NR554The Nurse Leader and Healthcare
Policy
NR554 Week 7 Assignment COMMITMENT TO ACTION
(Policy Memo)
PURPOSE
The purpose of this “real world” policy analysis and
advocacy assignment is to: a) review the literature on a selected health
issue,b) propose a policy solution, c) develop a value-laden problem statement
related to the history and evidences of the issue, d) select and apply an
appropriate decision model and change model, f) present viable strategies with
potential outcomes, and e) select and discuss measures for evaluation of policy
effectiveness.
DUE DATE
Submit by Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 7.
TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE: 275 POINTS
REQUIREMENTS
1. Identifies
role function ofa registered nurse engaged in healthcare policy(legislative
staff, hospital nurse executive, representative of a professional organization,
government official or presidential advisor). Identify and describe the role as
it would be performed in presenting the issue.
2. Reviews
the literature on a selected health issue appropriate to the selected role
3. Proposes
a policy solution appropriate to the selected role
4. Develops
a value-laden problem statement related to the history and evidences of the
issue
5. Applies
an appropriate decision model and change model
6. Presents
viable strategies with potential outcomes for each strategy
7. Discussmeasures
for evaluation of the policy’s effectiveness
8. The body
of the policy memo is to be 3-5 pages in length, excluding title and reference
pages
9. Grammar,
spelling, punctuation, references, and citations are consistent with formal
writing and APA format as expressed in the 6th edition
10. Include a
minimum of four(4) scholarly resources published within the past 5 years not
including the course textbook.
References may include scholarly websites of organizations or government
agencies; these must be presented using APA format for electronic media
NR554The Nurse Leader and Healthcare
Policy