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Drivers of Healthcare Policy
Purpose
Master’s-prepared nurses in advanced practice roles possess strong clinical decision making, political acumen, and leadership skills that position them to capitalize on and create opportunities to influence policy making that will shape the future of nursing practice and healthcare. In this assessment, students will select a microsystem-level healthcare policy that addresses the area of interest selected in Module 3. Students will examine the policy from three different perspectives: regulatory, economic, and social.
Course Learning Outcome
Through this assignment, the student will address the following course learning outcome.
- CO 4: Applybroad theoreticalconcepts as a foundational support for clinical, leader, or educational action.
Suggested Due Date
This assignment has a suggested due date of Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Module 6.
Final due date is Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Module 7.
Total Points Possible: 120
Assignment Overview
CriteriaforContent
As a future master’s-prepared advanced practice nurse, consider different areas where you would like to practice. In Module 3, you developed a PICOT and identified an area of interest. Select a healthcare policy that addresses the identified area of interest or concern.
- Complete a concept map to include the following.
- Identified microsystem area of interest
- Overview of the selected healthcare policy
- How the policy addresses regulatory, economic, and social aspects
Assignment Instructions
- Abide by the Chamberlain College of Nursing Academic Integrity Policy.
- Sources older than five years may not be used without the permission of the class instructor.
- Title page, pagination, subheadings, body of paper, citation of sources, and reference page must follow APA guidelines as found in the current edition of the manual.
- Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, punctuation, and sentence and paragraph structure are followed and consistent with formal, scholarly writing as noted in the APA Manual (current edition).
- Please note: If you do not receive a proficient rating in any major contentcategory, you can re-submit your assignment with revisions in those content categories to receive a better grade. You have one additional opportunity to revise after the initial submission in order to make improvements. The initial submission must be a complete paper; rough drafts will not be graded. All revisions must be submitted no later than Sunday of Module 7 at 11:59 p.m. (You cannot revise your APA for a higher grade in that category.)
- Length: Concept map is one standard 8×10 page
- Concept map may be hand-drawn and submitted as a PDF, or software may be used to create the concept map
- Scholarly literature is required
- A minimum of three scholarly literature references must be used.
- Submission: Submit your files via Dropbox: Last name_Firstinitial_Module 6: Health Care Drivers
- Title page
- Concept map
Assignment Criteria
| Assessment Criteria | Points | % | Description |
| Concept Map | 108 | 90% | Create a one-page concept map that includes the following.
· Identification of a practice area of interest · Brief overview of the selected microsystem-level healthcare policy · Perspectives of the policy related to regulatory, economic, and social considerations |
| Graduate-Level Writing Style | 12 | 10%
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· Correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence and paragraph structure
· Clarity, organization, and logical flow of ideas within writing · Scholarly, professional writing tone with no use of first person · Synthesis of information is present with no more than one short direct quote (15 words or less) · Correct APA format for the following: o Page numbering o Font style and size o Margins and spacing o Headings; subheadings o Citation and referencing sources o Mechanics of style (abbreviations, capitalization, italics, numbers) |
| Quality of Literature Support | It is an expectation that a minimum of 3 scholarly sources, current within 5 years, are integrated within the assignment.
If the above expectation is not met, 5 points shall be deducted.
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| Total | 120 | 100% | A quality assignment will meet or exceed the above requirements. |
Grading Rubric
| Assessment Criteria | Distinguished
(100%)
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Exceeds
(92%)
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Proficient
(84%)
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Needs Improvement
(0%)
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| Concept Map | 118 Points | 108 Points | 99 Points | 0 Points |
| Distinguished presentation of information evidenced by all the following content areas covered in a comprehensive and concise manner:
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Presentation of information exceeds expectationsevidenced by most content covered in a comprehensive and concise manner, but with one area where coverage is superficial:
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Proficientpresentation of information evidenced by content covered in a limited or superficial manner in two or more of the content areas:
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Presentation of information needs improvement as evidenced by content that is missing or unsatisfactory in one or more of the content areas:
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| Graduate-Level Writing Style | 12Points | 11 Points | 10 Points | 0 Points |
| Distinguishedgraduate-level writing style is evidenced by meeting all the following criteria with 0-1 error total:
· Correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence and paragraph structure · Clarity, organization, and logical flow of ideas within writing · Scholarly, professional writing tone with no use of first person · Synthesis of information is present with no more than one short direct quote (15 words or less) · Correct APA format for the following: o Page numbering o Font style and size o Margins and spacing o Headings; subheadings o Citation and referencing sources o Mechanics of style (abbreviations, capitalization, italics, numbers) |
Graduate-level writing style exceeds expectations as evidenced by meeting the following criteria with 2-4 errors total:
· Correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence and paragraph structure · Clarity, organization, and logical flow of ideas within writing · Scholarly, professional writing tone with no use of first person · Synthesis of information is present with no more than one short direct quote (15 words or less) · Correct APA format for the following: o Page numbering o Font style and size o Margins and spacing o Headings; subheadings o Citation and referencing sources o Mechanics of style (abbreviations, capitalization, italics, numbers) |
Proficient graduate-level writing style is evidenced by meeting the following criteria with 5-7 errors total:
· Correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence and paragraph structure · Clarity, organization, and logical flow of ideas within writing · Scholarly, professional writing tone with no use of first person · Synthesis of information is present with no more than one short direct quote (15 words or less) · Correct APA format for the following: o Page numbering o Font style and size o Margins and spacing o Headings; subheadings o Citation and referencing sources o Mechanics of style (abbreviations, capitalization, italics, numbers)
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Graduate-level writing style needs improvement as evidenced by meeting the following criteria with 8 or more errors total:
· Correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence and paragraph structure · Clarity, organization, and logical flow of ideas within writing · Scholarly, professional writing tone with no use of first person · Synthesis of information is present with no more than one short direct quote (15 words or less) · Correct APA format for the following: o Page numbering o Font style and size o Margins and spacing o Headings; subheadings o Citation and referencing sources o Mechanics of style (abbreviations, capitalization, italics, numbers) |
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| Quality of Literature Support | 0 Points Deducted
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5 Points Deducted | ||
| A minimum of 3 peer-reviewed scholarly sources, current within 5 years, are integrated within the assignment. | The assignment fails to meet the requirement noted for quality of literature support. | |||
