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Project Two Health Policy Issue Scenarios
Read each of the three scenarios in this document. Choose one to focus on for all your Project Preparation assignments, due in Modules Three and Seven, as well as your Project Two submission, due in Module Nine.
Health Policy Issue Option 1: Professional Nursing Licensure and Interstate Compacts
Nurses must complete an accredited nursing program and successfully pass an examination to be eligible for licensure in a state. Each state has a board of nursing that regulates the licensure process for that state. To practice nursing in a particular state, a nurse must have an active license issued by that state's board of nursing. Some states have entered agreements with other states through a "compact" agreement to recognize nursing credentials among those compact states. However, nurses must still apply for licensure on a state-by-state basis.
You are working as a legislative consultant for the American Nurses Association (ANA). The senior management of the ANA have decided to propose an amendment to the existing interstate compact for professional licensure. They also plan to go a step further and propose a new policy for enabling national licensure for nursing professionals.
Interstate nursing licensure compacts, which enable healthcare providers to apply more easily for and receive permission to practice medicine in other states, are viewed in the healthcare industry as a means of expanding telehealth and telemedicine. Not everyone thinks the licensure compact is a good idea, however. Some say the process creates unnecessary regulatory burdens, whereas others would prefer to see one nationwide license that allows a clinician to practice in any state. Get expert-level assignment help in any subject.
In your project, you will present your observations and assessment to the senior management of the ANA to help them in their decision making with regard to pursuing this approach. You should also include the challenges with the current policy, how key stakeholders influence and would be affected by these proposed changes, and legal and ethical considerations that impact decision making.