Assignment
Part I: Policy Analysis Paper Guidelines about LGBTQ health
Purpose: To investigate & integrate knowledge of advanced nursing practice, scholarly inquiry, & leadership by examining a policy at the level of clinical practice, health care systems, or public/social health policy.
You must strictly follow the following scheme. You must use titles and subtitles.
Introduction (Maximum 1 pages):
1) Generally define & describe the policy issue to be addressed.
2) Identify the purpose of analysis, the targeted level of policy (i.e., clinical practice, health care systems, or public/social health) & significance of topic.
3) Identify questions the policy analysis is intended to address.
Background:
1) Provide details of the issue or problem, including its nature/scope, relevant literature & history, & the context within which the issue exists.
2) Describe existing policy addressing the issue, if any.
3) Discuss strengths & shortcomings in existing policy.
4) Identify & describe key stakeholders (individuals & groups) that are or will be affected by the policy & why
Analysis
1) Identify alternative policies to achieve objectives.
2) Establish/identify criteria that will be used for selection of "best" policy.
3) Evaluate each alternative & its potential impact relative to the healthcare & patient outcomes.
4) Assess the trade-offs between alternatives.
Recommendations
• Based on the analysis, identify the "best" alternative to address the current issue & policy situation.
• Provide rationale for selection.
• Describe possible strategies to implement selected alternative.
• Identify barriers to implementation of selected alternative.
• Describe methods to evaluate policy implementation.
Discussion (1/2 page)
1) Discuss analysis & recommendations relative to the original questions identified, & the level of policy it is intended to address (i.e., clinical practice, health care systems, or public).
2) Identify limitations of analysis.
3) Discuss implications for practice, education, research, & policymaking.
Conclusion ( minimum 1/2 page)
1) Summarize findings & recommendations of analysis
2) Identify questions to be addressed in future studies or policy analyses
Part II: Nursing theory about childhood
Purpose: to incorporate their knowledge from this course and reflect on a theory or concept that you could develop as a nursing professional.
1) If you could develop your own personal nursing theory as RN-BSN, what would it be?
• Mention the basic components of your theory
2) How would you use it?
3) Reflect about benefits of your theory for your population
4) How it applies to your nursing practice.
Part III: Nursing theory about Elderly
Purpose: to incorporate their knowledge from this course and reflect on a theory or concept that you could develop as a nursing professional.
1) If you could develop your own personal nursing theory as RN-BSN, what would it be?
• Mention the basic components of your theory
2) How would you use it?
3) Reflect about benefits of your theory for your population
4) How it applies to your nursing practice.
Part IV: Nursing theory about Rehabilitation
Purpose: to incorporate their knowledge from this course and reflect on a theory or concept that you could develop as a nursing professional.
1) If you could develop your own personal nursing theory as RN-BSN, what would it be?
• Mention the basic components of your theory
2) How would you use it?
3) Reflect about benefits of your theory for your population
4) How it applies to your nursing practice.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) 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.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.