Assignment: Health Policy and Management
Answer the following questions with supporting examples and full explanations.
o Analyze how policies influence the structure and financing of health care, practice, and health outcomes.
o Develop institutional, local, state and/or federal policy initiatives.
o Consider the role of government and various professional organizations in the process of planning and implementing policies at management levels for diverse healthcare environments.
o Examine the effect of legal, ethical, and regulatory processes on nursing practice (and/or change to providers), healthcare delivery, and outcomes while maintaining balance with administrative and fiscal responsibilities.
o Interpret research, bringing the nursing perspective, alongside perspectives of their administrative colleagues, for policy makers and stakeholders.
o Advocate for policies that improve the health of the public and the profession of nursing and health care administration.
o For each of the learning objectives, provide an analysis of how the course supported each objective.
o Explain how the material learned in this course, based upon the objectives, will be applicable to professional application.
Reflect back on your journey through this course and answer the following:
o What was the most valuable thing you learned in this course?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length