Discuss why EBP is an essential component of the practice of a BSN-prepared RN. Identify two ways in which you will continue to integrate evidence into your practice and encourage it within your work environment. What obstacles could challenge this plan, and what steps will you take to minimize their impact?

Question 1 :

Identify one health care reform initiative put forth by a  politician. Briefly discuss the initiative. Who do you feel the  initiative benefits? Who does it harm? Should it be passed? Why or why  not?

Question 2 :

For this reflective discussion:  Reflect upon two concepts that you learned in this course.

• What are the concepts? What insight or ideas did you gain from  learning each of these concepts? Were there aspects of the concepts that  you would challenge?
• What is the importance of these concepts to public health? How will you use this new wisdom in your current or future career?
• Optional: Offer feedback on how the course and/or facilitation of the course can be improved.

Reflection is a mental process that challenges you to use critical  thinking to examine the course information, analyze it carefully, make  connections with previous knowledge and experience, and draw conclusions  based on the resulting ideas. A well-cultivated critical thinker raises  vital questions and problems, formulating them clearly and precisely;  gathers and assesses relevant information, using abstract ideas to  interpret it effectively; comes to well-reasoned conclusions and  solutions, testing them against relevant criteria and standards; thinks  open-mindedly within alternative systems of thought, recognizing and  assessing, as need be, their assumptions, implications, and practical  consequences; and communicates effectively with others in figuring out  solutions to complex problems. (Paul & Elder, 2008)

In order to earn maximum credit, the comment should be more than your  opinion, and more than a quick “off the top of your head” response. Be  sure to support your statements, cite sources properly, cite within the  text of your comments, and list your reference(s). The response must be a  minimum of 250 words.

Module 1 – SLP

INTRODUCTION TO ETHICAL AND LEGAL PERSPECTIVES IN HEALTHCARE

As a healthcare professional, you are among a group of frontline workers. Frontline workers are the backbone of effective health systems. In fact, according to Frontline Health Workers Coalition (2018), “frontline workers play a critical role in providing local context for proven health solutions, and they connect with families and communities to the health system.” Successful policy advocacy and creation is often encouraged by frontline healthcare workers since they are the individuals who interact with the consumers (patients) the most. Your knowledge and perspective are vital to policy and lawmakers as a voice for healthcare consumers and for providing validation/opposition to laws and policy.

Recently the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services announced the “Conscience and Religious Freedom Division” of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR). The office’s stated goal is to “protect institutions and people who refuse to provide medical assistance based on religious objections.” As noted by HHS (2018), the office is intended to protect religious beliefs. As with most policies, there are opponents and proponents. In general, supporters advocate that the office will protect against religious discrimination while opponents believe the bill will allow for open discrimination against women and LGBTQ individuals.

Information about the Conscience and Religious Freedom Division can be found at the following source: https://www.hhs.gov/conscience/index.html

Conduct additional research on Conscience and Religious Freedom. For your Module 1 SLP assignment, you are to use reasoning (from a healthcare professional perspective) and ethical principles (i.e., Religious Ethics, Normative Ethics, Descriptive Ethics, Applied Ethics, etc.) to compose a 2-page letter to your local Congressman/Congresswoman either in support of or opposition to Conscience and Religious Freedom. This should not be opinion (e.g., avoid “I think” in your paper), but a supported analysis. Your letter should address the following:

1. Effectiveness or ineffectiveness of Conscience and Religious Freedom to the population that you as a healthcare professional serve.
2. Rationale for your support/opposition.
3. Ethical principles that support your position and supporting rationale (why).
4. Suggestions or recommendations.

Note: You are not graded on your support or opposition, but rather your critical thinking skills in supporting your position, and application of ethical principles. You may also think about referencing pivotal Supreme Court decisions as well (review background cases and supporting information in the Module 1 Background).

Frontline Health Workers Coalition. (2018). Who they are. Retrieved from https://www.frontlinehealthworkers.org/frontline-health-workers/who-they-are/

Assignment 4: Current and Future Economic Issues Impacting Healthcare Sector

Due Week 10 and worth 240 points

Use the Internet or Strayer online databases to research five (5) of what you believe to be the most important and pressing economic issues that confront the United States healthcare industry today and will continue to do so into the next decade.

Provide a review of these issues in a ten to twelve (10-12) page paper in which you:

1. Provide a detailed description of the issues that you have researched.
2. Analyze the most significant economic effects of the researched issues on healthcare industry. Provide at least two (2) examples of these issues to support your response.
3. Suggest specific strategies that relevant entities / stakeholders may use to address the selected issues from an economic perspective. Justify your response.
4. Determine the strategic manner in which the United States can apply best economic best practices from other countries in addressing these issues.
5. Assess the likelihood of government and or private sector effectively addressing the issues.
6. Use at least ten (10) current references. Five (5) of these references must be from current peer-reviewed sources to support and substantiate your comments and perspectives. 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length. 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze the factors that are influencing the demand and supply of health care services in the U.S.
• Compare and contrast the U.S. health care system with the health care system of other countries.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in health economics.
• Write clearly and concisely about health economics using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Effective Communication in the Workplace

Organizations work to improve overall written and verbal communication to encourage a win-win situation for improved patient or customer care, increased team motivation, and supportive management. Effective communication encourages active listening among people and improved understanding of a situation embracing both similarities and differences in each employee. Let’s read the following scenario to emphasize the importance of effective communication in a workplace.  You are the keynote speaker to improve overall communication effectiveness in your organization. Your presentation consists of 12 –15 Microsoft PowerPoint slides (not including the title and reference slide) along with speaker notes. You are addressing an audience comprising all department heads and management staff. Your overall focus is on common communication problems, various methods of learning, issues with feedback, and improving over all attitude through communication

Please read the “Effective Communication in the Workplace” PDF

Address the following areas including detailed speaker notes. The speaker notes area is the white space  below the slide where you can type information similar to a Microsoft  Word document. Your Microsoft PowerPoint presentation consists of  professional color slides, with detailed speaker notes to include  examples to support each slide.

• Describe four forms of communication used in the work environment.  Discuss the benefits and concerns with each communication method. For  example, body language, written, oral, and e-mail.
• Describe four methods of learning and listening. How does a person  learn (auditory, visual, etc.) if he or she has a preferred method? How  can the person adjust to learning in ways not in his or her preferred  method?
• What environmental and personal barriers hinder communication? Be specific and provide at least three examples.
• What impact can diversity in the work environment have on effective  and ineffective communication according to age, gender, cultural, or  religious diversity?
• What three errors do managers commit when providing ineffective feedback?
• Describe three issues managers and team members face if they are not  prepared to provide instant communication? What negative result can  occur if one is not prepared?
• Describe four methods to overcome communication barriers and provide detailed examples.
• Provide three key elements with specific examples on how effective  communication can reduce errors, improve professional relationships, and  assist staff with clear communication.

Submission Details:

• Your Microsoft PowerPoint presentation should consist of  professional color slides, with detailed speaker notes which includes  examples to support each slide.
• Ensure slides are professional in appearance, color contrast, and font.
• Provide references in APA format.
• Use correct spelling and grammar. Speaker notes below the slides should contain substance.