Rasmussen College Genetic Discrimination Concerns in Hiring Process Discussion

Competency

Differentiate the legal and professional policies influencing healthcare decisions.

Scenario

You recognize your role as a client advocate and have decided to workwith the American Nurses Association related to health policy issues.You choose to write a letter to your national legislator in your votingdistrict addressing legal policies associated with geneticdiscrimination that you have seen either in person or in the news. Writea professional letter to your federal senator demonstrating your clientadvocacy about genetic discrimination and how it correlates to legaland professional policies.

Instructions

Include the following in your message:

• Describe the background of genetic discrimination of your choice to include the significance of this specific problem.
• Discuss how the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 applies to the genetic discrimination you identified.
• Include in your letter how clients, families, and communities could benefit from your recommendations.