ASPEN DNP820 All Modules Assignments Latest 2019 February Question # 00599332 Course Code : DNP820 Subject: Health Care Due on: 03/11/2019 Posted On: 03/11/2019 11:10 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.8/5

DNP820
Health Policy and Advocacy

Module 1 Assignment

Write a 1500 word APA essay reflecting on:

1. The current nursing culture and whether the bar for
nursing leadership is set at the individual patient-nurse relationship or the
community-nurse relationship. Give examples of each. Use at least three references
to support your findings.

2. Review the DNP Essentials and the 2011 Institute of
Medicine Future of Nursing Report for statements on nursing leadership in
health policy. Identify how these documents define nursing leadership in
relation to health policy and the community. Use at least three references to
support your findings.

DNP820
Health Policy and Advocacy

Module 2 Assignment

Please submit one APA formatted presentation (PowerPoint®,
Prezi®, etc.) of at least 15 slides identifying and describing what health care
or professional issue you are passionate about and relay any advocacy actions
you took to influence this issue as well as what action you must follow in the
future to evaluate if your efforts have had an impact on this issue. The
assignment should have a minimum of four scholarly sources, in addition to the
textbook.

Complete the Immersion Hours Log, located in the course
resource tab, briefly describing your activities consisting of 20 hours for
this module and submit with your essay to the dropbox.

DNP820
Health Policy and Advocacy

Module 3 Assignment

After researching HP2020, Kaiser Family Foundation, the ANA
and your State Board of Nursing:

Please submit one APA formatted presentation (PowerPoint®,
Prezi®, etc.) of at least 20 slides identifying and describing how leadership
is addressing health disparities. Make certain to include a definition of
social justice and evaluate nursing’s role in promotion of social justice. List
at least 5-6 references that support your findings. The assignment should have
a minimum of four scholarly sources, in addition to the textbook.

Complete the Immersion Hours Log, located in the course
resource tab, briefly describing your activities consisting of 20 hours for
this module and submit with your essay to the dropbox.

DNP820
Health Policy and Advocacy

Module 4 Assignment

Considering the patient advocacy efforts of the nurse who
was unjustly detained for refusing to comply with an unlawful request by law
enforcement officers, interview a leader in a health organization eliciting an
advocacy story highlighting the power of the nursing voice. Evaluate the power
the nursing organization gives the individual nurse to advocate for health
policy. Report on your interview. There is no word count requirement for this
assignment, however your response should be fully developed to include context,
purpose, core issues, and strategies for a solution.

Based on what you have learned so far this week, create a
PowerPoint presentation (minimum 12 slides) with detailed notes for each slide
that addresses each of the interview points/questions. Be sure to completely
answer all the questions. Use clear headings that allow your professor to know
which bullet you are addressing on the slides in your presentation. Support
your content with at least four (4) citations throughout your presentation.
Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the
presentation. Include a slide for your references at the end. Follow best
practices for PowerPoint presentations (an example is in the Resources tab)
related to text size, color, images, effects, wordiness, and multimedia
enhancements.

DNP820
Health Policy and Advocacy

Module 5 Assignment

Research and report on the advocacy process for one health
policy issue at your state level. Detail the steps taken to move this issue
forward legislatively. Examine the collaboration of interest groups and
stakeholders in this process. What were the barriers? Where is this policy
issue now? Is it law? Did it fail to pass? Interview nursing leaders/advocates,
research articles, and other sources that will bring this process to light.
Nursing organizations are valuable resources and have the background stories on
these processes, feel free to call and discuss legislative issue with them.

Please submit one APA formatted presentation (PowerPoint®,
Prezi®, etc.) of at least 15 slides highlighting your findings. The assignment
should have a minimum of four scholarly sources, in addition to the textbook.

Complete the Immersion Hours Log, located in the course
resource tab, briefly describing your activities consisting of 20 hours for
this module and submit with your essay to the dropbox.

DNP820
Health Policy and Advocacy

Module 6 Assignment

Write a 2000 word paper evaluating the PPACA. Detail its
timeline from inception to implementation. Analyze the effect the PPACA
currently has on access and delivery of healthcare and the anticipated effects
it will have on healthcare delivery in the future. What opportunities has the
PPACA created for nursing? Describe your state’s position on Medicaid
expansion. How has this helped/hurt health care in your state?

Complete the immersion hours form describing your activities
consisting of 20 hours this module and submit with your essay to the dropbox.
Immersion Hours Log

DNP820
Health Policy and Advocacy

Module 7 Assignment

This course, you will apply the concepts learned by
collaborating with or at least contacting a policy maker about an issue that
you think would advance nursing scope, practice or culture or improve patient
care and outcomes in a positive way.

Student should research the literature searching for how the
nurse can re-conceptualize their role from seeing health policy as “something
that happens” to them to “something they can shape” (Institute of Medicine
[IOM], 2011, p. S-6).

In Module two, you were asked to describe an issue you hoped
to improve and you created a presentation about the plan. This week, you will
present on the progress you have made during the past 5 weeks. This policy
change proposal could be with state Board of nursing, local boards, state
representatives, or member of Congress/Senate. Based on the issues you selected
in Module two, that you are passionate about, researched in depth, and contact
with the appropriate policy maker (preferably in person, but at least by email
or letter) details of your position and the evidence that supports it, explain
your results, determination and outcomes in a 20 slide PowerPoint presentation
with audio and speaker notes on all content slides. Make certain to include
your sources and a reference slide.

Institute of Medicine. (2011). The future of nursing: Leading
change, advancing health.

Complete the immersion hours form describing your activities
consisting of 20 hours this module and submit with your presentation to the
dropbox. Immersion Hours Log

DNP820
Health Policy and Advocacy

Module 8 Assignment

Presentation:

The advance practice nurse is preparing to examine the
economic, financial, and political factors

that influence the delivery of healthcare and policy reform.
There is a need to develop strategies to influence, implement and evaluate
current policy. This presentation will examine a health policy and its influence
on a patient population.

Choose a health policy to evaluate for this presentation and
answer the following questions:

Critically analyze and related issues surrounding the policy
from the perspective of consumers, nursing, other health professions, and other
stakeholders in policy and public forums.

What is the role of nursing leadership in the development
and implementation of institutional, local, state, federal, and/or international
health policy?

What is the impact of nursing influence on policy makers
through their active participation on committees, boards, or task forces at the
institutional, local, state, regional, national, and/or international levels to
improve health care delivery and outcomes?

What are some ways that you can do to educate others,
including policy makers at all levels, regarding nursing, health policy, and
patient care outcomes?

Analyze the advocacy process for the nursing profession
within the policy and healthcare communities that relate to your selected
policy.

Explain nursing responsibility to develop, evaluate, and
provide leadership for health care policy that shapes health care financing,
regulation, and delivery.

Identify the connection between health outcomes and advocacy
for social justice, equity, and ethical policies within all healthcare arenas
for your selected policy.

This PowerPoint® (Microsoft Office) or Impress® (Open
Office) presentation should be a minimum of 20 slides, including a title and
reference slide, with detailed speaker notes on content slides and recorded
audio. Use at least four scholarly sources and make certain to review the
module’s Signature Assignment Rubric before starting your presentation. This
presentation is worth 400 points for a quality content and presentation.

Lastly, complete the immersion hours form describing your
activities consisting of 80 immersion hours during this class, obtain your
instructor’s signature as verification of completion and submit with your submission
to the dropbox.