Week 2 Identification of Healthcare
Policy Concern
Purpose
In this course, the
students will have the opportunity to identify a healthcare policy concern and
community healthcare concern which can be improved with a change in policy,
ordinance or the language in existing law. The outcome would be the potential
for improved health for a population group.
Students will present a proposed solution or change to an elected
official, and provide an analysis of the project. While students are not responsible for
ensuring the implementation of their identified solution to the healthcare
policy concern, the student is required to meet with an elected official to
present the concern and proposed resolution.
The purpose of this current assignment is to identify the
community-based healthcare policy concern and provide an extensive
evidenced-based foundation for proposing a policy change to an elected
official.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following
course outcomes:
CO 1. Employ strategies to impact the development,
implementation, and consequences of holistic focused healthcare policies at the
institutional, local, national, and international levels using evidence-based
practice principles. (PO 1)
CO 3. Demonstrate professional and personal growth regarding
the advocacy role of the advance practice nurse in healthcare policy for
diverse healthcare settings. (PO 3)
CO 5. Advocate for
institutional, local, national, and international policies that influence
person-centered healthcare, consumers, and nursing practice. (PO 5)
Due Date Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 2
Total Points: 250 points
Requirements
Description of the Assignment
For this assignment, the student must first select a
healthcare policy concern. The concern
must be a community-based, public health policy concern. Student may not use healthcare entities or
organizational concerns occurring within a private or public healthcare
facility. Scholarly evidence supporting
the concern must be presented that provides a comprehensive picture of the
selected healthcare concern as well as the student-identified solution. The elected official whom the student will
interview is also identified in this paper.
Criteria for Content
Overview of healthcare policy: This section introduces
healthcare policy. It should contain the following elements:
Define healthcare policy in general and its implications for
the nursing profession
Define the role of advocacy and how it can impact healthcare
policy
Explain how the role of advocacy is consistent with the
responsibilities of an advance practice nurse
Identification of selected healthcare policy concern: This
section provides foundational information regarding the student-selected
healthcare policy concern. It should
contain the following elements:
Specifically identify the selected healthcare policy concern
Description of the impacted population group
Provide a comprehensive description of the selected
healthcare concern by including:
How frequently does it occur?
What impact does the selected healthcare concern have upon
the community and population group?
Description of student-identified solution to the selected
healthcare concern: This section presents a comprehensive picture of the
student-selected solution to the selected healthcare concern. It should contain the following elements:
Identify, with specific detail, the solution to the
student-selected healthcare concern
Identify the following areas:
What would be the positive outcome if the solution was
implemented?
What changes would need to occur in the community to foster
implementation?
What changes would need to occur in the population group to
foster implementation?
What measureable actions will demonstrate a positive outcome
if the solution was implemented?
What might be 2 (two) challenges to implementing the
proposed solution and how can each of these challenges be avoided or resolved?
Identification of elected official: This section identifies
the elected official that the student will present the selected healthcare
concern and its solution to. It should
contain the following elements:
The name of the elected official
The position of the elected official
Explanation of why this individual was selected
Conclusion: This section provides a comprehensive and
concise review of the key elements of the assignment.
Preparing the Assignment
Criteria for Format and Special Instructions
The paper (excluding the title page and reference page)
should be at least 6, but no more than 10 pages. Points will be lost for not
meeting these length requirements.
Title page, running head, body of paper, and reference page
must follow APA guidelines as found in the 6th edition of the manual. This
includes the use of headings for each section of the paper except for the
introduction where no heading is used.
A minimum of 6 (six) appropriate research-based scholarly
references must be used of which 2 may be empirical evidence from state and
county website data… (Check with your instructor regarding .org or .gov sites).
Required textbook for this course, dictionary and Chamberlain College of
Nursing lesson information may NOT be used as scholarly references for this
assignment. For additional assistance
regarding scholarly nursing references, please see “What is a scholarly source”
located in the Course Resources tab. Be
aware that information from .com websites may be incorrect and should be
avoided. References are current - within
a 5-year time frame unless a valid rationale is provided and the instructor has
approved them prior to submission of the assignment.
Ideas and information from scholarly, peer reviewed, nursing
sources must be cited must be cited within the text of the paper as well as
appearing in the reference list with correct APA format.
Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are
followed and consistent with formal, scientific writing.
This assignment must be submitted to TurnItIn™ (TII) as
required by the TurnItIn™ policy. A Similarity Index of 24% or less must be
obtained; this is the benchmark for CCN graduate nursing students. Any other level of similarity index requires
the student to revise the assignment before the due date and time. To allow sufficient time for revision, early
submission of the assignment to TurnItIn™ is highly encouraged. The final submission will be graded by
faculty. If a TurnItin™ report indicates
that plagiarism has occurred, the Academic Integrity policy will be followed.
Week 4 Preparation of Presentation to
Elected Official
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to prepare for the
professional presentation to an elected official of the selected healthcare
concern and the proposed solution. This
includes the identification of communication strategies as well as development
of presentation content.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following
course outcomes:
CO 2. Communicate with decision-makers to advocate for
effective policies that impact nurses and nursing, consumers, or the healthcare
system. (PO 2)
CO 3. Demonstrate professional and personal growth regarding
the advocacy role of the advance practice nurse in healthcare policy for
diverse healthcare settings. (PO 3)
CO 5. Advocate for
institutional, local, national, and international policies that influence
person-centered healthcare, consumers, and nursing practice. (PO 5)
Due Date Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 4
Total Points: 200 points
Requirements
Description of the Assignment
For this assignment, the focus is preparation for the
presentation to the selected elected official regarding the healthcare concern
and the proposed resolution. A video
presentation of the healthcare concern and its proposed resolution will be
prepared and presented. Following
completion of this, a written self-evaluation is required.
Criteria for Content
Video Presentation:
Content: The video presentation is to include the following elements:
Introduction of self
Presentation of healthcare policy concern
Presentation of student identified solution to the
healthcare policy concern
Summary
Evaluation of video presentation includes the following
elements:
Content:
Introduction of self
Presentation of healthcare policy concern
Presentation of student identified solution to the
healthcare policy concern
Summary
Information is relevant to healthcare concern and its
solution
Method of Delivery:
Effective opening
Stayed connected to audience
Grammar was correct
Style of Delivery:
Eye contact
Voice clarity
Gestures
Appearance
Paper Content:
Overview of the healthcare policy concern and solution: This
section provides a concise but comprehensive overview of the healthcare policy
as well as the solution. Required content includes:
Identification of the healthcare policy
Identification of the student identified solution
Relevance to the community or population group
Identification of communication techniques: This section
requires the delineation of communication techniques useful to the upcoming
presentation to the selected elected official. Required content includes:
Identification of the selected elected official and position
Rationale for the selection
Identification of 4 (four) beneficial
communication/presentation techniques
Providing scholarly resources that support the use of the
identified communication techniques
Self-evaluation of video presentation: This section provides
an opportunity for self-evaluation of the video recording. The student must self-evaluate oneself in
each major content area by identifying one positive and one area to improve
(i.e. content, method of delivery, and style of delivery):
Content:
Introduction of self
Presentation of healthcare policy concern
Presentation of student identified solution to the
healthcare policy concern
Summary
Information is relevant to healthcare concern and its
solution
Method of Delivery:
Effective opening
Stayed connected to audience
Grammar was correct
Style of Delivery:
Eye contact
Voice clarity
Gestures
Appearance
Conclusion: This section requires a summary of the key
points from the video and paper assignment.
Preparing the Assignment
Criteria for Format and Special Instructions:
The video presentation will be recorded via the use of Voice
Thread located within the course on the initial page in the left column.
The video presentation will last a minimum of 3 minutes and
no longer than 5 minutes.
The paper (excluding the title page and reference page)
should be at least 2, but no more than 4 pages. Points will be lost for not
meeting these length requirements.
Title page, running head, body of paper, and reference page
must follow APA guidelines as found in the 6th edition of the manual. This
includes the use of headings for each section of the paper except for the
introduction where no heading is used.
A minimum of 4 (four) appropriate research-based scholarly
references must be used.
Required textbook for this course, dictionary and
Chamberlain College of Nursing lesson information may NOT be used as scholarly
references for this assignment. For additional assistance regarding scholarly
nursing references, please see “What is a scholarly source” located in the
Course Resources tab. Be aware that
information from .com websites may be incorrect and should be avoided. References are current - within a 5-year time
frame unless a valid rationale is provided and the instructor has approved them
prior to submission of the assignment.
Ideas and information from scholarly, peer reviewed, nursing
sources must be cited and referenced correctly.
Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are
followed and consistent with formal, scientific writing.
Week 7 Summary of Healthcare Concern
Presentation
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to provide a summary of
the presentation to the elected official, report on the response/outcome and to
propose future strategies for the continued advocacy of the selected healthcare
concern. The presentation to the elected official is required and must be
either a face to face or phone presentation. Communication of your presentation
will be via a PowerPoint™ presentation to be shared with peers and faculty.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following
course outcomes:
CO 3: Demonstrate professional and personal growth regarding
the advocacy role of the advance practice nurse in healthcare policy for
diverse healthcare settings. (PO 3)
CO 4: Analyze historical, ethical, political contexts, and
professional values of healthcare policies and the consequences of policy
implementation. (PO 4)
CO 5: Advocate for institutional, local, national, and
international policies that influence person-centered healthcare, consumers,
and nursing practice. (PO 5)
Due Date: Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 7
Total Points: 175 points
Requirements
Description of the Assignment
This assignment
Criteria for Content
Overview of healthcare policy in the nursing profession:
This section provides an overview of healthcare policy advocacy as it relates
to advanced practice. It should contain the following elements:
Explanation of how healthcare policy can impact the nursing
profession
Explanation of why advocacy is considered an essential
component of the advance practice nurse's role
Impact of healthcare policy on population health
Selected healthcare policy concern and resolution: This
section provide an identification of the selected healthcare concern and its
proposed resolution. It should contain the following elements:
Provide a comprehensive description of the healthcare
concern
Describe the impact of the concern upon the population group
and community
Describe, with detail, the proposed solution to healthcare
concern
Clearly identify the slides provided to the elected official
Description of the meeting with the elected official: This
section provides a detailed description of the meeting with the elected
official. It should contain the following elements:
The name and position of the elected official
Explanation of why this individual was selected
Description of the meeting by including information as:
Day/time of meeting
Location of meeting
Materials/handouts used during the presentation
Describe the response of the elected official to your
presentation and proposed solution
Self-reflection: This section provides an opportunity to
self-reflect upon the healthcare concern, the proposed solution, and
presentation to the elected official. It should contain the following elements:
Identify the new insights you have gained regarding your
selected healthcare concern
Identify the new insights you have gained regarding your
proposed solution to the healthcare concern
Identify the revisions you would make regarding your
presentation to the elected official
Identify the insights you have gained regarding healthcare
policy and the importance to the nursing profession
Future plans regarding selected healthcare concern: This
section provides an opportunity to discuss way to foster ongoing or future
advocacy regarding the selected healthcare concern and proposed resolution. It
should contain the following elements:
Describe possible future opportunities to be an advocate for
your selected healthcare concern and proposed solution
Identify the revisions you would make in the proposed
solution
Select a professional nursing organization and discuss how
this organization could be helpful in fostering or supporting your proposed
solution
Conclusion: This section requires a summary of the key
points regarding the healthcare concern, proposed solution and presentation to
the elected official
Preparing the assignment
Criteria for Format and Special Instructions:
A PowerPoint™ presentation of a maximum of 20 slides (does
not include the title slide and reference slides) is prepared.
Title slide, text slides and reference slide (s) must follow
APA guidelines as found in the 6th edition of the manual.
Speaker's notes are required for all slides except the title
and reference slides.
A minimum of five (5) appropriate research-based scholarly
references must be used. These may include references from previous NR 506
assignments.
Required textbook for this course, dictionary and
Chamberlain College of Nursing lesson information may NOT be used as scholarly
references for this assignment. For additional assistance regarding scholarly
nursing references, please see "What is a scholarly source" located
in the Course Resources tab. Be aware that information from .com websites may
be incorrect and should be avoided. References are current - within a 5-year
time frame unless a valid rationale is provided and the instructor has approved
them prior to submission of the assignment.
Ideas and information from scholarly, peer reviewed, nursing
sources must be cited and referenced correctly.
Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are
followed and consistent with formal, scientific writing.
Rules regarding PowerPoint™ presentations are to be
followed. This includes but not limited to the presentation of information with
limited text, use of graphics, and balance of space on the slide.
