Policy-Priority Issue Latest
Your Policy Priority Issue Guidelines
and Grading Rubric
Purpose
The
purpose of this assignment is to: a) identify and reflect upon key concepts
related to your planning a policymaker call b) provide empirical evidence to
support new insights gained regarding your healthcare policy issue and the
policymaking process, and c) present ideas in a clear, succinct, and scholarly
manner.
Course
Outcomes
This assignment enables the
student to meet the following course outcomes:
(CO#1)
Analyze application of theories to the development of policies that affect
nursing and health care. (PO 9, 10)
(CO#3) Communicate with
policymakers to advocate for effective policies that affect nurses and nursing,
consumers, or the health care system. (PO 2, 3, 10)
(CO#4)
Analyze the historical, ethical, and political contexts of healthcare policy and the consequences of policy implementation. (PO 6,
10)
(CO#6) Investigate the
interrelationship between policy decisions and evidence-based practice. (PO4,
7, 10)
Due DateSunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the
end of Week 3
Total Points:
175 points
Requirements
Assignment
Criteria for Presentation:
1.
Provide
an introduction to your healthcare policy-priorityissue and the title or name
of your legislator.
2.
Articulate
key points under each of the Formulating a Healthcare Policy Ungraded Worksheet
#1 sections.
3.
Provide
a critique of empirical evidence that supports your chosen healthcare policy-priority
issue and analysis.
4.
Demonstrate
the importance and impact of the chosen healthcare policy-priority issue to
nursing.
5.
Provide
concluding statements summarizingthe content.
6.
The
paper will be a minimum of 4 pages and a maximum offive pages in length,in APA
format 6th edition,excluding the title and reference page.
Preparing the Paper
After completing Formulating a Healthcare
Policy Ungraded Worksheet #1, address all areas on the worksheet in the body of a
scholarly paper. Include a minimum of five (5) classic or current references published
within the past 5 years.
