Description
Week 1 Reading Assignments

Course Content
Assignment 1.1: Choose Your Preferred Topic
Discussion 1.1: Icebreaker
Introduction and Review of Course Syllabus and Course

Week 1: Introduction to Health Care Policy and Government Agencies
Required Reading

Policy and Politics for Nurses and Other Health Professionals
Chapter 1: Nursing’s History of Advocacy and Action
Chapter 2: Policy and Politics Explained

Recommended Readings and Resources

Institute of Medicine Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing. (2011). The future of nursing: Leading change, advancing health. National Academies Press.
Note: This report will be used throughout this course and can be found in Adobe PDF format at the link provided. You may purchase the book, although this is not required.
Forge Your Potential. (2016). Politically-challenged: Boise State University (4:15 minutes) [Video]. YouTube.
Boise State University Transcript
Government of the United States Organization Chart (PDF)
Max Dalton. (2017, April 7). How to find local, state, or federal political representatives using Facebook Town Hall (3:30 minutes) [Video]. YouTube.
Facebook Town Hall Transcript
PoliTech. (2016). Politically-challenged: George Mason University (3:00 minutes) [Video]. YouTube.
George Mason University Transcript
The U.S. House of Representatives
The U.S. Senate
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

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