ASPEN DNP820 Full Course Latest 2019 February

DNP820 Health Policy and Advocacy

Module 1 Discussion

DQ1 What is the difference between advocating for health policy directly effecting patients and the community versus advocating for the profession of nursing? Should the nurse health policy advocate only one or the other? How do you imagine the public or legislators would view each set of issues?

DQ2 The text discusses little “p” and big “P” policy. Explain the difference between the two.

DNP820 Health Policy and Advocacy

Module 2 Discussion

DQ1 Describe the history of the nursing profession as advocates for health policy and the community; compare with one present day nursing leader in you are acquainted with that demonstrates these same attributes.

DQ2 Based on what you have read and your experience is there only one way to advocate based on pre-determined steps in the advocacy process or are there multiple paths to advocacy that depend on the issue and the political environment?

DNP820 Health Policy and Advocacy

Module 3 Discussion

DQ1 Pick any news article that on the surface is unrelated to health care and make a connection to health based on social or economic issues that if changed could influence health outcomes.

DQ2 Examine a health inequity in your community, state, or nationally and investigate if any changes in health policy has been proposed to address it.

DNP820 Health Policy and Advocacy

Module 4 Discussion

DQ1 Choose four nursing organizations. Compare and contrast their legislative agendas. Synthesize the connections between organizational missions and legislative agendas.

DQ2 Evaluate the legislative priorities of four nursing groups. How many focus on the profession of nursing? How many focus on the health of the community? Support your discussion with two peer reviewed articles that evaluate advocacy of the nursing profession versus health patient/community. How does advocating for the nursing profession support healthy outcomes?

DNP820 Health Policy and Advocacy

Module 5 Discussion

DQ1 Examine the importance of relationships to move policy forward. Research two articles surrounding this issue and summarize.

DQ2 Give four examples of barriers nurse health policy advocates may face when trying to move health policy forward. Provide examples.

DNP820 Health Policy and Advocacy

Module 6 Discussion

DQ1 Evaluate the online resources on page 203 of your text. Which sites are the easiest to navigate? From which sites did you gain the most knowledge on health policy issues in your state and at the federal level?

DQ2 Synthesize the top five issues being debated in health care currently. Apply that knowledge to patient care in your health care organization and/or the community. Will it change care delivery? How?

DNP820 Health Policy and Advocacy

Module 7 Discussion

DQ1 Pick five advocacy actions from the text. Apply them to a health policy issue by briefly describing how you would use these advocacy actions to shape your chosen issue.

DQ2 Reflect on whether health policy is something that happens to you or something you can shape. If it is something that happens to you how could you reconceptulize your role into a health policy shaper?

DNP820 Health Policy and Advocacy

Module 8 Discussion

DQ1 Describe your real-world advocacy strategy to you classmates. Comment and give suggestions.

DQ2 Evaluate the importance of mentors in carrying out your strategy. Do you have one?

DNP820 Health Policy and Advocacy

Module 1 Assignment

Write a 1500 word APA essay reflecting on:

1. The current nursing culture and whether the bar for nursing leadership is set at the individual patient-nurse relationship or the community-nurse relationship. Give examples of each. Use at least three references to support your findings.

2. Review the DNP Essentials and the 2011 Institute of Medicine Future of Nursing Report for statements on nursing leadership in health policy. Identify how these documents define nursing leadership in relation to health policy and the community. Use at least three references to support your findings.

DNP820 Health Policy and Advocacy

Module 2 Assignment

Please submit one APA formatted presentation (PowerPoint®, Prezi®, etc.) of at least 15 slides identifying and describing what health care or professional issue you are passionate about and relay any advocacy actions you took to influence this issue as well as what action you must follow in the future to evaluate if your efforts have had an impact on this issue. The assignment should have a minimum of four scholarly sources, in addition to the textbook.

Complete the Immersion Hours Log, located in the course resource tab, briefly describing your activities consisting of 20 hours for this module and submit with your essay to the dropbox.

DNP820 Health Policy and Advocacy

Module 3 Assignment

After researching HP2020, Kaiser Family Foundation, the ANA and your State Board of Nursing:

Please submit one APA formatted presentation (PowerPoint®, Prezi®, etc.) of at least 20 slides identifying and describing how leadership is addressing health disparities. Make certain to include a definition of social justice and evaluate nursing’s role in promotion of social justice. List at least 5-6 references that support your findings. The assignment should have a minimum of four scholarly sources, in addition to the textbook.

Complete the Immersion Hours Log, located in the course resource tab, briefly describing your activities consisting of 20 hours for this module and submit with your essay to the dropbox.

DNP820 Health Policy and Advocacy

Module 4 Assignment

Considering the patient advocacy efforts of the nurse who was unjustly detained for refusing to comply with an unlawful request by law enforcement officers, interview a leader in a health organization eliciting an advocacy story highlighting the power of the nursing voice. Evaluate the power the nursing organization gives the individual nurse to advocate for health policy. Report on your interview. There is no word count requirement for this assignment, however your response should be fully developed to include context, purpose, core issues, and strategies for a solution.

Based on what you have learned so far this week, create a PowerPoint presentation (minimum 12 slides) with detailed notes for each slide that addresses each of the interview points/questions. Be sure to completely answer all the questions. Use clear headings that allow your professor to know which bullet you are addressing on the slides in your presentation. Support your content with at least four (4) citations throughout your presentation. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the presentation. Include a slide for your references at the end. Follow best practices for PowerPoint presentations (an example is in the Resources tab) related to text size, color, images, effects, wordiness, and multimedia enhancements.

DNP820 Health Policy and Advocacy

Module 5 Assignment

Research and report on the advocacy process for one health policy issue at your state level. Detail the steps taken to move this issue forward legislatively. Examine the collaboration of interest groups and stakeholders in this process. What were the barriers? Where is this policy issue now? Is it law? Did it fail to pass? Interview nursing leaders/advocates, research articles, and other sources that will bring this process to light. Nursing organizations are valuable resources and have the background stories on these processes, feel free to call and discuss legislative issue with them.

Please submit one APA formatted presentation (PowerPoint®, Prezi®, etc.) of at least 15 slides highlighting your findings. The assignment should have a minimum of four scholarly sources, in addition to the textbook.

Complete the Immersion Hours Log, located in the course resource tab, briefly describing your activities consisting of 20 hours for this module and submit with your essay to the dropbox.

DNP820 Health Policy and Advocacy

Module 6 Assignment

Write a 2000 word paper evaluating the PPACA. Detail its timeline from inception to implementation. Analyze the effect the PPACA currently has on access and delivery of healthcare and the anticipated effects it will have on healthcare delivery in the future. What opportunities has the PPACA created for nursing? Describe your state’s position on Medicaid expansion. How has this helped/hurt health care in your state?

Complete the immersion hours form describing your activities consisting of 20 hours this module and submit with your essay to the dropbox. Immersion Hours Log

DNP820 Health Policy and Advocacy

Module 7 Assignment

This course, you will apply the concepts learned by collaborating with or at least contacting a policy maker about an issue that you think would advance nursing scope, practice or culture or improve patient care and outcomes in a positive way.

Student should research the literature searching for how the nurse can re-conceptualize their role from seeing health policy as “something that happens” to them to “something they can shape” (Institute of Medicine [IOM], 2011, p. S-6).

In Module two, you were asked to describe an issue you hoped to improve and you created a presentation about the plan. This week, you will present on the progress you have made during the past 5 weeks. This policy change proposal could be with state Board of nursing, local boards, state representatives, or member of Congress/Senate. Based on the issues you selected in Module two, that you are passionate about, researched in depth, and contact with the appropriate policy maker (preferably in person, but at least by email or letter) details of your position and the evidence that supports it, explain your results, determination and outcomes in a 20 slide PowerPoint presentation with audio and speaker notes on all content slides. Make certain to include your sources and a reference slide.

Institute of Medicine. (2011). The future of nursing: Leading change, advancing health.

Complete the immersion hours form describing your activities consisting of 20 hours this module and submit with your presentation to the dropbox. Immersion Hours Log

DNP820 Health Policy and Advocacy

Module 8 Assignment

Presentation:

The advance practice nurse is preparing to examine the economic, financial, and political factors

that influence the delivery of healthcare and policy reform. There is a need to develop strategies to influence, implement and evaluate current policy. This presentation will examine a health policy and its influence on a patient population.

Choose a health policy to evaluate for this presentation and answer the following questions:

Critically analyze and related issues surrounding the policy from the perspective of consumers, nursing, other health professions, and other stakeholders in policy and public forums.

What is the role of nursing leadership in the development and implementation of institutional, local, state, federal, and/or international health policy?

What is the impact of nursing influence on policy makers through their active participation on committees, boards, or task forces at the institutional, local, state, regional, national, and/or international levels to improve health care delivery and outcomes?

What are some ways that you can do to educate others, including policy makers at all levels, regarding nursing, health policy, and patient care outcomes?

Analyze the advocacy process for the nursing profession within the policy and healthcare communities that relate to your selected policy.

Explain nursing responsibility to develop, evaluate, and provide leadership for health care policy that shapes health care financing, regulation, and delivery.

Identify the connection between health outcomes and advocacy for social justice, equity, and ethical policies within all healthcare arenas for your selected policy.

This PowerPoint® (Microsoft Office) or Impress® (Open Office) presentation should be a minimum of 20 slides, including a title and reference slide, with detailed speaker notes on content slides and recorded audio. Use at least four scholarly sources and make certain to review the module’s Signature Assignment Rubric before starting your presentation. This presentation is worth 400 points for a quality content and presentation.

Lastly, complete the immersion hours form describing your activities consisting of 80 immersion hours during this class, obtain your instructor’s signature as verification of completion and submit with your submission to the dropbox.