Healthcare Policy

Part 1

Criteria for Content

  • Explanation of how healthcare policy can impact the advanced practice nurse profession
  • Explanation of why advocacy is considered an essential component of the advance practice nurse’s role
  • Discuss the four pillars of Transformational leadership and the effect they may have on influencing policy change
  • A scholarly resource must be used for EACH discussion question each week.

Part 2

Through this discussion, the student will demonstrate the ability to:

  • Understand the role of advanced practice nursing in the International Context (CO2)
  • Research global aspects of healthcare and the effect on the US healthcare system (CO5)
  • Discuss the implications of global health on your clinical practice (CO5)

 

Berwick, D., Snair, M., & Nishtar, S. (2018). Crossing the global health care quality chasm: A key component of universal health coverage. Journal of American Medical Association, 320(13), 1317-1318.

Read the Berwick article and reflect on the concepts and practices you have learned in NR506 on healthcare systems, politics, and health policy. Reflections should include the following:

How to make informed decisions on nursing practice and patient outcomes on a global basis.  In addition, state how you will apply what you have learned in this course to your upcoming practicum experience.

Describe how one will apply content from NR506NP to the upcoming clinical courses.