Program Learning Outcome 2. Conduct advanced nursing practice within ethical-legal guidelines, professional policies and regulations, and standards of practice associated with a specialty area of practice.

Essential VI: Health Policy and Advocacy

Recognizes that the master’s-prepared nurse is able to intervene at the system level through the policy development process and to employ advocacy strategies to influence health and health care.

Interpret research, bringing the nursing perspective, for policy makers and stakeholders.

Analyze how policies influence the structure and financing of health care, practice, and health outcomes.

Examine the effect of legal and regulatory processes on nursing practice, healthcare delivery, and outcomes.

Explore the phenomenon of health.

Topics:

• The relationship between policy and public policy and healthcare issues.
• Policy process
• The nurses role in public policy
• Analyze laws and regulations that impact health care
• Attend one health policy conference/

lecture

Reflection from Health Policy Meeting

Paper discussing health, health policy, and social responsibilities of advanced practice nurses to act as advocates to improve healthcare delivery and access for all populations.

Establishing a Culturally Competent Master’s and Doctoral Prepared Nursing Workforce [AACN]

Paper Criteria

Points

Expectations

Introduction

2

Clearly introduces the topic and areas to be addressed in the paper.

Health

6

Defines health and discusses this definition in relation to the health policy meeting attended. This may or may not be defined by the group. Definitions from other sources are acceptable.

Health Policy

8

Discuss health policy in relation to the health policy meeting attended. Describe the impact of health policy on this group. This could be local, state, national or global. What health policy is being discussed or implicated during this meeting?

Social Responsibilities of Advanced Practice Nurses

8

Discuss the social responsibilities of APNs regarding health policy. What are the roles of APNs within this health policy meeting? What are the roles of APNs in health policy at the local, state, national, and global level?

Conclusion

2

Conclusion includes a discussion of topic and areas addressed within the paper. Summarizes paper contents.

References

2

References are relevant, current, and appropriate for the topic and are correctly cited. Minimum of 5 references utilized.

APA Format/Grammar and Spelling

2

APA formatting is correct throughout paper. Paper is well structured with logical flow and correct grammar. Paper is 5 to 7 double-spaced pages in length, not including the title and references pages.

Total Points

30 points