This elective nursing course will allow you to explore health care policy and the policy-making process at the state and federal level. Selected health care issues from the current legislative session will be used to illustrate the application of the legislative process to professional nursing. We will examine what is meant by lobbying and how this is conducted by nurses, individually; and collectively, by varying groups and nursing organizations. The course will enable students to visit with legislators and to observe legislative activity. 

News and Announcements:

• 4-3-04 ~ Check out this arrow to learn more about Health Policy.
• 4-2-04 ~ Plan on class April 14 at 6pm. Two guest speakers will come: one at 6:00 and the second at 7:30pm.
• 3-18-04 ~ Subscribe to Capitol Updates from ANA (Federal, State, Agency information)   It's Free!!   Click in the this flag  to sign up.
• 3-17-04  ~ As I receive Lesislative Alerts from MONA I will announce here. Please click the flag  to check them out and then act as you see fit.
• 3-17-04 ~ Check out the websites for the Senior Coalition and the Senior Congress    Click the image. This will make more sense after we have viewed their video and discussed grassroots politics and lobbying.
• 3-17-04 ~ As you find other Links which are helpful, e-mail URL to instructor so they may be added to Links page.
• 3-1-04 ~ Dates for class sessions are tentatively scheduled for: Mar 17, 24, 31, & May 5 - 5:30 to 8:30pm.                               ~ Jefferson City Field Trip is Wednesday, April 21.

• Title ~ NURS 4340 ~ Influencing Health Policy: Implications for Nursing Practice 
• Instructor ~ Dr. Margo Thompson 
• Time ~ Wednesday (5:30-8:30)
• See Calendar for Class meeting dates
• Credit(s) ~ Two or Three hours 
• See syllabus and requirements sections