Eastern Florida NUR4837 Unit 4 Discussion Latest 2019 May Question # 00603298 Course Code : NUR4837 Subject: Health Care Due on: 07/24/2019 Posted On: 07/24/2019 05:06 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.8/5

NUR4837 Healthcare Policy, Advocacy, and the Political Process

Unit 4 Discussion

For this
assignment and based on your readings, we have LOTS of topic options ~ find ONE
that you are passionate about, and RESPOND to TWO different topics. REMEMBER:
Keep your sources scholarly, your opinion statements civil &
professional, BUT PLEASE: DISCUSS!!

Option
1: IF you are a debater, this option is
for you!

Choose ONE
of the following topics and conduct the research & topic development, and
present one position of the topic up for debate ~ some of these are
state-specific. If so, please identify
the State of choice (the default is Florida).
Peers can respond to address the OTHER side with their won research and
development).

Topic 1:
Should multiple access points to the profession be allowed for entry
into practice?

Topic 2:
Do reduced nurse-patient ratios improve patient care?

Topic 3:
Should nurses unionize?

Option
2: If you want to explore global nursing
~ Option 2 or 3 may be for you!

Interview a
nurse/ nurse recruiter from a clinical site where foreign-born nurses were
either recruited in the past (within the last 10 years) or are currently being
recruited:

1. What is
the institution’s policy on the recruitment of foreign-trained nurses?

2. If the
institution does not currently engage in foreign recruitment of nurses, why
not?

3. From
what countries are/were the nurses recruited and why?

4. How
are/were credentials verified?

5. What
programs are/were in place to facilitate transition of these nurses into the
United States workplace?

6. Are/were
programs on cultural competence incorporated into the orientation phase?
Describe the audience for the programs.

7. What
impact did the recruitment of nurses have on the nurse-to-patient staff ratio?

What is
YOUR position on recruiting foreign-trained nurses to address the nursing
shortage?

Option 3:

Research
one of the countries from which the nurses were/are recruited.

Is it a
developing or industrialized nation?

What is the
health care system like in that country?

What are
the major health problems?

What is the
educational system for nurses?

Is the
country experiencing a nursing shortage?

What is
YOUR position on recruiting foreign-trained nurses to address the nursing
shortage?

Option
4: If you’ve been working for some time
and want to address the nursing culture in the workplace, this one may be for
you!

This is an
option that actually is evolving in the workplace and deserves some
attention. Sexism, work place bullying,
and sexual harassment were once something as nurses, we were expected to
tolerate ~ It was “part of the job”.
Trust me, I can speak to this ~ However, times have changed. So let’s brainstorm!

Based on
your personal experiences, respond to these questions, then look at the
literature and see what is being done, what is being said on a national and
international level! (I recognize these questions are broad ~ speak to them
from your perspective. There is no
“right” perspective ~ when you read to question, what comes to
mind? I would challenge you to start
this discussion with co-workers ~ it’s
time to start talking about it!)

1. What constitutes a workplace culture of
safety?

2. How do
you recognize workplace abuse?

3. What
policies, based on your opinion AND your research, what should be done to
prevent workplace abuse? Where do we start?