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Elements needed for successful policy implementation - ----
Answers----Action Steps
• What are the interventions that will be necessary to carry
out?
-Target Dates
• What is the timeframe for carrying out the specific action
steps?
-Person(s) Responsible
• Who will be involved in carrying out the interventions?
-Stakeholder Involvement
• What roles will the stakeholders play in the implementation
of specific action steps?
-Identification of Resources
• What human, financial, or material resources are needed to
carry out the interventions?
-Budget and Funding Sources
• How much will this cost, and what is the source of funding?
-Effectiveness of Interventions
• What is the outcome? How will the impact of the interventions
be determined and measured?
Policy Evaluation - ----Answers----Effectiveness of the policy
-Equity
,-Cost
-Feasibility
-Acceptability
Role transition by Brown and Olshansky (1997) - ----Answers-
---Laying the Foundation
• first category of the model takes place between graduation &
initial employment as an NP
• Recuperating from school
• Negotiating the bureaucracy
• Looking for a job
• Worrying
-Launching
• second category begins with employment, spans first 6
months of clinical practice
• Successfully navigating involves identifying strengths &
areas for improvement, using resources wisely, networking,
asking fellow nps for advice, guidance, & support
• Feeling like an imposter
• Confronting anxiety
• Getting through the day & battling time
Meeting the Challenge
• third category often begins at six months of clinical practice
when NP perceives themselves as a primary care provider,
,better able to recognize concerns & issues in the work
environment.
• Increasing competence
• Gaining confidence
• Acknowledging system problems
-Broadening the Perspective
• fourth category near one-year mark, new nps often deepen
and affirm their capabilities within the larger system, function
more effectively, better prepared to handle new challenges as
they arrive.
• involvement in policies and politics of the employment setting
• participation in local and state NP activities
• comprehension of one's abilities
• deepening of self-esteem
• functioning more independently
• accepting more challenges
Five Factors Underpinning Successful Role Transition - ----
Answers---1. Organizational Alignment
2. Mentorship
3. Sense of Purpose
4. Perceived Competence and Self-Confidence
5. Compensation
, Primary Prevention - ----Answers----Prevent the occurrence
of new cases
-For example: Stress management classes
Secondary Prevention - ----Answers----Screening (Early
identification), Treatment
-For example: Phone hotlines
Tertiary Prevention - ----Answers----Prevent recurrence,
prevent disability.
-For example: Rehab, Social skills training
Universal Prevention - ----Answers---Childhood
immunizations, seat belt laws, helmets, access to health care.
-branches off primary prevention
Selective Prevention - ----Answers----Aimed at persons with
increased risk of developing a psychiatric disorder.
-Examples are those coming back from war
-branches off primary prevention
Indicated Prevention - ----Answers---Aimed at those whose
symptoms have begun and early treatment may decrease
magnitude of illness or prevent entirely.
-branches off primary prevention