Summary of the First COVID 19 Response Bill

• COVID 19 has hit the global community.
• America has responded by enacting.
• This Bill was enacted on March 6^th, 2020.
• Precisely, $ 8.3 billion was set for response (Olson et al, 2020).
• Has improved COVID 19 service delivery.

Aim of the Bill

• To reduce the unprecedented death rates.
• To improve the health of nurses.
• To promote the health of the citizens (Olson et al, 2020).
• To provide the funds and resources required.
• To curb the disease internationally.

The Passing of the Bill into Law

• The Bill was passed in both houses.
• It was later ascended by the president into Act.
• The president signed it on April 1^st 2020 (Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress, 2020).
• The passing of the bill made into law.
• This law has had a number of impacts

The Impact of the Law

• It has responded to the COVID 19 emergency
• Located funds needed to fight the pandemic.
• This money help in diagnosis and treatment.
• Promoted the provision of insurance plans (Olson et al, 2020).
• Reduced the risk of health care providers

Impact of the Law on my Personal Nursing Experiences

• This improved the nurse’s overall confidentiality.
• Stimulated the nurse’s security in service delivery (Olson et al, 2020).
• Upheld relationship between nurses and government.
• Promoted the morale and capacity of nurses.
• Improve efficiency of service delivery.

Effect on COVID 19 Diagnosis and Treatment

• Improved diagnosis of the disease.
• Developed the contact tracing among the families.
• Enhanced the delivery of the results and treatment.
• Expanded Nurses’ overall confidentiality.
• Improved quality of health on casualties.

Impact on the Training, Research, and Development of Nurses

• The law enhances research and development.
• Resulted in better discoveries of the disease (Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress, 2020).
• Created better methods of combating the pandemic.
• Enhanced better forecasting approaches.
• Resulted in better equipped nurses for fight.

How to Communicate the Nurses Concerns

• Communication forms a vital part in institutions.
• The minister, who, in turn, presents to parliamentarians.
• The communication can be oral or written
• The feedback should be accepted for improvement
• These nurses should maintain the standards.

Impact of the Bill on Families

• Improves the contact tracing among the families.
• Reduces the risks of contracting the disease.
• Enhances the diagnosis and treatment of pandemic (Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress, 2020).
• Increases the government mechanisms of confidentiality.
• Upgrading of the overall health among families.

Effect of the Bill on the Community

• The establishment of Bill has a positive impact.
• Has the power of contact tracing among members.
• Increases discovery of the infected members (Olson et al, 2020).
• Expands available resources to control the disease.

The Future of the Law on Health Sector

• It will improve the funds required.
• Helps to reduce the risk of the disease
• The act will improve research on the pandemic.
• The law will promote the discovery of vaccines.
• The act will help to reduce the death rate.

Role of the American Nurses and the Society towards the Bill

• All of them should embrace the bill.
• They should accept actions towards the bill.
• Support subsidiary bills that accept this law.
• Nurses should maintain standards of service delivery.
• The ideas will improve American health sector.

References

Olson, A., Barrick, J., Tayler, W. B., Rajgopal, S., & Bai, G. (2020). Lobbying expenditures of the Health Sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 35(10), 3133-3136.

Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress. (2020). Families First Coronavirus Response Act, HR 6201.