Visit the website for the American Hospital Association (http://www.aha.org). What is the American Hospital Association? Click on “Advocacy Issues” and select one of the key initiatives to explore....

Visit the website for the American Hospital Association (http://www.aha.org). What is the American Hospital Association? Click on “Advocacy Issues” and select one of the key initiatives to explore. What have you learned about the issue? Student teams should select different issues to review and then share what they learned. Consider the implications for nursing.

Search the Internet for information about one type of healthcare team member to learn more about the profession.

Visit the consumer site for Medicare (http:// medicare.gov). If you were a Medicare beneficiary, how helpful would this site be? What information can you find? Click on Compare Hospitals in Your Area (
www.hospital

compare.hhs.gov/) and review hospitals in your area from the perspective of a consumer who is 70 years old and needs to have a hip replacement.