Health Policy
Identify an issue of concern for your role as an advanced practice nurse and to formulate a potential policy change to address that issue. There are
many potential issues which can in" rel="nofollow">influence your practice settin" rel="nofollow">ing or other issues which may negatively affect the patients with whom you work. All of the course readin" rel="nofollow">ing will help you to identify a
topic for this assignment. You can thin" rel="nofollow">ink about the issue as related to your health promotion project. The policy you consider may be in" rel="nofollow">in reaction to the health promotion issue or somethin" rel="nofollow">ing larger
that is still related to that issue. There are hundreds of possible issues, but here is a list of a few to consider:
Child and elder care
Civil rights
Domestic violence
Drug abuse/addiction
HIV/AIDS
As you begin" rel="nofollow">in to work on the possible policy change, the followin" rel="nofollow">ing ideas and steps should be considered:
Defin" rel="nofollow">inition and description of the issue
Exploration of the background of the issue
Stakeholders
Issue statement or statement of clarity
Possible methods of addressin" rel="nofollow">ing the issue
Goals and options for changes
Risks and benefits of the changes
Evaluation methodology
Recommendation or solution