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MSN601 Healthcare Policy & Econ in Pop Health

Module 1 Discussion

Why has
nursing made policy and political competence such a strong part of the nursing
curriculum and role development?

Discuss
ways that you have been active as a policymaker or could be active.

Discuss
examples of advocacy you see in your practice or in the practice of
others? Advocacy in this form does not
refer to bedside advocacy on behalf of your patient. This item is specific to
policy advocacy such as with your professional organization, with a consortium,
etc.

Discuss
barriers to effective nursing advocacy?
What are ways to mitigate these barriers?

Discuss the
importance of ethics in health care policy.

MSN601 Healthcare Policy & Econ in Pop Health

Module 2 Discussion

What forces
have had an effect on increasing health cost over the past 30 years?

How is
research used to produce effective public health care policies in order to
spend public resources wisely? Give one example.

Identify
your legislators for the state and national level. Please include the name of your state,
district numbers for both your state level representatives and senators, as
well as those on the national level. To respond to this item, you will have two
US senators, one US Congressman, one state senator and one state representative

What
contexts inform crafting policy?

Why should
legislators use research evidence in public policymaking?

Why are
effective programs not always implemented?

MSN601 Healthcare Policy & Econ in Pop Health

Module 3 Discussion

Identify
one contemporary health care issue in government and discuss the a. social, b.
ethical and c. economic impact of the issue related to health policy. (List the issue and then address a, b, c.)

With the
increase in the number of baby boomers reaching retirement age and holding
strong political power, what are two economic issues that both the federal and
state governments will need to address?

Give one
example of how nurses can affect public policy in various appointed positions.

Identify a
practice issue and describe the steps you would take to influence a local
politician to draft a bill in favor of your concerns.

Go to
Congress.gov, (Links to an external
site.), click Legislation at the very top, then check the current Congress on
the left margin, and look for bills that are related to your practice
issue. List the bills that are related
here, include the bill number and bill name
If none, write NONE and the search terms you used to search for bills of
interest to you.

If you were
to need the support of one of your legislators specific to a health policy of
interest to you, which one of your representatives as you identified in
previous Discussion Board Module 2 would you choose as your legislative
contact? Why? Go to either your state website or back to
Congress.gov and see which committees your legislator is on and/or what their
policy interests are….this could give you rationale for the why in this
item. Be specific and share what
committees he/she is on and/or their policy interests…not all of them but the
ones that relate to your rationale.

MSN601 Healthcare Policy & Econ in Pop Health

Module 4 Discussion

1. Compare
and contrast two (2) Nurse Practice Acts addressing

a) identify
each state

b) the APRN
Title,

c) Scope of
Practice including prescriptive authority,

d)
education requirements, and

e) national
certification.

2. Define
scope of practice.

3. How does
an APRN determine his/her scope of practice?

4. Let’s
explore the NCSBN Consensus Model. Use the Implementation Status link on the
NCSBN Consensus Model website.

a) Identify
the goal of the NCSBN Consensus Model

b) How does
your state’s Nurse Practice Act compare to the NCSBN Consensus Model?

c) Which
states are in full compliance with the Consensus Model?

d) Which states
are the least compliant?

e) What are
the educational requirements identified by the NCSBN Consensus Model for all
APRNs?

f) How does the educational requirements at NKU
compare with those identified in the NCSBN Consensus Model for APRNs?

MSN601 Healthcare Policy & Econ in Pop Health

Module 5 Discussion

In the ACA,
there are four categories of state Marketplace/Exchanges. Identify the four
categories and provide a summary of each.
(REFER TO YOUR ASSIGNED READINGS).

There are
five (metal) categories of plans that individuals can access through the
Marketplace. Identify the five
categories and discuss what types of services each provides. (Hint—the fifth
is Catastrophic). (REFER TO YOUR ASSIGNED READINGS).

What new
roles for nurses and others do you see developing in the age of the Affordable
Care Act? Identify at least two new
roles.

Identify 2
key issues/points that you learned from the online program, The World of
Medicare.

5.
Explain the impact of the two issues/points that you identified in #4 on
your future practice as an advanced practice nurse.

MSN601 Healthcare Policy & Econ in Pop Health

Module 6 Discussion

In your
assigned readings for this module, it is not clear whether the California
staffing regulations have improved patient outcomes. Studies do show that nurse satisfaction has
improved and nurses perceive they are providing better care. Is improving nurse satisfaction a sufficient
reason to establish regulation as done in California? Why or Why not?

The
American Nurses Association has made a stand on staffing regulations for
registered nurses. What is their stance? Name two reasons that the ANA present
to support their position. What are your
thoughts on the ANA position?

Several
studies have suggested that hospitals responded to staffing regulations by
reducing staffing of non-RN personnel. What might be the benefits AND the
consequences of reducing non-RN staffing?

Are you in favor
of federal regulation for staffing levels?
Provide a rationale.

How can
nurses inform and influence the development of health policy related to
information technology?

How does
the use of information technology in health care affect reimbursement in
nursing?

According
to Auerbach et al. (2013) the foundation of the US healthcare delivery system
is the workforce of Registered Nurses.
What are some economic reasons for the current expanding nursing
workforce? What are four uncertainties
that threaten the nursing workforce? How
does the ACA affect the nursing workforce according to this article?

MSN601 Healthcare Policy & Econ in Pop Health

Module 7 Discussion

In what
ways is, or is not, the nursing profession a special interest group in American
Democracy? Identify at least two.

What
strategies would enhance the effective influence of nurses as a collective
special interest group in policy advocacy and electoral politics? Share at least three, with one of the three
being a specific example of using media.

In what
ways do nurses (you) benefit from the work of professional nursing
organizations? Identify at least two.

Describe 2
aspects of globalization that are important for nurses to understand. Why are
each of these aspects important to you as a nurse?

What are 3
major points that you learned in this course?

How will
the information you learned in this course change the way you practice?

Create a
plan for increasing your involvement in professional nursing organizations and
advocacy. Address both professional
nursing organization involvement and advocacy in your plan. Your plan can be 3 to 10 goals.