Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to prepare for the professional presentation to an elected official of the selected healthcare concern and the proposed solution. This includes the identification of communication strategies as well as development of presentation content. Description of the Assignment For this assignment, the focus is preparation for the presentation to the selected elected official regarding the healthcare concern and the proposed resolution. A video presentation of ...

Purpose In this course, the students will have the opportunity to identify a healthcare policy concern and community healthcare concern which can be improved with a change in policy, ordinance or the language in existing law. The outcome would … the potential for improved health for a population group. Students will present a proposed solution or change to an elected official, and provide an analysis of the project. While students are not responsible for ensuring the implementation of their i...

Please discuss the four spheres of political action in nursing. In addition, please develop a brief argument sharing how these spheres are … and overlapping by applying an example from your practice. What are some ethical considerations here?

Locate a state or national coalition advocating for your approved healthcare policy concern. Who are the coalition partners and is there an … leader? Can you identify successes indicating strong leadership? What can you add to the content for your upcoming interview from the work of this coalition?

Reflect on the concepts and practices you have learned in NR 506 on healthcare systems, politics, and health policy. Read the article that is linked below and share insights as how to make informed decisions on nursing practice and patient outcomes on a global basis. In addition, state how you will apply what you have learned in this course to your upcoming practicum experience.

NR-506 Week 2 Graded Discussion Topic: Policy-Priority Selection Identify your selected healthcare concern in your city or state that needs your advocacy with an elected official. What is the impetus and rationale for your selection? What is your solution to this concern? Describe the model of policy making that you feel would … best applied to your policy concern and the rationale for selecting this model.

Given the power of the media, discuss how you would use an opinion editorial, a personal interview, websites, texting, Facebook, Twitter, and/or blogs to influence public opinion relative to your policy priority. What concerns about media and electronic social networking do you need to consider? Why?

As a health policy professional leader, communicating with lay audiences is an important skill in promoting the health of the community for master prepared registered nurses. Develop a concise position statement reflecting the research findings and recommendations by experts as they relate to workplace support for breast feeding mothers, medical marijuana services in the community, genetic testing or applications of stem cell research, transgender care, abortion, end-of-life care, or a commu...