, Bill SB 530 represents a positive step towards addressing healthcare challenges in Florida and promoting population health.
References
American Nurses Association. (2015). Code of ethics with interpretative statements. Silver
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http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/EthicsStandards/CodeofEthicsforNurses/Code-of-Ethics-For-Nurses.html
Artiga, S. & Hinton, E. (2018, May 10). Beyond Health Care: The Role of Social Determinants in Promoting Health and Health Equity (Issue Brief). Retrieved from https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/beyond-health-care-the-role-of-social-determinants-in-promoting-health-and-health-equity/
Myers, C. R. (2020). Promoting population health: Nurse advocacy, policy making, and use of media. Nursing Clinics, 55(1), 11-20. DOI: 10.1016/j.cnur.2019.11.001
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Health Policy and Ethics
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Activity Learning Outcomes
Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to:
Synthesize knowledge of population to the role of political advocacy as an Advanced Practice Nurse. (CO 5, 7)
Appraise ethical and legal principles to the provision of care by the Advanced Practice Nurse (CO 5, 7)
Due Date:
Initial prompt due by Wednesday, 11:59 PM MT of week 8
One peer and one faculty or two peer posts due by Saturday 11:59 PM MT of week 8
A 10% late penalty will be imposed for initial discussions posted after the weekly deadline, regardless of the number of days late. No postings will be accepted after 11:59 pm MT on Saturday (i.e. student will receive an automatic 0). Week 8 discussion closes on Saturday at 11:59 pm MT.
Total Points: 60 Points
Assignment Requirements
Go to your state government web page. Find one health policy enacted within the last two (2) years at the state level. Write down the bill number and the sponsors of the bill and include this information in your initial post.
Write a minimum of a one-page critical analysis summary of the policy. (250 words double spaced, APA). Your summary should integrate the concepts of advocacy, population health, the ANA ethical statements (“The Code”), and course readings, to include a minimum of one-course scholarly article (provided within the course). Be sure to speak to the role of advocacy and population health.
Respond to a minimum of two (2) peers/faculty posts with one (1) paragraph of 4-5 sentences integrating one scholarly source utilized in an in-text citation/APA.
Kaiser: Beyond Health Care: The Role of Social Determinants in Promoting Health and Health Equity.Links to an external site.
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Posts should be made on a minimum of 3 separate days/dates.
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Initial discussion board post to the weekly prompt, two peer posts (if there are no faculty postings), or one peer post and a faculty post.
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