The Role of the Professional Nurse in Health Policy

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The Role of the Professional Nurse in Health Policy

Write a paper on the role of the professional nurse in health policy.

  1. Discuss the professional nurse’s role in health policy.
  2. Identify and articulate an action plan for nurses to increase involvement.

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Submission Instructions:

  • The paper is to be clear and concise and students will lose points for improper grammar, punctuation and misspelling.
  • The paper is to be no shorter than 5 pages; nor longer than 7 pages in length, excluding the title, abstract and references page.
  • Your paper should be formatted per APA and references should be current (published within last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions).
  • Incorporate a minimum of 3 current (published within last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work. Journal articles and books should be referenced according to current APA style (the library (Links to an external site.) has a copy of the APA Manual).

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Assignment: Assessing a Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation

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Assignment: Assessing a Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation

Program/policy evaluation is a valuable tool that can help strengthen the quality of programs/policies and improve outcomes for the populations they serve. Program/policy evaluation answers basic questions about program/policy effectiveness. It involves collecting and analyzing information about program/policy activities, characteristics, and outcomes. This information can be used to ultimately improve program services or policy initiatives. Assignment: Assessing a Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation

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Nurses can play a very important role assessing program/policy evaluation for the same reasons that they can be so important to program/policy design. Nurses bring expertise and patient advocacy that can add significant insight and impact. In this Assignment, you will practice applying this expertise and insight by selecting an existing healthcare program or policy evaluation and reflecting on the criteria used to measure the effectiveness of the program/policy.

To Prepare:

Review the Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation Analysis Template provided in the Resources.
Select an existing healthcare program or policy evaluation or choose one of interest to you.
Review community, state, or federal policy evaluation and reflect on the criteria used to measure the effectiveness of the program or policy described.
The Assignment: (2–3 pages)

Based on the program or policy evaluation you selected, complete the Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation Analysis Template. Be sure to address the following:

Describe the healthcare program or policy outcomes. Assignment: Assessing a Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation
How was the success of the program or policy measured?
How many people were reached by the program or policy selected?
How much of an impact was realized with the program or policy selected?
At what point in program implementation was the program or policy evaluation conducted?
What data was used to conduct the program or policy evaluation?
What specific information on unintended consequences was identified?
What stakeholders were identified in the evaluation of the program or policy? Who would benefit most from the results and reporting of the program or policy evaluation? Be specific and provide examples.
Did the program or policy meet the original intent and objectives? Why or why not?
Would you recommend implementing this program or policy in your place of work? Why or why not?
Identify at least two ways that you, as a nurse advocate, could become involved in evaluating a program or policy after 1 year of implementation.

Assignment: Assessing a Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation

Implications of Health Economic Concepts for Health Care

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Implications of Health Economic Concepts for Health Care

Week 4 Assignment – Implications of Health Economic Concepts for Health Care

Overview

In this assignment you will examine how health care professionals and decision makers evaluate health care economics to understand the economic dynamics of health care systems. Consider the complexity of providing health care and the intricate relationship between the fundamentals of economics and the elements of health care systems. Understanding this relationship is vital for informed decision making and optimization of health care systems. You will write a paper about health economics in relation to health care professionals, delivery, and government and private sector involvement. Implications of Health Economic Concepts for Health Care

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Instructions

Write a 4–6-page paper in which you:

  1. Assess the value of health care professionals and decision makers understanding the discipline of health economics. Implications of Health Economic Concepts for Health Care
  2. Defend or critique the importance of considering the complex nature of health and health care when examining the economic principles related to health care delivery.
  3. Analyze the primary potential benefits of learning about health economics related to government involvement in health care economics, financing, and delivery.
  4. Analyze the main potential benefits of learning about health economics related to private sector involvement in health care economics, financing, and delivery.
  5. Use at least three sources to support your writing. Choose sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate. Cite each source listed on your source page at least one time within your assignment. For help with research, writing, and citation, access the library or review library guides.

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Diversity Significance Influence on Health Care

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Diversity Significance Influence on Health Care

Diversity has a significant influence on health care. Studying transcultural health care helps health professionals understand different cultures in order to provide holistic and individualized health care. Review the Purnell Model for Cultural Competence, including the theory, framework and 12 domains. Write 750-1,000-word paper exploring the Purnell Model for Cultural Competence. Include the following: Diversity Significance Influence on Health Care

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Explain culturally sensitive care and its application within health care.
Explain the theory and organizational framework of the Purnell Model, and discuss its relevance to transcultural health care.
Describe Purnell’s 12 domains of culture, and assess how each of these domains plays an active role in the diversity of health care in your specific field.
Discuss how this model can be applied when working with different cultures in order to become a more culturally competent health care provider.
Cite at least three references, including the course textbook.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required. Diversity Significance Influence on Health Care

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

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Legal and Ethical Health Care Concepts

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Legal and Ethical Health Care Concepts

Identify legal and ethical health care concepts.
Identify the laws and penalties concerning fraud and abuse in healthcare.
Illustrate the importance of professionalism in the healthcare industry.
Please answer the following questions with supporting examples and full explanations.

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For each of the learning objectives, provide an analysis of how the course supported each objective.
Explain how the material learned in this course, based upon the objectives, will be applicable to the professional application.
Provide evidence (citations and references) to support your statements and opinions.

All references and citations should in APA format.

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Current and Future Economic Issues Impacting the Health Care Sector

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Current and Future Economic Issues Impacting the Health Care Sector

Week 10 Assignment – Current and Future Economic Issues Impacting the Health Care Sector

Overview

In this assignment you will select and research what you believe to be the most important and pressing economic issue that confronts the United States in the health care industry today, and potential ways in which to mitigate the issue. Consider the economic effects of the issue on the health care industry, strategies to address the issue, and best practices for implementing the strategies. You will write a paper to formulate strategies and the application of best practices from other countries based on your research to address a selected economic issue confronting the U.S. health care industry. Current and Future Economic Issues Impacting the Health Care Sector

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Instructions

Provide a review of the selected issue in a 4–5 page paper in which you:

  1. Develop a detailed description of the selected issue and the research process conducted.
  2. Analyze the most significant economic effects of the researched issue on the health care industry supported with least two examples of the economic effects. Current and Future Economic Issues Impacting the Health Care Sector
  3. Formulate specific strategies that relevant entities/stakeholders may use to address the selected issue from an economic perspective supported with a rationale for the strategy.
  4. Develop a strategic manner in which the United States can apply economic best practices from other countries to support the strategies for addressing the issue.
  5. Critique the likelihood of the government and the private sector to effectively address the issue.
  6. Use at least three sources to support your writing. Choose sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate. Cite each source listed on your source page at least one time within your assignment. For help with research, writing, and citation, access the library or review library guides.

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The Evolution of Health Information Systems

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The Evolution of Health Information Systems

For this assignment, you are asked to perform the tasks below.

  1. Describe one type of accrediting agency in health care. What type of facility do they accredit? What is one requirement of accreditation?
  2. Based on your own personal views, which specific law, act, or information system development did the most to improve the management of health care information systems? Why do you feel this way? The Evolution of Health Information Systems

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  3. Explain the American Health Information Management Association\’s (AHIMA) role and its significance in health information technology. Identify one of the health information management (HIM) certifications offered by AHIMA, and discuss an employment position that it would help a health care professional achieve.

Your response should be at least one page in length. You are required to utilize your textbook and one outside source to complete this assignment. Utilize the CSU Online Library as well as other credible sources to help strengthen your arguments. Make sure that you appropriately cite your sources in APA format.

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Popular Nontraditional Health Care Practices

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Popular Nontraditional Health Care Practices

Research different popular nontraditional health care practices. Write a 1,000-1,200-word paper exploring nontraditional health care practices and include the following: Popular Nontraditional Health Care Practices

Describe nontraditional health care practices in different cultures. Compare at least three cultures.
Explain the importance of these practices in providing holistic and quality health care.
Identify the nontraditional health care options in your areas, and identify the number of people choosing to use them over traditional medical practices. Propose reasons why the number of people using nontraditional health care options is rising.

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Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

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Health-Illness Continuum and its Relevance to Patient Care

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Health-Illness Continuum and its Relevance to Patient Care

Research the health-illness continuum and its relevance to patient care. In a 750-1,000-word paper, discuss the relevance of the continuum to patient care and present a perspective of your current state of health in relation to the wellness spectrum. Include the following: Health-Illness Continuum and its Relevance to Patient Care

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Examine the health-illness continuum and discuss why this perspective is important to consider in relation to health and the human experience when caring for patients.
Explain how understanding the health-illness continuum enables you, as a health care provider, to better promote the value and dignity of individuals or groups and to serve others in ways that promote human flourishing and are consistent with the Christian worldview.
Reflect on your overall state of health. Discuss what behaviors support or detract from your health and well-being. Explain where you currently fall on the health-illness continuum.
Discuss the options and resources available to you to help you move toward wellness on the health-illness spectrum. Describe how these would assist in moving you toward wellness (managing a chronic disease, recovering from an illness, self-actualization, etc.).
You are required to cite a minimum of three peer-reviewed sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years, appropriate for the assignment criteria, and relevant to nursing practice.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

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Fundamental Changes in Healthcare Reform

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Fundamental Changes in Healthcare Reform

Explain fundamental changes in healthcare reform for specialty populations.

Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMHs) offer many benefits to patients, and are valued by providers and insurers, as well. Fundamental Changes in Healthcare Reform

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For this assignment, you will research and assess the past, present, and future role of PCMHs.

In an opening paragraph, define the structure and role of a PCMH.

In a second paragraph, identify and briefly describe a PCMH in your area (city, state).

For the body of your paper, explain the impact of PCMHs on quality improvement, care delivery, access to care, etc.

In a closing paragraph, explain what the future looks like for PCMHs. Identify any trends, projections, etc. Remember to use recent scholarly research and editorial sources as applicable, to support your viewpoints.

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