Due Date :Initial posts are due to the discussion forum by Wednesday at 4 p.m. EST. Instructor and peer responses are due by Wednesday at 5 p.m. EST. Students must post on a minimum of two separate days. A 10% late penalty will be imposed for discussions posted after the deadline Wednesday at 4 p.m. EST, regardless of the number of days late. NOTHING will be accepted after 5 p.m. EST on Wednesday (i.e., the student will receive an automatic 0).
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the discussion. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
General instructions:
Research healthcare issues that have been identified in your local community. Select one problem for which you will complete a healthcare policy analysis.
Include the following sections:
- Application of Course Knowledge: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.
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- Identify and define the local problem you will address in your analysis.
- Include background information about the problem.
- Describe why the topic is important.
- Explain why the topic needs to be addressed now.
*Note: Peer responses should provide options for addressing healthcare problems identified by peers.
- Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: Engage peers by asking questions, and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for practice:
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- Respond to at least one peer.
- Provide 4 scholarly sources.
- Communicate using respectful, collegial language and terminology appropriate to advanced nursing practice.
Professionalism in Communication: Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.