Purpose: This assignment aims to identify a current issue in healthcare to explore during the course.
Instructions:
Review the learning activities for this module. Create a 2-3 page paper that includes the following:
- Title page
- Introduction
- Define Healthcare Policy Issue: Identify a current issue in healthcare policy that concerns you. This can be something in your work unit, in your community, in your state, or even at the national level. This issue will become a part of a larger paper you will develop throughout this class and a video for your peers to review. So, consider your issue carefully (See resources below).
- Describe how this issue affects health outcomes, including describing the most affected population.
- Explain why it is important for nurses to advocate for policy change related to this issue (see the resources below)
- Conclusion
- Reference page
You will need at least 1 current (past 5 years) article from nursing literature (journal article) to support your position and initial thoughts about change
Each citation and reference should use APA 7th edition.
Module Objectives:
This assignment aids in the attainment of the following Module Objectives:
- MO 1: Identify the nurse’s role in health policy, past, present, and future, and why the healthcare policy is important to practice, delivery, and outcomes (CO 1)
- MO 3: Discuss why nurses are uniquely positioned to be engaged in health policy (CO 1,2)
- MO 5: Evaluate ethical considerations in the delivery of healthcare and policy change (CO 5)
Grading Criteria:
Review the rubric for grading criteria.
AONL Advocacy Center (American Organization for Nursing Leadership): https://www.aonl.org/aonl-advocacy
ANA’s Health Policy page: https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/health-policy/
ANA’s official position statements: https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/nursing-excellence/official-position-statements/
ANA’s RN Action: https://rnaction.org/SitePages/Homepage.aspx/
WHO Press conference regarding COVID vaccination boosters: https://www.who.int/multi-media/details/who-press-conference-on-coronavirus-disease-(covid-19)—18-august-2021
