UNIT 1 DISCUSSION

Journal Readings

Please retrieve and read the following journal articles from the Library.

Cooper, R. J. (2012). Making the case for ethical decision-making models. Nurse Prescribing, 10(12), 607–622.

Fourie, C. (2017). Who is experiencing what kind of moral distress? Distinctions for moving from a narrow to a broad definition of moral distress. AMA Journal of Ethics, 19(6), 578-584. doi:10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.6.nlit1-1706

Karakachian, A. & Colbert, A. (2020). Nurses' moral distress, burnout, and intentions to leave: An integrative review. Journal of Forensic Nursing, 15(3), 133-142. doi: 10.1097/JFN.0000000000000249.

Park, E. (2012). An integrated ethical decision-making model for nurses. Nursing Ethics, 19(1), 139-159.

Cacchione, P.Z. (2020). Moral distress in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Clinical Nursing Research, 29(4), 215-216. doi: 10.1177/1054773820920385.

Web Resources

· Chapter 22: “Restraints”

· Chapter 23: “Emergency Psychiatric Admissions”

· Chapter 25: “Discharge Against Medical Advice”

· Chapter 32: “Employers and Employee Rights”

· Chapter 34: “Corporate Liability”

· Chapter 35: “Employment Contracts and Unionization”

· Chapter 36: “Employment Status Liability”

· Chapter 38: “Americans with Disabilities Act”

· Chapter 39: “Employees with AIDS/HIV Infection and Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens”

· Chapter 44: “Environmental Health and Safety”

Please retrieve and read the following journal article from the Library.

Kirton, C. A. (2014). HIV infection and its implication for nurse leaders. Nursing Management, 45(10), 24-31.

Unit 7

Textbook Readings

Read the following topics in Nickitas, Middaugh, & Feeg (2020). Policy and politics for nurses and other health professionals:

· Chapter 1: “Nursing's History of Advocacy and Action”

· Chapter 2: “Policy and Politics Explained”

· Chapter 3: “A Policy Toolkit for Healthcare Providers and Activists”

· Chapter 4: “Population Health Care: Access, Cost, and Quality”

Journal Readings

Please retrieve and read the following journal articles from the Library or Course Resources.

Craig, G. (2018). Advocacy: What does health policy mean to nursing? American Nurse Today, 13(5), 37.

Story, C. R., Crethar, H. C., & Hall, P. T. (2014). Privilege, oppression and the Affordable Care Act: Cultural implications for health educators. American Journal of Health Studies, 29, 302–308.

Walker, D., Barton-Burke, M., Sariam, M., Gosselin, T., Ireland, A., Norton, V., & Newton, S. (2015). Everyday advocates: Nursing advocacy is a full-time job. American Journal of Nursing, 115(8), 66-70. doi:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000470409.04919.0f

Unit 8

Textbook Readings

Read the following topics in Nickitas, Middaugh, & Feeg (2020). Policy and politics for nurses and other health professionals:

· Section 3: Affordable Care Act: From Enactment to Sustainability

Journal Readings

Please retrieve and read the following journal articles from the Library.

Arnold, H. D. (2013). The Affordable Care Act and international recruitment and migration of nursing professionals. Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies, 20(2), 1373–1391.

Collins, B., Saylor, J. (2018). The affordable care act: Where are we now? Nursing 2018, 48(5), 43-47. doi:10.1097/01.NURSE.0000531892.08687.b7.

Fox, J. B., & Shaw, F. E. (2015). Clinical preventive services: Coverage and the Affordable Care Act. American Journal of Public Health, 105(1), e7-e10.

Gardner, D. (2016). Health policy and politics. Election 2016: Where are we with the Affordable Care Act? Nursing Economic$, 34, 251-254.

Sommers, B. D., Gordon, S., Somers, S., Ingram, C., & Epstein, A. M. (2014). Medicaid on the eve of expansion: A survey of state Medicaid officials on the Affordable Care Act. American Journal of Law & Medicine, 40(2/3), 253–279.

Sprayberry, L. D. (2014). Transformation of America's health care system: Implications for professional direct-care nurses. MEDSURG Nursing, 23(1), 61–66.

Unit 9

Textbook Readings

Read the following topics in Nickitas, Middaugh, & Feeg (2020). Policy and politics for nurses and other health professionals:

· Chapter 16: “Physicians: It is Increasingly about the Team”

· Chapter 8: “Healthcare Quality”

Journal Readings

Please retrieve and read the following journal articles from the Library.

Blewett, L., Planalp, C., & Alarcon, G. (2018). Affordable care act impact in Kentucky: Increasing access, reducing disparities. American Journal of Public Health, 108, 924-929.

Brom, H., Salsberry, P., & Graham, M. (2018). Leveraging health care reform to accelerate nurse practitioner full practice authority. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 30, 120-130.

Fontenot, S. (2014). The affordable care act, the FTC and the independent practice of nurses. Physician Executive Journal, 40, 98-101.

Parente, S., Feldman, R., Spetz, J., Dowd, B., & Baggett, E. (2017). Wage growth for the health care workforce: Projecting the affordable care act impact. Health Services Research, 52, 741-762.

Unit 10

Textbook Readings

Read the following topics in Nickitas, Middaugh, & Feeg (2020). Policy and politics for nurses and other health professionals:

· Chapter 5: “Global Health: A Vision for Action”

· Chapter 12: “Medicaid and the Financing of Care for Vulnerable Populations: A Story of Misconceptions”

Journal Readings

Please retrieve and read the following journal articles from the Library.

Blaney, P. (2012). Senior nursing leadership - capacity building at the global level. International Nursing Review, 59(1), 40–47.

Buchan, J., O'May, F., & Dussault, G. (2013). Nursing workforce policy and the economic crisis: A global overview. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 45(3), 298–307.

McDermott-Levy, R., Leffers, J., & Huffling, K. (2014). Global earth caring through the millennium development goals and beyond. International Journal for Human Caring, 18(2), 9-17.

Nardi, D. A., & Gyurko, C. C. (2013). The global nursing faculty shortage: Status and solutions for change. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 45(3), 317–326.