Advocacy
Description
This week we reviewed the legislative process in the United States. Perform the following steps:
Identify an appropriate piece of legislation that you would like to advocate for as a nurse.
There are multiple ways to find your legislation information and the legislator involved:
To determine your state representatives, visit
Also, provide the names of your US Congressperson and Senator. This person will go to Washington DC to represent your district/state.
For the US Congress/House of Representatives, visit
For the US Senate, visit
Visit to track progress: to find the legislation
In your discussion response, identify the name of the legislation, the sponsors of the legislation, and describe why it is important to you in terms of advocacy.
Be sure to support your discussion with a scholarly source.