Assignment: 7063.1.2 : The Advanced Nursing Professional as Policy Advocate

Assignment: 7063.1.2 : The Advanced Nursing Professional as Policy Advocate

Action Plan Summary

The action plan summary was developed following a number of steps. The first one was developing goals of the policy. The goals were identified from the needs assessment of the critical health needs of the population. The goals guided the development of a message to communicate to the relevant stakeholders. The third step entailed developing a team to implement the strategies to achieve the goals. The fourth step was developing timeline for the policy deliverables. The last step was developing communication plan alongside its expected activities. The communication plan was to be used for creating awareness among the relevant stakeholders.

Smart Goal

To Influence local leadership to adopt a legislation on reducing out of pocket costs for patients with hypertension and high cholesterol levels by the end of five months as a way of lowering the burden of cardiovascular disease in the elderly population in Bernalillo County, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Agenda Setting

The media will play the responsibility of agenda setting. The media will be used to create the desired awareness in the community about the need for the legislation. Media outlets such as radio, social media, and print media will be used to influence legislators and the population towards supporting the proposed legislation. Consistent communication of the agenda message will be relied upon to increase the need for and support for the legislation.

Action Plan and Strategies for Informing the Media and Stakeholders

The project team will work actively with the media and the stakeholders affected by the legislation. The team will involve them in all the critical steps that relate to the project implementation. The steps that will be taken to inform and involve the media and other stakeholders will be varied. The first one will be identifying the stakeholders. The critical stakeholders that are needed for the success of the project will be identified. The roles of the identified stakeholders will be prioritized for the success of the process. The second step will be analyzing the stakeholders. Stakeholder analysis will enable the identification of effective strategies to engage them in the project. The third strategy will be selecting representatives for the stakeholders and media organizations. The representatives will play the role of coordinating the project activities to the wider groups in the project. The fourth strategy will be establishing a system to solicit feedback from the stakeholders. A meeting with the stakeholders and their representatives should be held with the aim of obtaining constructive feedback to be used for implementing the project. The feedback should be incorporated into the project to ensure the overall success. The last strategy is providing regular feedback for continuous improvement purposes.

Strategies

Phase 2

Structuring the Advocacy Team

An effective structure is needed for the successful coordination of advocacy activities by the team. Some of the building blocks that will be needed for an effective coordination of the team activities include adequate leadership support, diversifying advocacy activities, and encouraging optimum devotion to advocacy from the team members. The advocacy team will comprise of individuals from diverse backgrounds who will undertake specialized roles that complement each other for the success of the advocacy program. The professional background and expertise level of the team members will be considered in assigning roles and responsibilities.

Techniques of Team Building

One of the team building techniques that will be used is investigating. The team members will be investigated to understand their

strengths and weaknesses and ways of promoting active engagement among them. The second technique will be fostering open communication. Open communication is important to ensure that issues, ideas, and concerns are addressed effectively. Open communication also encourages trust and honesty among the team members. The third technique is respecting the team members. Team members should respect the opinions, backgrounds, and needs of others. The interaction should demonstrate value to diversity. The other technique is setting goals collectively. The team members should set the project goals, objectives, and strategies to use as a way of empowering and promoting transparency in the adopted initiatives. The fifth technique will be encouraging innovation. The team members will be encouraged to explore new and efficient ways in which the goals of the project can be achieved. The sixth technique is empowering the team. The team will be empowered through the provision of relevant training and resources for the successful implementation of the project. The last technique is providing regular feedback. Feedback will be provided on a regular basis to create awareness and promote continuous improvement in the project initiatives.

Inter-professional Advocacy Team 

The inter-professional advocacy team will comprise of a registered nurse, advanced practice nurse, physician, a representative from the community, and a religious leader. The registered nurse, advanced practice nurse, and physician will work together in educating the community about the health benefits of the proposed legislation. They will also critique the existing health-related evidence on the effective models of achieving the success of the project. The representative from the community will ensure that the critical needs of the community are addressed in the proposed legislation. The representative will also act as a linkage between the community and the inter-professional team. A religious leader will use their societal roles to influence the masses to support the legislation.

Agenda for the First Meeting

The agenda for the first meeting will include setting goals and objectives of the project, developing strategies, and selecting individuals for the various positions in the project. It will also include developing the roles and responsibilities of the project team members.

7063.1.2 : The Advanced Nursing Professional as Policy Advocate

The graduate recommends legal and regulatory policies that advocate for improved health outcomes in patients and populations.

7063.1.3 : The Master's Prepared Nurse as a Member of the Interprofessional Care Team

The graduate analyzes the roles and interaction of interprofessional team members to assess the resulting impact on healthcare outcomes.

7063.1.4 : Interpreting Data for Quality Improvement

The graduate analyzes organizational performance data to guide recommendations for improving healthcare outcomes and disseminating results to a professional community.

INTRODUCTION

To fulfill the requirements for this course, you must complete the attached “Clinical Practice Experience (CPE) Record.” You will need to electronically sign and date the record. Finally, you must upload the “CPE Record” as a separate attachment and the required deliverables from that record to your e-portfolio. You should complete this task and the “CPE Record” before submitting AWM1 Task 1.

REQUIREMENTS

Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of a submission can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. Use the report provided when submitting your task as a guide.

You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.

Important information for writing discussion questions and participation

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Hello class and welcome to the class and I will be your instructor for this course. This is a -week course and requires a lot of time commitment, organization, and a high level of dedication. Please use the class syllabus to guide you through all the assignments required for the course. I have also attached the classroom policies to this announcement to know your expectations for this course. Please review this document carefully and ask me any questions if you do. You could email me at any time or send me a message via the “message” icon in halo if you need to contact me. I check my email regularly, so you should get a response within 24 hours. If you have not heard from me within 24 hours and need to contact me urgently, please send a follow up text to

I strongly encourage that you do not wait until the very last minute to complete your assignments. Your assignments in weeks 4 and 5 require early planning as you would need to present a teaching plan and interview a community health provider. I advise you look at the requirements for these assignments at the beginning of the course and plan accordingly. I have posted the YouTube link that explains all the class assignments in detail. It is required that you watch this 32-minute video as the assignments from week 3 through 5 require that you follow the instructions to the letter to succeed. Failure to complete these assignments according to instructions might lead to a zero. After watching the video, please schedule a one-on-one with me to discuss your topic for your project by the second week of class. Use this link to schedule a 15-minute session. Please, call me at the time of your appointment on my number. Please note that I will NOT call you.

Please, be advised I do NOT accept any assignments by email. If you are having technical issues with uploading an assignment, contact the technical department and inform me of the issue. If you have any issues that would prevent you from getting your assignments to me by the deadline, please inform me to request a possible extension. Note that working fulltime or overtime is no excuse for late assignments. There is a 5%-point deduction for every day your assignment is late. This only applies to approved extensions. Late assignments will not be accepted.

If you think you would be needing accommodations due to any reasons, please contact the appropriate department to request accommodations.

Plagiarism is highly prohibited. Please ensure you are citing your sources correctly using APA 7th edition. All assignments including discussion posts should be formatted in APA with the appropriate spacing, font, margin, and indents. Any papers not well formatted would be returned back to you, hence, I advise you review APA formatting style. I have attached a sample paper in APA format and will also post sample discussion responses in subsequent announcements.

Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 200 words and response posts should be a minimum of 150 words. Be advised that I grade based on quality and not necessarily the number of words you post. A minimum of TWO references should be used for your initial post. For your response post, you do not need references as personal experiences would count as response posts. If you however cite anything from the literature for your response post, it is required that you cite your reference. You should include a minimum of THREE references for papers in this course. Please note that references should be no more than 5 years old except recommended as a resource for the class. Furthermore, for each discussion board question, you need ONE initial substantive response and TWO substantive responses to either your classmates or your instructor for a total of THREE responses. There are TWO discussion questions each week, hence, you need a total minimum of SIX discussion posts for each week. I usually post a discussion question each week. You could also respond to these as it would count towards your required SIX discussion posts for the week.

I understand this is a lot of information to cover in 5 weeks, however, the Bible says in Philippians 4:13 that we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us. Even in times like this, we are encouraged by God’s word that we have that ability in us to succeed with His strength. I pray that each and every one of you receives strength for this course and life generally as we navigate through this pandemic that is shaking our world today. Relax and enjoy the course!

Hi Class,

Please read through the following information on writing a Discussion question response and participation posts.

Contact me if you have any questions.

Important information on Writing a Discussion Question

• Your response needs to be a minimum of 150 words (not including your list of references)
• There needs to be at least TWO references with ONE being a peer reviewed professional journal article.
• Include in-text citations in your response
• Do not include quotes—instead summarize and paraphrase the information
• Follow APA-7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

Participation –replies to your classmates or instructor

• A minimum of 6 responses per week, on at least 3 days of the week.
• Each response needs at least ONE reference with citations—best if it is a peer reviewed journal article
• Each response needs to be at least 75 words in length (does not include your list of references)
• Responses need to be substantive by bringing information to the discussion or further enhance the discussion. Responses of “I agree” or “great post” does not count for the word count.
• Follow APA 7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

• Remember to use and follow APA-7th edition for all weekly assignments, discussion questions, and participation points.
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 A. Upload your completed and signed “CPE Record” for evaluation as a separate attachment. The form should include the following:

•   the date each activity was completed
•   your electronic signature verifying that all activities have been completed
Note: The "CPE Record"" should be uploaded as a separate attachment and should not be included in your e-portfolio.