Homework: Summary of Healthcare Concern
This homework provides a PowerPoint presentation that summarizes the healthcare policy presentation to the elected official.
Criteria for Content
I. Overview of healthcare policy in the nursing profession: This section provides an overview of healthcare policy advocacy as it relates to advanced practice. It should contain the following elements:
1. Explanation of how healthcare policy can impact the nursing profession
2. Explanation of why advocacy is considered an essential component of the advance practice nurse's role
3. Impact of healthcare policy on population health
II. Selected healthcare policy concern and resolution: This section provide an identification of the selected healthcare concern and its proposed resolution. It should contain the following elements:
1. Provide a comprehensive description of the healthcare concern
2. Describe the impact of the concern upon the population group and community
3. Describe, with detail, the proposed solution to healthcare concern
4. Clearly identify the slides provided to the elected official
III. Description of the meeting with the elected official: This section provides a detailed description of the meeting with the elected official. It should contain the following elements:
1. The name and position of the elected official
2. Explanation of why this individual was selected
3. Description of the meeting by including information as:
a. Day/time of meeting
b. Location of meeting
c. Materials/handouts used during the presentation
4. Describe the response of the elected official to your presentation and proposed solution
IV. Self-reflection: This section provides an opportunity to self-reflect upon the healthcare concern, the proposed solution, and presentation to the elected official. It should contain the following elements:
1. Identify the new insights you have gained regarding your selected healthcare concern
2. Identify the new insights you have gained regarding your proposed solution to the healthcare concern.
3. Identify the revisions you would make regarding your presentation to the elected official
4. Identify the insights you have gained regarding healthcare policy and the importance to the nursing profession
V. Future plans regarding selected healthcare concern: This section provides an opportunity to discuss way to foster ongoing or future advocacy regarding the selected healthcare concern and proposed resolution. It should contain the following elements:
1. Describe possible future opportunities to be an advocate for your selected healthcare concern and proposed solution
2. Identify the revisions you would make in the proposed solution
3. Select a professional nursing organization and discuss how this organization could be helpful in fostering or supporting your proposed solution
VI. Conclusion: This section requires a summary of the key points regarding the healthcare concern, proposed solution and presentation to the elected official.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, 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 homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.