USC Health and Medical a Position Paper

A position paper is a document you could present to a legislator to seek support for an issue you endorse. Present your position on a current health-care issue in a one-page paper, following the assignment guidelines below. You can select your issue topic from newspapers, national news, magazine articles, professional journals, or professional association literature.  

Your position paper should:

Be quickly and easily understood.

Be succinct and clear.

Appear very professional with the legislator’s name, title and address on top and your name and your credentials at the bottom long with contact information 

• Condense essential information in one, single-spaced page,You do not need a Title page or Reference Page with this assignment
• Clearly describe the issue that you are addressing in the opening paragraph.

Include 3–4 bullet points regarding why you are seeking the legislator’s vote, support, or opposition. Bullet points should be clear and concise but not repetitive and should reflect current literature that substantiates your position.

• Summarize the implications for the nursing profession and/or patients.
• Conclude with two recommendations that you wish to see happen related to your issue, such as avote for or against, a change in policy, or the introduction of new legislation.