Wk 5 Assignment – Policy Brief Part I [due Mon]

Wk 5 Assignment – Policy Brief Part I [due Mon]

Assignment Content

1. Assignment Content

   To analyze an issue is to understand the problem and context of the problem. Nurses engage in policy analysis through the creation of policy briefs, which promote awareness of the problem, and provide context of the problem, resolution options and their pros and cons, and a recommended solution. Nurses use policy briefs to communicate issues and solutions to government policy analysts.
   
   Read the
   2016 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality website
   
   Review the updated data and
   identify a possible meaningful policy change to improve care, lower costs, and reduce health disparities in your current role and place of practice, or the role you are pursuing. You will use this issue as you complete your policy brief.
   
   Search the Internet for the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses Health Policy Tool Kit and
   explore the toolkit.
   
   Research the policy change further and
   write 1,400-word paper.
   An Introduction and Conclusion is required. The paper is to include the following with headings in bold below to clearly identify each bullet point.

   • Underlying issue
   • Stakeholders
   • Resolution
   • At least 2 specific alternative resolutions
   • Positive Consequences of each resolution
   • Negative Consequences of each resolution
   • Cost of each resolution – Resolution Costs
   • Financial Implications of each resolution – 4 separate paragraphs for each of the 4 bullet points
   • Economic
   • Resources
   • Quality of care
   • Patient outcomes
   • Ethical Considerations for each resolution
   • Legal and regulation Considerations of each resolution Legal and Regulation Consideration for Resolutions
   • Include one legal case as supporting evidence for each resolution. – Clearly Identify
   • Include one existing regulation as supporting evidence for each resolution. – Clearly identify

   Cite at least three scholarly articles, one of which can be
   Health Policy and Politics, to support your findings.
   Format your paper according to APA guidelines. Review the APA Sample Paper in Announcements.