Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to develop competency in policy analysis. This assignment will allow for discovery into the impact of policy on healthcare and supports the professional formation of the advanced practice nurse role
Course Outcomes
Through this assignment, the student will address the following Course Outcomes:
- CO 1: Examine leadership competencies and underpinnings essential for advanced nursing practice. (POs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
- CO 2: Evaluate factors that influence healthcare delivery across diverse settings. (POs 1, 5)
- CO 3: Appraise health policy and advocacy at all levels of the healthcare system. (POs 4, 5)
- CO 4: Apply advocacy for the development of health policy to advance healthcare outcomes and equity.(PO 5)
- CO 5: Develop professional competencies to lead in diverse healthcare settings. (POs 2, 3, 4, 5)
Due Date
Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 6
Total Points Possible: 225 Points
Preparing the Assignment
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
General instructions:
Research healthcare issues that have been identified in your local community. Note: you may use the same issue you identified in your community that you discussed in your Collaboration Café. Create a PowerPoint and address the following requirements:
- Review Wilensky, S. E., & Teitelbaum, J. B. (2023). Essentials of health policy and law (5th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning. Chapter 14: The Art of Structuring and Writing a Health Policy Analysis
- Address the requirements below. Use the Week 6: Policy Analysis templateLinks to an external site.Open this document with ReadSpeaker docReader or create your own PowerPoint design using the latest version of Microsoft PowerPoint.
- The presentation should total 7-15 slides (excluding title and reference slides).
- Use PowerPoint’s Notes Page view feature to include speaker notes. Speaker notes should be included for all slides except the title and reference slides. Use complete sentences.
- Include in-text citations in APA format when applicable.
- Submit the presentation as a .ppt or .pptx file to the Week 6 Dropbox. PDF files are not accepted, as speaker notes are not visible.
- Abide by Chamberlain University’s academic integrity policy.
In a PowerPoint slide presentation, structure a health policy analysis presentation that addresses the following topics particular to your health problem. All slides except the title and reference slides should include speaker’s notes using complete sentences.
Include the following sections (detailed criteria listed below and in the grading rubric):
- Title Slide
- Include your name and session.
- Introduction (1 slide)
- Identify the purpose of the presentation.
- Problem Statement (1 slide)
- Define the problem you will address in your analysis in a succinct, 1-2 sentence statement.
- Write the problem statement in the form of a question.
- Background (1-3 slides)
- Provide factual information to define the problem.
- Include general information about the topic.
- Describe why the topic is important.
- Explain why the topic needs to be addressed now.
- Provide in-text citations from a scholarly source.
- Landscape (1-3 slides)
- Identify relevant stakeholders.
- Explain stakeholder concerns related to the problem.
- Identify key factors that must be considered when analyzing the problem.
- Discuss the relevance of each key factor.
- Provide in-text citations from a scholarly source.
- Options (1-3 slides)
- Identify at least three evidence-based options to address the problem.
- Discuss the pros and cons of each option.
- Provide in-text citations from a scholarly source for each evidence-based option.
- Recommendation (1-3 slides)
- Identify the best option to address the problem.
- Explain why your recommendation is the best solution.
- Discuss mitigating strategies for any cons identified for the selected option.
- Provide in-text citations from a scholarly source.
- Conclusion (1 slide)
- Provide a summary of the presentation.
- References
- Provide complete reference in APA format, may use bullets. Hanging indents are not required.
Presentation Format
- The presentation should total 7-15 slides (excluding title and reference slides).
- Color schemes, font style, and size are consistent on each slide.
- Graphics and images (if used) are professional and appropriate.
- Speaker notes are provided for each slide (except the title and reference slides).
- Information included in speaker notes is presented in complete sentences, supports slide contents, and has appropriate references.
Revision Process
The revision process applies to this assignment. Please visit the course announcements to review the revision process.
Assignment Criteria
Category | Points | % | Description |
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Introduction | 10 | 4% |
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Problem Statement | 20 | 9% |
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Background | 35 | 16% |
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Landscape | 35 | 16% |
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Options | 35 | 16% |
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Recommendations | 35 | 16% |
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Conclusion | 10 | 4% |
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Graduate Level Writing Style | 10 | 4% | Exemplary graduate level writing style is evident, which meets the criteria below with 0-1 errors present:
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Speaker Notes | 20 | 9% |
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Presentation Format | 10 | 4% |
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Assignment Length | 5 | 2% |
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Total | 225 | 100% | A quality assignment will meet or exceed all the above requirements. |