IDENTIFICATION OF HEALTHCARE POLICY CONCERN

1. Overview of healthcare policy: This section introduces healthcare policy. It should contain the following elements:
   • Define healthcare policy in general and its implications for the nursing profession
   • Define the role of advocacy and how it can impact healthcare policy
   • Explain how the role of advocacy is consistent with the responsibilities of an advance practice nurse
2. Identification of selected healthcare policy concern: This section provides foundational information regarding the student-selected healthcare policy concern. It should contain the following elements:
   • Specifically identify the selected healthcare policy concern
   • Description of the impacted population group
   • Provide a comprehensive description of the selected healthcare concern by including:
   o How frequently does it occur?
   o What impact does the selected healthcare concern have upon the community and population group?
3. Description of student-identified solution to the selected healthcare concern: This section presents a comprehensive picture of the student-selected solution to the selected healthcare concern. It should contain the following elements:
   • Identify, with specific detail, the solution to the student-selected healthcare concern
   • Identify the following areas:
   o What would be the positive outcome if the solution was implemented?
   o What changes would need to occur in the community to foster implementation?
   o What changes would need to occur in the population group to foster implementation?
   o What measureable actions will demonstrate a positive outcome if the solution was implemented?
   o What might be 2 (two) challenges to implementing the proposed solution and how can each of these challenges be avoided or resolved?

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