The purpose of this discussion is to analyze a health policy related to the selected population and practice problem.
This week, you discovered that the focus of healthcare policy has a growing emphasis on population health outcomes. As a DNP-prepared nurse, you must be able to critically appraise healthcare policies to influence policy decisions at every level.
Instructions
Review the lesson and readings about Bardach’s eightfold steps to policy analysis, especially in the Ch...
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This assignment will allow for the exploration of a selected population health practice problem, encompassing social determinant risk factors, epidemiological factors, an evidence-based population health intervention, and relevant measurable goals and objectives.
Instructions
Use the population (at the local, regional, or national level) you have engaged throughout the course thus far and develop a comprehensive analysis of the important population health concepts and propose an evidence-b...
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The purpose of this discussion is to reflect on opportunities to impact healthcare policies while further developing your own political competency using Warner’s article (2003) as a guide.
Instructions
Read the Warner (2003) article (located in Student Learning Resources). Reflect upon the development of your political competency and address the following:
Consider a time when there was an issue related to healthcare policy in your local, regional, or national community. If you pursue...
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The purpose of this discussion is to evaluate strategies to address your selected population health practice problem to reduce health disparities.
Compose a brief statement introducing the selected practice problem (to remind readers of your selected topic).
Summarize a related Healthy People 2030 Goal that applies to your selected population and health issue.
Link (website): Healthy People 2030Links to an external site.
Propose one evidence-based intervention to ad...
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The purpose of this discussion is to demonstrate your understanding of interventions to address population health problems and reduce health disparities.
Using your selected population, continue your search and appraisal of evidence by analyzing one research study that offers a potential intervention to address your selected population health issue. This intervention must be at the population level. This research study must be new, one that was not used in a previous course.
Appr...
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The purpose of this discussion is to apply concepts in epidemiology and health surveillance to a selected population.
Instructions
Explore the determinants of health and the National Practice Problems that most affect the population you selected in Week 1. Review the following index to locate an epidemiological report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Link (website): CDC A-Z IndexLinks to an external site.
This report contains data on spec...
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Purpose
This week you discovered that the focus of healthcare has a growing emphasis on population health. This includes an emphasis on quality improvement and tracking outcomes. The purpose of this discussion is to apply the key concepts in population health to a selected population.
Instructions
Select a population you would like to engage throughout the course to explore important population health and health policy concepts. Potential populations to consider are listed below. You ma...
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Each week, you have been reminded that reflective inquiry allows for expansion of self-awareness, identification of knowledge gaps, and assessment of learning goals. As you reflect on your own readiness to practice as a DNP-prepared nurse, it is important to consider what you learned in this course.
As you review the course outcomes and your experience in this course, address the following:
Analyze and evaluate how your thinking was challenged in this course, related to healthcare inform...
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Reflect on the value of simulation to engage and to promote skill acquisition in your work environment whether in academia or the healthcare setting. Address the following in your initial post:
Evaluate the benefits of the integration of simulation in nursing education or clinical practice to improve nursing skill sets.
Analyze your work environment for knowledge gaps where the use of simulation would be a viable option to improve competencies. Justify the type of simulation selected, el...
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This assignment has four components:
Identified practice problem idea in PICOT format
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Ishikawa (Fishbone) cause and effect diagram
Professional PowerPoint with speaker notes at the bottom of each slide to disseminate information
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
Consider the identified practice problem idea used in the Week 4 translation science proje...
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