NR552 Economics of Healthcare Policy Week 6 Assignment

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Healthcare Topic

Debate PowerPoint Guidelines

PURPOSE

The purpose of this assignment is to: a) investigate
healthcare economic policy currently affecting nursing, b) describe the social,
political, and economic forces influencing policy, c) support the enactment of
policy based on impact to nursing practice, patient outcomes, and
finances/cost, d) present ideas in a clear, succinct and scholarly manner.

REQUIREMENTS

This assignment will be a PowerPoint presentation to debate
healthcare policy related to topics affecting nursing. All debate topics and
sides of the policy must be represented. It is important for nurses to have
knowledge of all sides of issues affecting nursing and patient outcomes so it
is not important which side you receive. During Week 7, you will be able to
review both sides and make a decision on where you actually stand on the issue.

1. Negotiate
debate topic with faculty based on the assigned reading articles listed below.
Negotiate with faculty which side of the debate you will present.

Buerhaus, P. I. (2010). Is U. S. health care evolving toward
a single-payer system? An

interview
with health care economist Paul Feldstein, PhD. Nursing Economics,

28(3),
198-201.

Debate Topic #1: (side A) free market healthcare system versus
(side B) government regulated single payer system

Elgie, R. (2007). Politics, economics, and nursing
shortages: a critical look at United

States
government policies. Nursing Economics, 25(5), 285-292.

Debate Topic #2: (side A) free market without government
interventions versus (side B) government intervention and subsidies

Hendrich, A., Chow, M. P., & Goshert, W. S. (2009). A
proclamation for change

transforming
the hospital patient care environment. The Journal of Nursing

Administration
(JONA), 39(6), 266-275.

Debate Topic #3: (side A) increased registered nurse
staffing versus (side B) maintain current staffing and utilize methods to
increase efficiency

2. Investigate
the policy related to the debate topic.

3. Provide
an overview of the topic and policy related to the topic.

4. Describe
the social, political, and economic forces influencing the policy.

5. Support
the enactment of this policy based on impact to nursing practice.

6. Support
the enactment of this policy based on impact to patient outcomes.

7. Support
the enactment of this policy based on impact to finances/costs.

8. The
presentation is to be 5-7 slides in length excluding title and reference
slides.

9. Grammar,
spelling, punctuation, references, and citations are consistent with formal
academic writing and APA format as expressed in the 6th edition

10. Include a
minimum of three scholarly resources published within the past 5 years not
including your textbook and assigned reading articles. References may include scholarly websites of
organizations or government agencies and must be presented using APA format for
electronic media.

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<pclass=”msonormal”>NR552 Economics of Healthcare Policy

Week 6 Assignment

Healthcare Topic

Debate PowerPoint Guidelines

PURPOSE

The purpose of this assignment is to: a) investigate
healthcare economic policy currently affecting nursing, b) describe the social,
political, and economic forces influencing policy, c) support the enactment of
policy based on impact to nursing practice, patient outcomes, and
finances/cost, d) present ideas in a clear, succinct and scholarly manner.

REQUIREMENTS

This assignment will be a PowerPoint presentation to debate
healthcare policy related to topics affecting nursing. All debate topics and
sides of the policy must be represented. It is important for nurses to have
knowledge of all sides of issues affecting nursing and patient outcomes so it
is not important which side you receive. During Week 7, you will be able to
review both sides and make a decision on where you actually stand on the issue.

1. Negotiate
debate topic with faculty based on the assigned reading articles listed below.
Negotiate with faculty which side of the debate you will present.

Buerhaus, P. I. (2010). Is U. S. health care evolving toward
a single-payer system? An

interview
with health care economist Paul Feldstein, PhD. Nursing Economics,

28(3),
198-201.

Debate Topic #1: (side A) free market healthcare system versus
(side B) government regulated single payer system

Elgie, R. (2007). Politics, economics, and nursing
shortages: a critical look at United

States
government policies. Nursing Economics, 25(5), 285-292.

Debate Topic #2: (side A) free market without government
interventions versus (side B) government intervention and subsidies

Hendrich, A., Chow, M. P., & Goshert, W. S. (2009). A
proclamation for change

transforming
the hospital patient care environment. The Journal of Nursing

Administration
(JONA), 39(6), 266-275.

Debate Topic #3: (side A) increased registered nurse
staffing versus (side B) maintain current staffing and utilize methods to
increase efficiency

2. Investigate
the policy related to the debate topic.

3. Provide
an overview of the topic and policy related to the topic.

4. Describe
the social, political, and economic forces influencing the policy.

5. Support
the enactment of this policy based on impact to nursing practice.

6. Support
the enactment of this policy based on impact to patient outcomes.

7. Support
the enactment of this policy based on impact to finances/costs.

8. The
presentation is to be 5-7 slides in length excluding title and reference
slides.

9. Grammar,
spelling, punctuation, references, and citations are consistent with formal
academic writing and APA format as expressed in the 6th edition

10. Include a
minimum of three scholarly resources published within the past 5 years not
including your textbook and assigned reading articles. References may include scholarly websites of
organizations or government agencies and must be presented using APA format for
electronic media.

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