institutional, local, state, or federal level. As a profession, nursing
has the opportunity to influence health policies on all levels. By
understanding healthcare policies, nurses can be advocates for patients
as a unified group.
Although the majority of healthcare
professionals are nurses, nursing has many opportunities to increase
their involvement in healthcare policy. Healthcare and nursing practice
are influenced by policy. Policy affects care delivery, patient
preferences, and reimbursement. Nurses are in a unique position to
influence policy due to the holistic care model and patient-centered
care.
For this task, you will analyze a federal and state policy
that relates to a current area of focus in healthcare. You will discuss
how the federal and state policies influence patient and healthcare
delivery. You will consider the population impact of the policies and if
the policies are equitable at both the federal and state level.
goal in this task is to discuss how a nurse can impact policy at the
state and federal level. You should consider the role of the nurse in
the development of policy at the state and federal level and how the
nurse will support or influence improvements to the policy at each
policy level.
A. Compare
public healthcare policies at the federal and state level that affect
the provision of patient care and healthcare delivery by doing the
following:
1. Describe one federal and one state public healthcare policy that affect the provision of patient care and healthcare delivery.
2. Explain how each policy works (e.g., Is it mandatory? Will enforcement be necessary? Who is responsible for administering the policy?).
3. Discuss each policy’s impact on the population(s) by answering the following questions:
• What populations will benefit?
• How will they benefit?
• What populations will be negatively impacted?
• How will they be impacted?
• Does the policy impact health disparities and health equity?
4. Discuss the evidence that informs each policy, including two scholarly evidence sources published within the last five years to support your discussion.
a. Discuss whether the evidence identified in part A4 supports the chosen policies, including any modifications that should be made to each policy based on the identified evidence.
B. Explain
the role of the nurse in policy development and how the nurse could
impact the administration of, or the revision of, a policy at both federal and state levels.
1. Reflect on barriers to the nurse’s engagement in each of the following healthcare policy areas:
• development
• administration
• revision
2. Reflect on ways that you will engage with healthcare policy in each of the following areas in your future nursing practice:
• development
• administration
• revision
C. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
D. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission
comments of evaluator i deleted teh state portion
The
Affordable Care Act is nicely presented as the federal healthcare
policy. A discussion of the Medi-Cal expansion is noted; however,
Medi-Cal is a program and not a policy or law. Please present an
appropriate state healthcare policy or law to complete parts A1 – A4a.
A2. Public Healthcare Policy Process
Approaching Competence
The
essay nicely discusses the goals of the Affordable Care Act, which are
to equalize risk profiles, increase the number of people insured, and
lower the cost of healthcare. Please present an appropriate state
healthcare policy or law to complete parts A1 – A4a.
A3. Policy Impact on Population(s)
Approaching Competence
The
essay clearly discusses that Low-income people with families are among
the primary benefactors of the Affordable Care Act. Please present an
appropriate state healthcare policy or law to complete parts A1 – A4a.
A4. Evidence That Informs Policy
Approaching Competence
The
essay presents evidence from Couteemanche et al., 2020 to inform the
ASA. Please present an appropriate state healthcare policy or law to
complete parts A1 – A4a.
A4a. Evidence Supporting Policy
Approaching Competence
The
essay nicely discusses that the provided evidence supports the ACA.
Please present an appropriate state healthcare policy or law to complete
parts A1 – A4a.
B1. Nursing Barriers
Approaching Competence
The
barriers of lack of knowledge of suggested rules, few chances for
participation, and hierarchical systems that can deter workers from
getting involved are clearly presented. However, a reflection of the
barriers to nurse engagement in development, administration, and
revision with examples is not demonstrated.