N3375 Health Policy & Legal Aspect
Module 1 – Assignment #1: Legislator E-mail Exercise
Submit by 2359 (CT) Saturday of Module 1
Name: Date: 01-13-2024
Overview: Legislator E-mail Exercise
To take a proactive role in nursing policy, you will prepare an email to your legislator about a
current nursing issue. You must first identify your legislator. Then, you will describe a current issue
that is important to you with support from scholarly references related to the issue, and create a
suggested action plan. Finally, you will write a concise, professionally worded e-mail to one of the
state-level legislators. See sample email and resources in Canvas.
RN-BSN Clinical Practice Experience Assignment: This clinical practice experience assignment
is considered part of AACN RN-BSN clinical practice experience (Direct/Indirect). Clinical
practice experiences may be known as clinical learning opportunities, clinical practice, clinical
strategies, clinical activities, experiential learning strategies, or practice. (AACN, 2012)
Reference: American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2012). Expectations for practice
experiences in the RN to baccalaureate curriculum [White paper]. RN-BSN-Expectations-White-
Paper.pdf
Performance Objective:
Identify the ways nurses can personally take part in shaping future nursing care.
Directions:
1. Find the legislator of the state you are licensed in. You will only write your email to one
legislator, even if many are listed. You must only use a legislator in the state you are
licensed in.
2. Identify one issue that is important to you and complete a short description of the issue.
Locate at least 2 scholarly articles (dated within the past 5 years) to support your thoughts
and list in correct APA format. Please see the APA tips page linked in the assignment
details and/or APA journal article examples.
3. Complete an action plan section prior to composing the email as to organize your thoughts.
4. Write your final e-mail in the space provided on this assignment document.
You MUST include one personal example about how the issue personally affects
your nursing career.
5. Upload and submit the entire assignment into Canvas.
NOTE: It is not necessary for you to actually send your email to you legislator unless you
choose to do so.
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Rubric
Use this rubric to guide your work on the assignment, “Legislator E-mail.”
1. Identifying Your Legislators: Find out who your legislators are at the state level. Use a
google search to locate your states legislative system, or here is a helpful link in which you can
identify your state- https://www.congress.gov/state-legislature-websites
You only need one legislator that you are going to address your issue to. If email
information is not available then you would only place their physical address. In rare
cases a physical address is not listed, please include webpage address.
Record their name, title, and contact information here:
Name-Senator Paul Bettencourt
Title-President and CEO, Bettencourt Tax Advisors L.L.C.
Contact Information- (713) 464-0282
2. Issue Description with Scholarly Support: Identify a current nursing issue important to you and
your practice. Locate at least 2 scholarly articles (dated within the past 5 years) to support
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Module 1 – Assignment #1: Legislator E-mail Exercise
Submit by 2359 (CT) Saturday of Module 1
Name: Date: 01-13-2024
Overview: Legislator E-mail Exercise
To take a proactive role in nursing policy, you will prepare an email to your legislator about a
current nursing issue. You must first identify your legislator. Then, you will describe a current issue
that is important to you with support from scholarly references related to the issue, and create a
suggested action plan. Finally, you will write a concise, professionally worded e-mail to one of the
state-level legislators. See sample email and resources in Canvas.
RN-BSN Clinical Practice Experience Assignment: This clinical practice experience assignment
is considered part of AACN RN-BSN clinical practice experience (Direct/Indirect). Clinical
practice experiences may be known as clinical learning opportunities, clinical practice, clinical
strategies, clinical activities, experiential learning strategies, or practice. (AACN, 2012)
Reference: American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2012). Expectations for practice
experiences in the RN to baccalaureate curriculum [White paper]. RN-BSN-Expectations-White-
Paper.pdf
Performance Objective:
Identify the ways nurses can personally take part in shaping future nursing care.
Directions:
1. Find the legislator of the state you are licensed in. You will only write your email to one
legislator, even if many are listed. You must only use a legislator in the state you are
licensed in.
2. Identify one issue that is important to you and complete a short description of the issue.
Locate at least 2 scholarly articles (dated within the past 5 years) to support your thoughts
and list in correct APA format. Please see the APA tips page linked in the assignment
details and/or APA journal article examples.
3. Complete an action plan section prior to composing the email as to organize your thoughts.
4. Write your final e-mail in the space provided on this assignment document.
You MUST include one personal example about how the issue personally affects
your nursing career.
5. Upload and submit the entire assignment into Canvas.
NOTE: It is not necessary for you to actually send your email to you legislator unless you
choose to do so.
1
2023 College of Nursing
, N3375 Health Policy & Legal Aspect
Rubric
Use this rubric to guide your work on the assignment, “Legislator E-mail.”
1. Identifying Your Legislators: Find out who your legislators are at the state level. Use a
google search to locate your states legislative system, or here is a helpful link in which you can
identify your state- https://www.congress.gov/state-legislature-websites
You only need one legislator that you are going to address your issue to. If email
information is not available then you would only place their physical address. In rare
cases a physical address is not listed, please include webpage address.
Record their name, title, and contact information here:
Name-Senator Paul Bettencourt
Title-President and CEO, Bettencourt Tax Advisors L.L.C.
Contact Information- (713) 464-0282
2. Issue Description with Scholarly Support: Identify a current nursing issue important to you and
your practice. Locate at least 2 scholarly articles (dated within the past 5 years) to support
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