Policy and Health Promotion

SU NSG6002 Full Course

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NSG6002 Health Policy and Health Promotion in Advanced Nursing Practices Week 1 Discussion Describe how you will utilize and implement the IOM Nursing Reports from 2010 and 2016 in your role as an Advanced Practice Nurse NSG6002 Health Policy and Health Promotion in Advanced Nursing Practices Week 2 Discussion Discuss how health policy and initiatives are used to guide and direct your clinical practice as an Advanced Practice Nurse NSG6002 Health Policy and Health Promotion in Advanced Nursing Practices Week 3 Discussion Identify the role of patient safety and the influence on the Federal initiatives that are used to prevent unintentional death as a result of medical mistakes. NSG6002 Health Policy and Health Promotion in Advanced Nursing Practices Week 4 Discussion Describe what specific resources or federal agencies that you will utilize to remain informed and current in public health trends and practices NSG6002 Health Policy and Health Promotion in Advanced Nursing Practices Week 5 Discussion Discuss the changing landscape of the US health care system through the ACA and specific initiatives that have been funded, enacted and currently implemented to improve health care for all Americans NSG6002 Health Policy and Health Promotion in Advanced Nursing Practices Week 1 Project Provide Instructor with the Topic of Health Promotion Paper for Approval NSG6002 Health Policy and Health Promotion in Advanced Nursing Practices Week 2 Project Student will develop a Legislative Matrix based upon the specific legislators in a residential/geographical legislative district. State and Federal legislators will be identified: State Representatives, Senators, Congressman and Governor. Each legislator’s assigned committees and any active legislation bills and/or past legislative initiatives will be identified. This information will be used to assist in the development of the Legislative Communication assignment. NSG6002 Health Policy and Health Promotion in Advanced Nursing Practices Week 3 Project This written assignment requires the student to investigate his/her local, state and federal legislators and explore their assigned committees and legislative commitments. The student is expected to investigate current and actual legislative initiatives that have either passed or pending approval by the house, senate or Governor’s office. The student will draft a letter to a specific legislator and offer support or constructive argument against pending policy or legislation. The letter must be supported with a minimum of 3 evidence based primary citations. NSG6002 Health Policy and Health Promotion in Advanced Nursing Practices Week 4 Project Health Policy Paper Forward the topic of the health policy paper to faculty at the end of Week One, Health policy unfolds daily and drives clinical practice in the US. The student will investigate current policies or legislation underway for a specific health-related issue. The Student will develop a scholarly APA formatted paper supported by evidence. The policy paper rubric: Introduction to population or problem (incidence, prevalence, epidemiology, cost burden etc) Description of how the policy is intended for a specific population, program or organization Specific legislators involved in the policy development and dissemination Identify the role of the APRN in assisting with the policy or refuting the policy – this requires the evidence to support opinion, ideas and/or concepts. Discuss how the policy influences clinical practice and is used to promote best outcomes Examine how the policy can be used by the interprofessional team to ensure coordinated and comprehensive care for the specific population Conclusion – summarize findings APA format – use of primary peer-reviewed references as much as possible Submission Details: Support your responses with examples. Cite any sources in APA format. Submit your document to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned. NSG6002 Health Policy and Health Promotion in Advanced Nursing Practices Week 1 Knowledge Check Question 1 How has the Quality Chasm Report been used to direct US health care? Question 1 options: a) Is not used to direct health care in the US b) IOM designed this document to direct medical practices in the US c) This report has been used as the framework and foundation for multiple health policy initiatives since its release in 2001 Question 2 What are the differences in patient safety and effective health care since the 1999 release of To Err is Human and the 2016 report from the CDC regarding medical mishaps and quality of care in the US? Question 2 options: There is no correlation between these 2 reports There has been little improvement in health care practices and patient safety between the 2 reports Care quality in the US is the most comprehensive when compared to other country health care practices. Question 2 What are the differences in patient safety and effective health care since the 1999 release of To Err is Human and the 2016 report from the CDC regarding medical mishaps and quality of care in the US? Question 2 options: There is no correlation between these 2 reports There has been little improvement in health care practices and patient safety between the 2 reports Care quality in the US is the most comprehensive when compared to other country health care practices. Question 4 How does health policy specifically influence health care practice in the US? Question 4 options: Directs efforts by the CDC and protects Americans against population based disease. Influences how health care is reimbursed and determines APN payment for services. Directs specific evidence based practice guideline development and dissemination All of the above Question 5 What specific developments have primarily occurred because of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)? Question 5 options: ACA has been appealed and no longer enacted Development of patient centered outcomes, use of comparative effectiveness research, quality payment structures that impact APN reimbursement Nothing has been changed by the ACA other than Medicaid Expansion and Affordable Health Care None of the Above

 

Policy and Health Promotion

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

• Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
• Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
• One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
• I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.

Weekly Participation

• Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
• In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
• Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
• Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.

APA Format and Writing Quality

• Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
• Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
• I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.

Use of Direct Quotes

• I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
• As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
• It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.

 

LopesWrite Policy

• For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
• Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
• Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
• Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.

Late Policy

• The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
• Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
• If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
• I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
• As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.

Communication

• Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me: 
  • Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
  • Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.