Walden NRSE6050 All Weeks Discussions Latest 2019 JUNE Question # 00601827 Course Code : NRSE6050 Subject: Health Care Due on: 05/30/2019 Posted On: 05/30/2019 06:27 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.7/5

NRSE6050 Policy and Advocacy for Improving Population Health

Week 1 Discussion

Agenda
Comparison Grids

Regardless
of political affiliation, every citizen has a stake in healthcare policy
decisions. Hence, it is little wonder why healthcare items become such
high-profile components of presidential agendas. It is also little wonder why
they become such hotly debated agenda items.

In Part 1
of this module’s Assignment, you were asked to begin work on an Agenda
Comparison Grid to compare the impact of the current/sitting U.S. president and
the two previous presidents’ agendas on the healthcare item you selected for
study. In this Discussion, you will share your first draft with your colleagues
to receive feedback to be applied to your final version.

To Prepare:

Review the
Resources and reflect on the importance of agenda setting.

Consider
how federal agendas promote healthcare issues and how these healthcare issues
become agenda priorities.

Review Part
1 of the Module 1 Assignment and complete the requirements for this Discussion.

NRSE6050 Policy and Advocacy for Improving Population Health

Week 3 Discussion

Politics
and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Regardless
of political affiliation, individuals often grow concerned when considering
perceived competing interests of government and their impact on topics of
interest to them. The realm of healthcare is no different. Some people feel
that local, state, and federal policies and legislation can be either helped or
hindered by interests other than the benefit to society.

The
suppliers of legislative benefits are legislators, and their primary goal is to
be re-elected. Thus, legislators need to maximize their chances for
re-election, which requires political support. Legislators are assumed to be
rational and to make cost-benefit calculations when faced with demands for
legislation. However, the legislator’s cost-benefit calculations are not the
cost-benefits to society of enacting particular legislation. Instead, the
benefits are the additional political support the legislator would receive from
supporting legislation and the lost political support they would incur as a
result of their action. When the benefit to legislators (positive political
support) exceeds their costs (negative political support) they will support
legislation. (page 27)

Source:
Feldstein, P. (2006). The politics of health legislation: An economic
perspective (3rd ed.). Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press.

To Prepare:

Review the
Resources and reflect on efforts to repeal/replace the Affordable Care Act
(ACA).

Consider
who benefits the most when policy is developed and in the context of policy
implementation.

NRSE6050 Policy and Advocacy for Improving Population Health

Week 5 Discussion

Professional
Nursing and State-Level Regulations

Boards of
Nursing (BONs) exist in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, American
Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands. Similar
entities may also exist for different regions. The mission of BONs is the
protection of the public through the regulation of nursing practice. BONs put
into practice state/region regulations for nurses that, among other things, lay
out the requirements for licensure and define the scope of nursing practice in
that state/region.

It can be a
valuable exercise to compare regulations among various state/regional boards of
nursing. Doing so can help share insights that could be useful should there be
future changes in a state/region. In addition, nurses may find the need to be
licensed in multiple states or regions.

To Prepare:

Review the
Resources and reflect on the mission of state/regional boards of nursing as the
protection of the public through the regulation of nursing practice.

Consider
how key regulations may impact nursing practice.

Review key
regulations for nursing practice of your state’s/region’s board of nursing and
those of at least one other state/region and select at least two APRN regulations
to focus on for this Discussion.

By Day 3 of
Week 5

Post a
comparison of at least two APRN board of nursing regulations in your
state/region with those of at least one other state/region. Describe how they
may differ. Be specific and provide examples. Then, explain how the regulations
you selected may apply to Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) who have
legal authority to practice within the full scope of their education and
experience. Provide at least one example of how APRNs may adhere to the two
regulations you selected.

NRSE6050 Policy and Advocacy for Improving Population Health

Week 7 Discussion

Discussion
1: Evidence Base in Design

When
politics and medical science intersect, there can be much debate. Sometimes
anecdotes or hearsay are misused as evidence to support a particular point.
Despite these and other challenges, however, evidence-based approaches are
increasingly used to inform health policy decision-making regarding causes of
disease, intervention strategies, and issues impacting society. One example is
the introduction of childhood vaccinations and the use of evidence-based arguments
surrounding their safety.

In this
Discussion, you will identify a recently proposed health policy and share your
analysis of the evidence in support of this policy.

To Prepare:

Review the
Congress website provided in the Resources and identify one recent (within the
past 5 years) proposed health policy.

Review the
health policy you identified and reflect on the background and development of
this health policy.

NRSE6050 Policy and Advocacy for Improving Population Health

Week 8 Discussion

Discussion
2: The Role of the RN/APRN in Policy-Making

Word cloud
generators have become popular tools for meetings and team-building events.
Groups or teams are asked to use these applications to input words they feel
best describe their team or their role. A “word cloud” is generated by the
application that makes prominent the most-used terms, offering an image of the
common thinking among participants of that role.

What types
of words would you use to build a nursing word cloud? Empathetic, organized,
hard-working, or advocate would all certainly apply. Would you add policy-maker
to your list? Do you think it would be a very prominent component of the word
cloud?

Nursing has
become one of the largest professions in the world, and as such, nurses have
the potential to influence policy and politics on a global scale. When nurses
influence the politics that improve the delivery of healthcare, they are
ultimately advocating for their patients. Hence, policy-making has become an
increasingly popular term among nurses as they recognize a moral and
professional obligation to be engaged in healthcare legislation.

To Prepare:

Revisit the
Congress.gov website provided in the Resources and consider the role of RNs and
APRNs in policy-making.

Reflect on
potential opportunities that may exist for RNs and APRNs to participate in the
policy-making process.

NRSE6050 Policy and Advocacy for Improving Population Health

Week 9 Discussion

The Role of
the RN/APRN in Policy Evaluation

In the
Module 4 Discussion, you considered how professional nurses can become involved
in policy-making. A critical component of any policy design is evaluation of
the results. How comfortable are you with the thought of becoming involved with
such matters?

Some nurses
may be hesitant to get involved with policy evaluation. The preference may be
to focus on the care and well-being of their patients; some nurses may feel
ill-equipped to enter the realm of policy and political activities. However, as
you have examined previously, who better to advocate for patients and effective
programs and polices than nurses? Already patient advocates in interactions
with doctors and leadership, why not with government and regulatory agencies?

In this
Discussion, you will reflect on the role of professional nurses in policy
evaluation.

To Prepare:

In the
Module 4 Discussion, you considered how professional nurses can become involved
in policy-making.

Review the
Resources and reflect on the role of professional nurses in policy evaluation