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    LEGISLATIVE PROCESS Jill Golinski Ohio Univeristy Professional Nursing Practice 4510 Kristen Morgan September 03, 2015 LEGISLATIVE PROCESS The United States government federal, state, and local plays a significant role in developing and delivering health care policies. Today’s issues associated with health policy stem from individual health, the overall health of the country, and economic problems associated with health care (Rosenbaum, 2011). Being a nurse it is important to understand the legislative

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    Problem Statement What measures should the federal government take to reduce the nursing shortage in the United States? Background With over 2 million jobs, registered nurses represent the largest health care occupation (Windle, 2008, p. 209). Although nurses are the biggest health care occupation, there continues to be a shortage in the United States. The shortage has worsened because of rising healthcare costs and a focus on cost containment, which has negatively impacted nurse work environments

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    centuries the United States has grappled with the idea of federalism. While former President James Madison had a very concrete understanding of that form of governance, “In the compound republic of America, the power surrendered by the people is first divided between two distinct governments, and then portion allotted to each subdivided among distinct and separate departments” (Madison, 1788, p. 67), the United States has never had a conclusive division of power between the state and the US Federal Governments

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    the United States Government Printing Office opened. Also on that very same day it opened President Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated into office. The United States Government Printing Office (GPO) is responsible for the production and distribution of all three federal government branches information and services. Throughout the years the United States Government Printing Office has made many strives to provide public access to federal government information at no cost to you. In 2014 the United States

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    The United States governmental system is a complex entity consisting of many parts. One of the most unique aspects of the U.S governmental system is the Bicameral structure which consists of the Federal Government and the State Government. When the framers of the United States Constitution collaborated to make the U.S governmental system they wanted to insure that there was a separation of powers to prevent tyranny, as a result of this state law and federal law was developed. There are many differences

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    “The United States Constitution is the oldest and the shortest written constitution in the world. Its 4,400 words have played a crucial role in limiting government and creating freedom for over 200 years.” When the Constitution was made by the framers its intent was basically to get rid of the Articles of Confederation. The framers believed that states where too sovereign and the power needed to be given to a form of national government which brought up the idea of federalism. To this day the U.S

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    The United States Government is kept in check by two types of government the federal and the state, which follows the Common Law System (Hames, J. B., & Ekern, Y. 2010 pg. 3). This type of Government is considered to be a Federalist type of Government in comparison to a Monarchy, where one person makes all the decisions. Each government has its own system and their own powers, but each of them resembles the other for the most part in the structure. The two governments each have their own power,

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    the United States of America in 2017 In the early months of 2017, the United States of America has already faced a crucial change, the election of a new president. The election of President Trump will impact social issues that affect citizens of the United States of America. For example, the two most important social issues that will impact citizens of the United States of America in 2017 include immigration and health care. Another aspect that affects immigration and health care in the United States

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    The government occasionally push their powers to the Sates and tried to lessen the expansion of the federal government. On the other hand, the states complied case in point, Presidents Franklin Roosevelt 1930, and Reagan 81-89, used the New Deal program. Programs such as Agricultural Adjustment Administration to slowly reduced the growth of federal government, these programs administered by the states (ushistory, 3b). In the 60s, Nixon on his side openly wanted the powers of the federal government

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    many disagreements between the state and federal government going on the thought crosses some Texans minds about secession. The movement, headed by the Texas Nationalist Movement and the Tea Party, is seeking to remove the state from the union and institute Texas as a new country. Many questions arise over the topic of secession covering topics such as economy, currency, population, and if Texas would be helped or hurt by leaving the United States federal government behind. It has been shown that

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