**Public Announcement: Debate (First Page)
Instructions
Over the years, healthcare providers have strived to improve the way they provide care for patients who identify as LGBTQIAP+. In some cases, a provider makes the decision to seek out both social and clinical education to provide the best level of care to this patient demographic. Other times, a provider may be instructed to comply with institutional guidelines which they may agree or disagree with. For this discussion, you will debate the topic of a hospital publicly announcing a position on healthcare for the LGBTQIAP+ community. Review the scenario below for details:
Scenario:
You are on the leadership team of a non-profit, regional hospital. The hospital recently issued an internal policy requiring increased sensitivity, competence, and annual training for all staff on improving care delivery for LGBTQIAP+ patients. Your leadership team is debating publicly announcing the hospital’s policy. The hospital is in a very conservative state. Many of your patients, donors, and volunteers have religious affiliations.
This debate will occur over two weeks (Unit 6 & Unit 7).
You will argue a viewpoint (Pro or Con) of this topic for this week. Your personal beliefs may differ, and you will need to use evidence to support the position.
Students with last names beginning with A-L – will debate in FAVOR of publicly disclosing the hospital’s policy.
***Students with last names beginning with M-Z – will debate in OPPOSITION of publicly disclosing the hospital’s policy. (YOU WILL USE THIS ONE!)
Required action:
- You will provide two arguments for your assigned position.
- For each argument, include a brief explanation (under 400 words) and rationale for why you have selected it. Additionally, provide at least three references (URLs are acceptable) that support this argument.
Instructions
Complete the quiz Politics and Policy Self-Inventory Download Politics and Policy Self-Inventory[Word Document] SEE MY ANSWERS TO QUIZ IN ATTACHED FILES
Reflect on your answers to the quiz.
- Are there areas you wish to change?
- How can you develop your level of advocacy, or perhaps, encourage others to step out of their comfort zone?
- Consider what is needed for you to lead political advocacy and shared governance in policy-making in your organization, and profession. Share those ideas!
Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format. (MUST BE 250-300 WORDS AND HAVE TWO SOURCES)