Identify the purpose of analysis, the targeted level of policy (i.e., clinical practice, health care systems, or public/social health) & significance of topic.

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Purpose: To investigate & integrate knowledge of advanced nursing practice, scholarly inquiry, & leadership by examining a policy at the level of clinical practice, health care systems, or public/social health policy. Students are to submit a paper between 7-10 pages long excluding title page and reference pages. Paper must be organized according to the guidelines below and should include all the identified sections as required. Paper must be completed in APA format and contain current scholarly sources dated from 2010 until current. The following may be selected as topics for this paper:

-Food and drug regulation

-Abortion clinic access

-Planned Parenthood funding

-Correctional health

-LGBTQ health

-Tobacco regulation

-Veterans health

-Medicaid

-Medicare

-Prescription drugs

-Managed health care

-Clean Air act

-Clean Water act

-NIH reauthorization

-Head Start

-Healthcare reform

 

Introduction

10 points

 

  • Generally define & describe the policy issue to be addressed.
  • Identify the purpose of analysis, the targeted level of policy (i.e., clinical practice, health care systems, or public/social health) & significance of topic.
  • Identify questions the policy analysis is intended to address.

 

Background

10 points

 

  • Provide details of the issue or problem, including its nature/scope, relevant literature & history, & the context within which the issue exists.
  • Describe existing policy addressing the issue, if any.
  • Discuss strengths & shortcomings in existing policy.
  • Identify & describe key stakeholders (individuals & groups) that are or will be affected by the policy & why.

 

Analysis

30 points

 

  • Identify alternative policies to achieve objectives.
  • Establish/identify criteria that will be used for selection of “best” policy.
  • Evaluate each alternative & its potential impact relative to the healthcare & patient outcomes.
  • Assess the trade-offs between alternatives.

 

Recommendations

20 points

 

  • Based on the analysis, identify the “best” alternative to address the current issue & policy situation.
  • Provide rationale for selection.
  • Describe possible strategies to implement selected alternative.
  • Identify barriers to implementation of selected alternative.
  • Describe methods to evaluate policy implementation.

 

Discussion

20 points

 

  • Discuss analysis & recommendations relative to the original questions identified, & the level of policy it is intended to address (i.e., clinical practice, health care systems, or public).
  • Identify limitations of analysis.
  • Discuss implications for practice, education, research, & policy-making.

 

Conclusion

5 points

 

  • Summarize findings & recommendations of analysis
  • Identify questions to be addressed in future studies or policy analyses.

 

References

5 points

 

  • List all references cited in paper. Must be completed in APA format.

 

Appendices

 

  • Table displaying results of analysis, including, for example, a list of alternatives & the degree to which each alternative may be most effective. Other tables & appendices as needed to support analysis.

A Sample Paper has been attached above for students to view an example of how this written assignment should be completed and organized. 

What strategies would you as a campus nurse practitioner suggest to end violence against women on the campus? Discuss in detail and provide specific examples.

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Go the Website theduluthmodel.org. and review the information provided in order to understand and identify: Students do not need to answer these questions, only reflect on these questions after visiting the website

What steps were used to organize the community in Duluth?

Who were the stakeholders?

What was the underlying belief system?

What strategies were employed?

How was the Power and Control Wheel developed?

Task 2:

Collect data on violence against women on college campuses. A few sources of information are https://www.justice.gov/ovw/protecting-students-sexual-assault#sexualviolence  and http://feministcampus.org/campaigns/campus-violence/resources/.  Be sure to use other scholarly sources as well to gather adequate information. Collect data on violence against women on campuses across the country including the number of offenses, types of offenses, and demographic data on the victims.

Task 3:

Using the process from the Duluth experience in Task 1, and answer the following questions in the format of a 3 page paper written in APA style, excluding title and reference page:

What steps would you use to organize the community?

Who are the stakeholders?

What is the underlying belief system?

What strategies would you as a campus nurse practitioner suggest to end violence against women on the campus? Discuss in detail and provide specific examples.

What health policies will you suggest? Discuss in detail either current policies or proposed new policies.

*** Students must answer all questions in order to get full credit for assignment. Make sure to follow all APA guidelines as well including proper headings and subheadings. Paper must be minimum 3 pages without title and reference page.***

What is your definition of “spiritual care?” How does it differ or accord with the description given in the topic readings? Explain.

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Discussion Topic/ What is your definition of “spiritual care

This is a discussion post, about 250 words, tittle page not require In- text citation is required original work please, reference source.

QUESTION

What is your definition of “spiritual care?” How does it differ or accord with the description given in the topic readings? Explain.

When it comes to facilitating spiritual care for patients with worldviews different from your own, what are your strengths and weaknesses? If you were the patient, who would have the final say in terms of ethical decision-making and intervention in the event of a difficult situation?

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Discussion Topic/ When it comes to facilitating spiritual care for patients

This is a discussion post, about 250 words, tittle page not require In- text citation is required original work please, reference source.

QUESTION

When it comes to facilitating spiritual care for patients with worldviews different from your own, what are your strengths and weaknesses? If you were the patient, who would have the final say in terms of ethical decision-making and intervention in the event of a difficult situation?

1. How would each religion interpret the nature of George’s malady and suffering? Is there a “why” to his disease and suffering? (i.e., is there a reason for why George is ill, beyond the reality of physical malady?)

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The practice of health care providers at all levels brings you into contact with people from a variety of faiths. This calls for knowledge and acceptance of a diversity of faith expressions.

The purpose of this paper is to complete a comparative ethical analysis of George’s situation and decision from the perspective of two worldviews or religions: Christianity and a second religion of your choosing. For the second faith, choose a faith that is unfamiliar to you. Examples of faiths to choose from include Sikh, Baha’i, Buddhism, Shintoism, etc.

In your comparative analysis, address all the worldview questions in detail for Christianity and your selected faith. Refer to Chapter 2 of Called to Care for the list of questions. Once you have outlined the worldview of each religion, begin your ethical analysis from each perspective.

In a minimum of 1,500-2,000 words, provide an ethical analysis based upon the different belief systems, reinforcing major themes with insights gained from your research, and answering the following questions based on the research:

1. How would each religion interpret the nature of George’s malady and suffering? Is there a “why” to his disease and suffering? (i.e., is there a reason for why George is ill, beyond the reality of physical malady?)

2. In George’s analysis of his own life, how would each religion think about the value of his life as a person, and value of his life with ALS?

3. What sorts of values and considerations would each religion focus on in deliberating about whether or not George should opt for euthanasia?

4. Given the above, what options would be morally justified under each religion for George and why?

5. Finally, present and defend your own view.

Support your position by referencing at least three academic resources (preferably from the GCU Library) in addition to the course readings, lectures, the Bible, and the textbooks for each religion. Each religion must have a primary source included. A TOTAL OF SIX REFERENCES ARE REQUIRED ACCORDING TO THE SPECIFICATIONS LISTED ABOVE. Incorporate the research into your writing in an appropriate, scholarly manner. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide

Read “End of Life and Sanctity of Life” in the American Medical Association Journal of Ethics, formerly Virtual Mentor (2005).

http://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/2005/05/ccas2-0505.html

Discuss the example of Harry Truman dropping nuclear weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the context of the Utilitarian and Kantian principles. Also include a discussion of Elizabeth Anscombe’s critic of Truman.

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Discuss the example of Harry Truman dropping nuclear weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the context of the Utilitarian and Kantian principles. Also include a discussion of Elizabeth Anscombe’s critic of Truman.

Which types are available to the health community? What are the ethical considerations needed when using EHRs?

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Review the history of electronic health records (EHRs) and discuss the pros and cons of EHR systems. How do EHRs help maintain accurate patient records? Which types are available to the health community? What are the ethical considerations needed when using EHRs? Support your responses with scholarly research. Use the Internet and the online library databases to research peer-reviewed articles on EHRs. Compose a three page research paper in APA format. Your research paper should have a title page, an abstract, headings that delineate the specific assignment requirements, in-text citations, and a reference page. Cite a minimum of three references.

explain how these strategies might change when assessing patients at different stages of growth and development and with different family backgrounds.

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advanced practice nurses because of the dynamics of the various types of family units (i.e., two traditional parents, a single parent, same-sex parents, divorced parents, stepparents, adoptive families, foster families, military families, grandparents as the primary caregiver, etc.). Care strategies that might work for a two-parent family, for instance, might not work for a single-parent family or a foster family. Additionally, family units also present with differences in backgrounds, cultures, and religions. All of these factors have the potential to impact the care of patients and their families, making it essential for you to tailor your assessments and care plans to meet the individual needs of families.   

Note:Throughout this course, the term parent will be used to represent a pediatric patient’s caregiver, which may include a parent, stepparent, foster parent, guardian, and so on.  To prepare: •Review this week’s media presentation, as well as “Child and Family Health Assessment,” “Cultural Perspectives for Pediatric Primary Care,” and “Developmental Management in Pediatric Primary Care” in the Burns et al. text. •Consider how a provider’s personal definition of family and family roles might impact the assessment of a child and the child’s family. •Reflect on how the culture of the provider and/or the patient may further influence the assessment. •Think about three strategies that a provider can use to assist families with making health-related decisions for children at different stages of growth and development. Consider how these strategies might change when assessing patients at different stages of growth and development and with different family backgrounds.

Post an explanation of how a provider’s personal definition of family and family roles might impact the assessment of a child and his or her family. Then, explain how culture (both the culture of the provider and that of the child and his or her family) may further influence the assessment. Finally, explain at least three strategies that the provider can use to assist families with making health-related decisions for children at different stages of growth and development. Also, explain how these strategies might change when assessing patients at different stages of growth and development and with different family backgrounds.

Describe at least two technological advancements that would be available to patients. How would technology help providers make health care decisions?

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Envision what the health care system of 2030 might look like? Describe at least two technological advancements that would be available to patients. How would technology help providers make health care decisions? How would patients and families interact with providers from their homes or in their communities? What would health care systems be able to do “in real time?”