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Course Number: DBSN 312
DNP8100 Course Title: Critical Thinking in Nursing
Structure and Processes in Health Care Organizations and Health Care Policy Credit Hours: 3 semester credits, 45 hours Prerequisites Required: OCW: Faculty Contact Info Office Hours
DNP7100, DNP7200, DNP7300, DNP7600, DNP7700, DNP7800, DNP7900, DNP8000 137.37 hours Dr. Karen Perez [email protected] & cell 786-286-0403 Available everyday by phone and email.
Course Description This course will assist students in identifying the political, economic, legal, social, and ethical forces which impact the health policy-making process at the organization, local, state, and national levels.
Course Learning Student Objectives By the end of this course, the student will be able to:
à Critically analyze health policy proposals, health policies, and related issues from consumers, nursing, other health professions, and other stakeholders in policy and public forums.
à Employ leadership in developing and implementing institutional, local, state, federal, and/or international health policy.
à Recommend policymakers through active participation on committees, boards, or task forces at the institutional, local, state, regional, national, and/or international levels to improve health care delivery and outcomes.
à Educate others, including policymakers at all levels, regarding nursing, health policy, and patient care outcomes.
à Incorporate for the nursing profession within the policy and healthcare communities. à Design, evaluate, and provide leadership for health care policy that shapes healthcare financing,
regulation, and delivery. Advocate for social justice, equity, and ethical policies within all healthcare arenas.
à Integrate interprofessional collaboration and the DNP indirect care role across diverse healthcare settings.
à Utilize DNP leadership strategies for advancing healthcare policy in selected healthcare systems change.
à Compare and contrast driving and restraining forces that shape DNP leaders' response to healthcare quality and safety initiatives using selected healthcare systems change.
End of Program Student Learning Outcomes (EPSLO’s)
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I-Integrate Scientific Underpinnings into Practice II-Develop Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement and Systems Thinking III-Apply Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice IV-Use Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology for the Improvement and
Transformation of Health Care V-Influence Health Care Policy for Advocacy in Health Care VI-Employ Interprofessional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes VII-Synthesize Clinical Prevention and Population Health concepts for Improving the Nation’s Health VIII-Demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability in
designing, delivering, and evaluating evidence-based care to improve patient outcomes
NURSE EXECUTIVE ROLE-SPECIFIC PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES
Exploring and achieving some of the nurse executive role-specific competencies during this course and the leadership shadowing experience:
- Effective Communication and Relationship Building à Through the production of written materials à Through collaborative relationships with DNP stakeholders à Through engagement of stakeholders à Demonstrate skill in interpersonal communication à Build collaborative relationships à Create a share vision à Represent nursing at medical executive committee and other department/medical
staff committees - Knowledge of the Healthcare Environment
à By demonstrating current knowledge of patient care delivery systems across the continuum
à Assess the effectiveness of delivery models à Understand regulation and payment issues that affect an organization’s finances à Take action when opportunities exist to adjust operations to respond effectively to
environmental changes in economic elements à By demonstrating understanding of the regulation and payment issues that affect
an organization’s finance à By articulating the organization’s performance improvement program and goals à Support the development of an organization-wide patient safety program à Monitor clinical activities to identify both expected and unexpected risks
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à Lead/facilitate performance improvement teams to improve systems/processes that enhance patient safety
à Use evidence-based metrics to align patient outcomes with the organization’s goals and objectives
à Establish quality metrics à Identify areas of risks/liability
- Leadership à Address ideas, beliefs or viewpoints that should be given serious consideration à Apply critical analysis to organizational issues after a review of the evidence à Demonstrate reflective practice and an understanding that all leadership begins
from within à By demonstrating applied critical analysis to organizational issues after a review
of the evidence à By demonstrating reflective practice and an understanding that all leadership
begins from within à Considering the impact of nursing decisions on the healthcare organization as a
whole à Consider the impact of nursing decisions on the healthcare organization as a
whole - Professionalism
à Seeking input and mentorship from other in career planning and development à Contribute to the advancement of the profession à Solicit feedback about personal strengths and weaknesses à Involve nurses and other staff in decisions that affect their practice
- Business Skills à By using business models for healthcare organizations and apply fundamental
concepts of economics à Educate patient care team members on financial implications of patient care
decision Topical Course Outline
Health care management Health care financing, reimbursement, financial barriers, cost containment mechanisms, and market
forces impacting health care economics Health care systems financial design, business planning, analysis, and monitoring concepts of value in
health care Ethics of health care management and financial decisions
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Methods of Delivery
à Guided discussions related to the course learning outcomes à Policy Brief Assignment Assignment à Position Paper Assignment à Self-assessment assignment à Collaborative seminar on campus day with DNP Practicum Project Team Member to discuss the course
assignments and progress in the practicum DNP project data gathering. Group discussion on campus on the evolution of the possible practicum project
à Practicum log activities with DNP Practicum Project Team Mentor à Independent reading of suggested reading material à Educational Video à PowerPoint à Live meeting with professors, mentors, & classmates
Instructional Resources and Materials
Textbook
• American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). American Psychological Association.
• Bodenheimer, T. & Grumbach, K. (2017). Understanding health policy: A clinical Approach, (7th Ed.) McGraw-Hill:
• Mason, D., Gardner, D., Outlaw, F., & O’Grady. (2016). Policy & politics in nursing and health care, (7th Ed.). St. Louis, Missouri, Elsevier.
Articles
à Collins, B. L., & Saylor, J. (2018). The Affordable Care Act: 8 years later. Nursing Management (Springhouse), 49(8), 42-48.
à Cunningham, K. B., Rogowsky, R. H., Carstairs, S. A., Sullivan, F., & Ozakinci, G. (2021). Methods of connecting primary care patients with community‐based physical activity opportunities: A realist scoping review. Health & Social Care in the Community, 29(4), 1169–1199. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13186
à Erickson, S., Outland, B., Joy, S., Rockwern, B., Serchen, J., Mire, R., & Goldman, J. (2020). Envisioning a Better U.S. Health Care System for All: Health Care Delivery and Payment System Reforms. Annals of Internal Medicine, 172(2_Supplement), S33-S49.
à Feldman, A. (2019). Understanding health care reform: Bridging the gap between myth and reality. Boca Raton, Florida; London; New York: CRC Press.
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à Fitzpatrick, T. A. (2021). Making the World a Healthier Place: An Interview with Patricia Stone. Nursing Economic$, 39(2), 99–103.
à George, R. R., Winden, T. J., Manos, L., Herrman, A., Campos, M., & Dittrich, C. B. (2021). Improving Coordination During Care Transition between Ambulatory and Inpatient Care Facilities: Evaluating the Utilization and Scope of Ehr Facilitated Longitudinal Plan of Care. International Journal of Nursing Education, 13(3), 153–160.
à Gordon, P. R. (2016). How Can Physicians Educate Patients About Health Care Policy Issues?
Academic Medicine, 91(10), 1333-1336. Ã Gosadi, I. (2020). Case report of patient experience influenced by inadequate interactions between
primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare services in the south of Saudi Arabia. Clinical Case Reports, 8(2), 299-304.
à Heinen, M., Van Oostveen, C., Peters, J., Vermeulen, H., & Huis, A. (2019). An integrative review of leadership competencies and attributes in advanced nursing practice. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 75(11), 2378-2392.
à Huber, T., Shortell, S., & Rodriguez, H. (2017). Improving care transitions management: Examining the Role of accountable care organization participation and expanded electronic health record functionality. Health Services Research, 52(4), 1494-1510.
à Jacqueline Fox. (2016). REFORMING HEALTHCARE REFORM. University of Richmond Law Review, 50, 557-737.
à Lawrie, K., Charow, R., Giuliani, M., & Papadakos, J. (2020). Homelessness, cancer and health literacy: A scoping review. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 31(1), 81-104. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2020.0010
à McCullough, J. M., Speer, M., Magnan, S., Fielding, J. E., Kindig, D., & Teutsch, S. M. (2020). Reduction in US Health Care Spending Required to Meet the Institute of Medicine’s 2030 Target. American Journal of Public Health, 110(12), 1735–1740. (5 pages) https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2020.305793
à Porta, M., & Last, J. (2018). National health insurance. A Dictionary of Public Health, A Dictionary of Public Health.
à Reagan, M. (2018). The accidental system: Health care policy in America (Dilemmas in American politics). New York, New York; London, England: Routledge
à Roth, L. (2017). Redefining "Medical Care.". Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy, 27(1), 65- 106.
à Rosales, R., & Calvo, R. (2021). The affordable care act: Policy predictors of integrated care between Hispanic-serving and mainstream mental health organizations. BMC Health Services Research, 21, 1- 9 9.9doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06198-6 (9 pages
à Shaw, G., & EBSCOhost. (2017). The dysfunctional politics of the Affordable Care Act. Santa Barbara, California: Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC.
à Skinner, J., & Chandra, A. (2016). The Past and Future of the Affordable Care Act. JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 316(5), 497.
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à Spohr, S., & Idoine-Fries, J. (2017). THE CIRCLE OF CARE: IMPROVING CARE TRANSITIONS TO ENHANCE CARE QUALITY. Innovation in Aging, 1(Suppl_1), 1307.
à Stock, R., Goldberg, B., & ProQuest. (2017). Health reform policy to practice Oregon's path to a sustainable health system: A study in innovation. London, United Kingdom; San Diego, CA, United States: Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier.
Methods of Evaluation
Method Percentage Collaborative Discussions 25% Policy Brief Week 3 Assignment 25%
Position Paper Week 6 Assignment 25 %
Self-Assessment 25% Virtual on-campus day Required Practicum log Required
100% Grading Scale
Letter Grade Scale Numeric Grade A 4.0 90 - 100 B 3.0 80 - 89 F 0.0 0-79
Requirements for Successful Completion
Students must attain a letter grade of B or higher for the course to count toward completing the DNP. Modifications to the Course Syllabus
The course syllabus may be modified at any time, and the students will be informed of any changes made to the syllabus. If a conflict exists between the course syllabus and the University Catalog, the University Catalog governs will be notified.
Student Assessments
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Students will be given assessments from time to time at the instructor’s discretion. As part of the course requirements, students must take both announced and unannounced assessments that may count toward their grades.
Tardiness
Students are expected to submit assignments by the time they are due. You will submit the assignment after the due date without reaching out to your DNP mentor, or the professor will receive a deduction of 10% of the total points possible for each day the paper is late.
On-campus virtual day
Students will receive a link for meetings.
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Date Topics, CLSLO’s, EOPSLO & Role Specific
Professional Competencies
Readings Assignments Due
Week 1
Theme: Introduction to Healthcare system of USA.
The objectives of this week's lesson are:
Discuss the changes in the USA healthcare system
• Analyze how
Introduction /Overview:
• US health care structure
• Impact of policy on health care organizations
CSLOs
• Evaluate nursing leaders and their impact on health care policy that shapes healthcare financing, regulation, and delivery.
• Evaluate the evolution of the United States healthcare services and the impact governmental policies have on
Articles
McCullough, J. M., Speer, M., Magnan, S., Fielding, J. E., Kindig, D., & Teutsch, S. M. (2020). Reduction in US Health Care Spending Required to Meet the Institute of Medicine’s 2030 Target. American Journal of Public Health, 110(12), 1735–1740. (5 pages) https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2020.305793
Reagan, M. (2018). The accidental system: Health care policy in America (Dilemmas in American politics). New York, New York; London, England: Routledge. Chapter 3 (p. 31-56; 26 pages)
Gordon, P. R. (2016). How Can Physicians Educate Patients About Health Care Policy Issues? Academic Medicine, 91(10), 1333- 1336. 4 pages
Video
Week #1 Discussion question
See Moodle.
OCW 17.82 hours
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policies impact the changes in the USA healthcare System
• Discuss the role of nursing leaders in the evolution of the United States healthcare system
healthcare. • Utilize DNP
leadership strategies for advancing healthcare policy in selected healthcare systems change.
EPSLOs
• I-Integrate Scientific Underpinnings into Practice
• II-Develop Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement and Systems Thinking
• V-Influence Health Care Policy for Advocacy in Health Care
• VI-Employ Interprofessional Collaboration for Improving Patient
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dublqk OSBBA
(US Healthcare System Explained) 9:42
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and Population Health Outcomes
RSPC
• Effective Communication and Relationship Building
• Knowledge of the Healthcare Environment
• Leadership
Week 2
Theme: Nurse Leadership and Engagement in Health
Frameworks for Action in Policy and Politics
• Nursing and health policy
• Reforming health care
• Nurses as leaders in health care reform
CSLOs
• Analyze health policy proposals,
Textbook
Mason, Gardner, Outlaw, & O’Grady (2016) Chapter 1 (pgs. 1- 21)
Jacqueline Fox. (2016). REFORMING HEALTHCARE REFORM. University of Richmond Law Review, 50, 557-737. (55 pages)
Heinen, M., Van Oostveen, C., Peters, J., Vermeulen, H., & Huis, A. (2019). An integrative review of leadership competencies and attributes in advanced
Week #2 Discussion Questions
See Moodle.
OCW 21.15 hours
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Care Reform.
The objectives of this week's lesson are:
o Identify healthcare issues within your community
o Analyze strategies in how a DNP prepared nurses can correct these issues.
o Identify key stakeholder s within the community who is affected by the issues and who
health policies, and related issues from the perspective of consumers, nursing, other health professions, and other stakeholders in policy and public forums
• Identify policy makers through active participation on committees, boards, or task forces at the institutional, local, state, regional, national, and/or international levels to improve health care delivery and outcomes.
• Evaluate the DNP nurse role in advocating for social justice, equity, and ethical policies within all healthcare arenas
nursing practice. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 75(11), 2378-2392. (15 pages)
Fitzpatrick, T. A. (2021). Making the World a Healthier Place: An Interview with Patricia Stone. Nursing Economic$, 39(2), 99–103. (5 pages)
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4kI9 _ntt-U
(Transforming Health Care through Nurse Leadership | Campaign for Action) 6:05
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can help correct the issues.
o Describe some of the social and ethical issues that may be encountere d correcting the issues identified in your community .
• Integrate interprofessional collaboration and the DNP indirect care role across diverse healthcare settings.
• Utilize DNP leadership strategies for advancing healthcare policy in selected healthcare systems change.
EPSLOs
• II-Develop Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement and Systems Thinking
• V-Influence Health Care Policy for Advocacy in Health Care
• VI-Employ Interprofessional
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Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes
• VII-Synthesize Clinical Prevention and Population Health concepts for Improving the Nation’s Health
• VIII-Demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability in designing, delivering, and evaluating evidence-based care to improve patient outcomes
RSPC
• Effective Communication and Relationship
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Building • Knowledge of the
Healthcare Environment
• Leadership • Professionalism
Week 3
Theme: Improving Care Transitions.
Weekly Objectives
• Create a policy brief about a healthcare issue.
• Construct a letter to a legislator
Health Policy Briefing: Improving Care Transitions
CSLOs
• Identify policy makers through active participation on committees, boards, or task forces at the institutional, local, state, regional, national, and/or
Textbook
Mason, Gardner, Outlaw, & O’Grady (2016) Chapter 8 (pgs. 73- 89)
Articles
Huber, T., Shortell, S., & Rodriguez, H. (2017). Improving care transitions management: Examining the Role of accountable care organization participation and expanded electronic health record functionality. Health Services Research, 52(4), 1494-1510. (17 pages)
George, R. R., Winden, T. J., Manos, L., Herrman, A., Campos, M., & Dittrich, C. B. (2021). Improving Coordination During Care Transition between Ambulatory and Inpatient Care Facilities: Evaluating the
Assignment: Policy Briefing
Signature Assignment ***
OCW 18.78 hours
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regarding the policy brief.
• Identify the impact of the resolution on the healthcare issue.
international • Design
communications that influence policy
EPSLOs
• I-Integrate Scientific Underpinnings into Practice
• II-Develop Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement and Systems Thinking
• III-Apply Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice
• IV-Use Information Systems/Technolog y and Patient Care Technology for the Improvement and
Utilization and Scope of Ehr Facilitated Longitudinal Plan of Care. International Journal of Nursing Education, 13(3), 153– 160. (8 pages)
Spohr, S., & Idoine-Fries, J. (2017). THE CIRCLE OF CARE: IMPROVING CARE TRANSITIONS TO ENHANCE CARE QUALITY. Innovation in Aging, 1(Suppl_1), 1307. (1 page)
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJCS BHmyq6s
(Improving Care Transitions, Reducing Avoidable Hospital Readmissions) 3:28
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Transformation of Health Care
• V-Influence Health Care Policy for Advocacy in Health Care
• VI-Employ Interprofessional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes
• VIII-Demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability in designing, delivering, and evaluating evidence-based care to improve patient outcomes
RSPC
• Effective Communication and Relationship
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Building • Knowledge of the
Healthcare Environment
• Leadership • Professionalism • Business Skills
Week 4
Theme: Organization of Health Care I
Weekly Objectives
By the end of this unit the students will:
• Compare and contrast primary, secondary, and
Organization of Health Care (I)
• Primary care • Secondary care • Tertiary care
CSLOs
• Employ leadership in the development and implementation of institutional, local, state, federal, and/or international health policy.
• Incorporate for the nursing profession within the policy and healthcare
Textbook
Mason, Gardner, Outlaw, & O’Grady (2016) Chapter 5 (pgs. 43- 57)
Cunningham, K. B., Rogowsky, R. H., Carstairs, S. A., Sullivan, F., & Ozakinci, G. (2021). Methods of connecting primary care patients with community‐based physical activity opportunities: A realist scoping review. Health & Social Care in the Community, 29(4), 1169–1199. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13186
Discussion week # 4
See Moodle.
OCW 18.01 hours
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tertiary healthcare.
communities. • Integrate
interprofessional collaboration and the DNP indirect care role across diverse healthcare settings.
• Utilize DNP leadership strategies for advancing healthcare policy in selected healthcare systems change.
• Compare and contrast driving and restraining forces that shape DNP leader response to advance quality and safety initiatives in healthcare using selected healthcare systems change.
EPSLOs
• I-Integrate
30 pages (3hrs)
Gosadi, I. (2020). Case report of patient experience influenced by inadequate interactions between primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare services in the south of Saudi Arabia. Clinical Case Reports, 8(2), 299-304.
6 pages
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOSZ J2boWr4
(Managing Care in Secondary and Tertiary Health Care) 10:11
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Scientific Underpinnings into Practice
• II-Develop Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement and Systems Thinking
• III-Apply Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice
• IV-Use Information Systems/Technolog y and Patient Care Technology for the Improvement and Transformation of Health Care
RSPC
• Effective Communication and Relationship Building
• Knowledge of the
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Healthcare Environment
• Leadership • Professionalism • Business Skills
Week 5
Theme: Organization of Health Care II
Weekly Objectives
By the end of this unit the students will:
• to understand the differenty types
Organization of Health Care (II)
• Health Delivery System
• Medical Care Structure
• Vertical & Virtual Integrated Models
CSLOs
• Integrate interprofessional collaboration and the DNP indirect care role across
Textbook
Mason, Gardner, Outlaw, & O’Grady (2016) Chapter 6 (pgs. 59- 72)
Articles
Roth, L. (2017). Redefining "Medical Care.". Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy, 27(1), 65-106. 43 pages
Erickson, S., Outland, B., Joy, S., Rockwern, B., Serchen, J., Mire, R., & Goldman, J. (2020). Envisioning a Better U.S. Health Care System for All: Health Care Delivery and Payment System Reforms. Annals of Internal Medicine, 172(2_Supplement), S33- S49. 18 pages
Lawrie, K., Charow, R., Giuliani, M., & Papadakos, J. (2020). Homelessness, cancer
Discussion Week # 5
See Moodle.
Please upload your practicum log.
OCW 15.66 hours
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of Health Delivery System
• Discuss Vertical & Virtual Integrated Models
• evaluate the differences betwen Medical Care Structure
diverse healthcare settings.
• Utilize DNP leadership strategies for advancing healthcare policy in selected healthcare systems change.
• Compare and contrast driving and restraining forces that shape DNP leader response to advance quality and safety initiatives in healthcare using selected healthcare systems change.
EPSLOs
• I-Integrate Scientific Underpinnings into Practice
• II-Develop
and health literacy: A scoping review. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 31(1), 81-104. (23 pages)
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2020.0010
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vZei 89R9CM
(Vertical Integration) 2:26
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Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement and Systems Thinking
• III-Apply Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice
• IV-Use Information Systems/Technolog y and Patient Care Technology for the Improvement and Transformation of Health Care
RSPC
• Effective Communication and Relationship Building
• Knowledge of the Healthcare Environment
• Leadership • Professionalism
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• Business Skills
Week 6
Theme: Public Health Informatics and Its Application
Weekly Objective
By the end of this unit the students will:
• Evaluate the history and present information on public health informatics and its
Health Care Systems: Public Health
CSLOs
• Critically analyze health policy proposals, health policies, and related issues from the perspective of consumers, nursing, other health professions, and other stakeholders in policy and public forums.
• Employ leadership in the development and implementation of institutional, local, state, federal, and/or international
Articles
Feldman, A. (2019). Understanding health care reform: Bridging the gap between myth and reality. Boca Raton, Florida; London; New York: CRC Press. Chapter 9 (p. 147- 164; 18 pages)
Porta, M., & Last, J. (2018). National health insurance. A Dictionary of Public Health, A Dictionary of Public Health. (1 page)
Stock, R., Goldberg, B., & ProQuest. (2017). Health reform policy to practice: Oregon's path to a sustainable health system: A study in innovation. London, United Kingdom; San Diego, CA, United States: Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier. Section 3 (p. 257- 332; 76 pages)
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bMNO rV1Snw
(Health Care Reform in 2 minutes) 2:14
Assignment: Position Paper
Signature Assignment **
OCW 16.64 hours
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application
health policy. • Recommend policy
makers through active participation on committees, boards, or task forces at the institutional, local, state, regional, national, and/or international levels to improve health care delivery and outcomes.
• Educate others, including policy makers at all levels, regarding nursing, health policy, and patient care outcomes.
• Incorporate for the nursing profession within the policy and healthcare communities.
• Design, evaluate, and provide leadership for
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health care policy that shapes healthcare financing, regulation, and delivery. Advocate for social justice, equity, and ethical policies within all healthcare arenas.
• Integrate interprofessional collaboration and the DNP indirect care role across diverse healthcare settings.
• Utilize DNP leadership strategies for advancing healthcare policy in selected healthcare systems change.
EPSLOs
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• V-Influence Health Care Policy for Advocacy in Health Care
• VI-Employ Interprofessional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes
• VII-Synthesize Clinical Prevention and Population Health concepts for Improving the Nation’s Health
• VIII-Demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability in designing, delivering, and evaluating evidence-based care to improve patient outcomes
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RSPC
• Effective Communication and Relationship Building
• Knowledge of the Healthcare Environment
• Leadership • Professionalism • Business Skills
Week 7
Theme: What you think, write, and create should be evaluated.
Self-Assessment
CSLOs
• Critically analyze health policy proposals, health policies, and related issues from the perspective of consumers, nursing,
Review your previous discussions and assignments and assigned readings to complete the self-assessment assignment.
Self- Assessment Assignment
OCW 15 hours
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Weekly Objective
By the end of this unit the students will:
• Reflect on all the topics covered throughout the course to this point
other health professions, and other stakeholders in policy and public forums.
• Employ leadership in the development and implementation of institutional, local, state, federal, and/or international health policy.
• Recommend policy makers through active participation on committees, boards, or task forces at the institutional, local, state, regional, national, and/or international levels to improve health care delivery and outcomes.
• Educate others, including policy makers at all levels, regarding nursing,
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health policy, and patient care outcomes.
• Incorporate for the nursing profession within the policy and healthcare communities.
• Design, evaluate, and provide leadership for health care policy that shapes healthcare financing, regulation, and delivery. Advocate for social justice, equity, and ethical policies within all healthcare arenas.
• Integrate interprofessional collaboration and the DNP indirect care role across diverse healthcare settings.
• Utilize DNP
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leadership strategies for advancing healthcare policy in selected healthcare systems change.
• Compare and contrast driving and restraining forces that shape DNP leader response to advance quality and safety initiatives in healthcare using selected healthcare systems change.
EPSLOs
• V-Influence Health Care Policy for Advocacy in Health Care
• VI-Employ Interprofessional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes
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• VII-Synthesize Clinical Prevention and Population Health concepts for Improving the Nation’s Health
• VIII-Demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability in designing, delivering, and evaluating evidence-based care to improve patient outcomes
RSPC
• Will demonstrate effective communication:
• Will demonstrate effective relationship management:
• Will demonstrate ability to influence
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behaviors by achieving outcomes:
• Will demonstrate professionalism;
Week #8
Theme: Understanding the Affordable Care Act
By the end of this unit the students will:
• Evaluate the how the Affordable Care Act: Health Care Reform and National Health
Affordable Care Act: Health Care Reform and National Health Insurance
CSLOs
• Critically analyze health policy proposals, health policies, and related issues from the perspective of consumers, nursing, other health professions, and other stakeholders in policy and public forums.
Textbook
Mason, Gardner, Outlaw, & O’Grady (2016) Chapter 15 (pgs. 187- 199)
Articles
Rosales, R., & Calvo, R. (2021). The affordable care act: Policy predictors of integrated care between hispanic-serving and mainstream mental health organizations. BMC Health Services Research, 21, 1-9 9.9doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021- 06198-6 (9 pages)
Shaw, G., & EBSCOhost. (2017). The dysfunctional politics of the Affordable Care Act. Santa Barbara, California: Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC. Chapter 5 (p.
Discussion Week # 8
See Moodle.
See Moodle.
• OCW 14.31 hours
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Insurance affecting nursing care
• Employ leadership in the development and implementation of institutional, local, state, federal, and/or international health policy.
• Recommend policy makers through active participation on committees, boards, or task forces at the institutional, local, state, regional, national, and/or international levels to improve health care delivery and outcomes.
• Educate others, including policy makers at all levels, regarding nursing, health policy, and patient care outcomes.
• Incorporate for the nursing profession
105-122; 18 pages)
Skinner, J., & Chandra, A. (2016). The Past and Future of the Affordable Care Act. JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 316(5), 497. (3 pages)
Collins, B. L., & Saylor, J. (2018). The Affordable Care Act: 8 years later. Nursing Management (Springhouse), 49(8), 42-48. (8 pages)
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryxbnSq N2Xo
(Here's Why the Affordable Care Act Is So Controversial | History) 4:31
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within the policy and healthcare communities.
• Design, evaluate, and provide leadership for health care policy that shapes healthcare financing, regulation, and delivery. Advocate for social justice, equity, and ethical policies within all healthcare arenas.
• Integrate interprofessional collaboration and the DNP indirect care role across diverse healthcare settings.
• Utilize DNP leadership strategies for advancing healthcare policy in selected healthcare
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systems change.
EPSLOs
• V-Influence Health Care Policy for Advocacy in Health Care
• VI-Employ Interprofessional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes
• VII-Synthesize Clinical Prevention and Population Health concepts for Improving the Nation’s Health
• VIII-Demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability in designing, delivering, and evaluating evidence-based care
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to improve patient outcomes
RSPC
• Will demonstrate effective communication:
• Will demonstrate effective relationship management:
• Will demonstrate professionalism;
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