NURS 8100 Assignment 1: Issues in Health Care Reform (Interview)

NURS 8100 Assignment 1: Issues in Health Care Reform (Interview)

By Day 7 of Week 9

Important information for writing discussion questions and participation

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Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 200 words and response posts should be a minimum of 150 words. Be advised that I grade based on quality and not necessarily the number of words you post. A minimum of TWO references should be used for your initial post. For your response post, you do not need references as personal experiences would count as response posts. If you however cite anything from the literature for your response post, it is required that you cite your reference. You should include a minimum of THREE references for papers in this course. Please note that references should be no more than 5 years old except recommended as a resource for the class. Furthermore, for each discussion board question, you need ONE initial substantive response and TWO substantive responses to either your classmates or your instructor for a total of THREE responses. There are TWO discussion questions each week, hence, you need a total minimum of SIX discussion posts for each week. I usually post a discussion question each week. You could also respond to these as it would count towards your required SIX discussion posts for the week.

I understand this is a lot of information to cover in 5 weeks, however, the Bible says in Philippians 4:13 that we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us. Even in times like this, we are encouraged by God’s word that we have that ability in us to succeed with His strength. I pray that each and every one of you receives strength for this course and life generally as we navigate through this pandemic that is shaking our world today. Relax and enjoy the course!

Hi Class,

Please read through the following information on writing a Discussion question response and participation posts.

Contact me if you have any questions.

Important information on Writing a Discussion Question

• Your response needs to be a minimum of 150 words (not including your list of references)
• There needs to be at least TWO references with ONE being a peer reviewed professional journal article.
• Include in-text citations in your response
• Do not include quotes—instead summarize and paraphrase the information
• Follow APA-7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

Participation –replies to your classmates or instructor

• A minimum of 6 responses per week, on at least 3 days of the week.
• Each response needs at least ONE reference with citations—best if it is a peer reviewed journal article
• Each response needs to be at least 75 words in length (does not include your list of references)
• Responses need to be substantive by bringing information to the discussion or further enhance the discussion. Responses of “I agree” or “great post” does not count for the word count.
• Follow APA 7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed
• Remember to use and follow APA-7th edition for all weekly assignments, discussion questions, and participation points.
• Here are some helpful links
• The is a great resource

To go to the next week:

Week 3

Program LOs: 4, 5

4: Professions/Collaborators

5: Effective Communicators

DNP Essentials: 5, 6

5: Healthcare Policy for Advocacy in Healthcare

6: Interprofessional collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes

 

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ASSIGNMENT PROMPT	Target 5 points	Acceptable 3 points	Unacceptable 1 point	Score/Level
Health Care Reform Interview Part 1: Define and discuss your list of questions used for the interview around your selected health care reform issue. Program LO: 4, 5 DNP Essential: 5, 6	Exemplary quality. Content is of a professional portfolio quality; addresses questions/issues discussed in the interview; Applies advanced critical thinking skills; does not summarize or paraphrase the content of the literature review; instead, demonstrates content mastery using examples of and/or personalized reflections about the content of the literature review; demonstrates an applied level of understanding through personalized reflections about Excels in meeting expectations for graduate level work. Fully meets expectations for LOs 4 and 5.   Fully meets expectations for Essentials 5 and 6.	Well-developed good quality work. Content is of a professional portfolio quality; addresses at least 80% of the major subsections in the assignment using adequate critical thinking skills; includes some summarizing or paraphrasing of literature review; demonstration of content mastery using examples of and/or personalized reflections about the content of the literature review; demonstration of an applied level of understanding through personalized reflections about the content area. It fully meets expectations for graduate level work. Meets expectations for LOs 4, 5.   Meets expectations for Essentials 5, 6.	Superficially developed, unacceptable quality. Content needs substantial revision for it to be of a professional portfolio quality; addresses less than 50% of the major subsections in the assignment using weak critical thinking skills; consists primarily of a summary of main ideas from the literature review; does not demonstrate an applied level of understanding. Does not meet expectations for graduate level work.       Insufficient to meet expectations for graduate work. for LOs 4, 5. Insufficient Essentials 5, 6.
Part 2: Write a 3- to 4-page paper providing a summary and analysis of the interview and the health care reform issues you discussed (may include social, political, economic, ethical concerns) Program LOs: 4, 5. DNP Essential: 5, 6.	Exemplary quality. Content is of a professional portfolio quality; addresses questions/issues discussed in the interview; the summary and analysis applies advanced critical thinking skills; does not summarize or paraphrase the content of the literature review; instead, demonstrates content mastery using examples of and/or personalized reflections about the content of the literature review; demonstrates an applied level of understanding through personalized reflections about the content area. Excels in meeting expectations for graduate level work. Fully meets expectations for LOs 4 and 5. Fully meets expectations for Essentials 5 and 6.	Well-developed good quality work. Content is of a professional portfolio quality; addresses about 80% of the major subsections in the assignment using adequate critical thinking skills; includes some summarizing or paraphrasing of literature review; demonstration of content mastery using examples of and/or personalized reflections about the content of the literature review; demonstration of an applied level of understanding through personalized reflections about the content area. It meets expectations for graduate level work.   Meets expectations for LOs 4, 5. Meets expectations for Essentials 5, 6.	Superficially developed, unacceptable quality. Content needs substantial revision for it to be of a professional portfolio quality; addresses less than 50% of the major subsections in the assignment using weak critical thinking skills; consists primarily of a summary of main ideas from the literature review; does not demonstrate an applied level of understanding. Does not meet expectations for graduate level work.         Insufficient to meet expectations for LOs 4, 5. Insufficient to meet expectations for Essentials 5, 6.
Part 3: References and APA requirements	The majority of references are from scholarly journals, supports the topic well, and are current. Paper stays within page requirements.  APA format used correctly throughout. Excels in meeting expectations for graduate level work.	Most references are from scholarly journals and support the topic. Most references are fairly current. The paper stays within requirements. APA format used with minimal errors. Meets expectations for graduate level work.	References are not sufficient or are mostly from the lay literature or out of date. The paper is either too long or too short. Weak writing quality and/or little evidence of correctness of APA format. Does not meet expectations for graduate work.

Assignment:

To prepare:

• Identify a state or national politician (state representative or legislator, senator, congressman, governor, etc.), or aide, whom you would like to interview regarding current issues in health care reform.
• As soon as possible, contact the individual’s office to request a meeting. Keep in mind that it may be difficult to get on their calendar, so plan accordingly. You may conduct the interview in person or by phone.
• In advance of the interview, ask yourself:
  • What health care policy issue is important to me personally?
  • What issue do I want to bring to this person’s attention?
• Develop your list of questions for the interview around your selected health policy issue. In addition, you may wish to include questions related to health care reform:
  • What are your constituents most concerned about regarding health care reform?
  • What are the trade-offs associated with recent health care reform policy?

Learning Objectives

Students will:

• Evaluate the involvement of professional nursing organizations in health policy
• Explain how professional organizations could support a policy proposal/recommendation

 

By Day 7 of Week 9

To complete:

• Write a 3- to 4-page paper providing a summary and analysis of the interview and the health care reform issues you discussed. Part 1 (5 points), Part 2 (5 points), Part 3 (5 points).  Total points= 15 maximum

Your written assignments must follow APA guidelines. Be sure to support your work with specific citations from appropriate Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources as appropriate. Refer to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association to ensure that your in-text citations and reference list are correct. Due by Day 7 of Week 9.