Research public health issues on the “Climate Change” or “Topics and Issues” pages of the American Public Health Association (APHA) website. Investigate a public health issue related to an environmental issue within the U.S. health care delivery system and examine its effect on a specific population.

Write a 750-1,000-word policy brief that summarizes the issue, explains the effect on the population, and proposes a solution to the issue.

Follow this outline when writing the policy brief:

1. Describe the policy health issue. Include the following information: (a) what population is affected, (b) at what level does it occur (local, state, or national), and (c) evidence about the issues supported by resources.
2. Create a problem statement.
3. Provide suggestions for addressing the health issue caused by the current policy. Describe what steps are required to initiate policy change. Include necessary stakeholders (government officials, administrator) and budget or funding considerations, if applicable.
4. Discuss the impact on the health care delivery system.

Think About: OUR NATIONAL BULLYING EPIDEMIC

No matter what your age or where you are from, you almost certainly experienced elementary school, middle school or high school bullying at some point in your childhood (either as a victim, a witness, or maybe even the perpetrator). Keep in mind that many of us actually fit into all three of these categories. Bullies have typically been bullied and bullying victims often go on to bully others. 

First Response Post: Whatever your perspective or place in the bullying aggression, try to remember how the school addressed the behavior. Answer the following questions: 

What was the response of the school administration (teachers, principal, counselors, etc)?  Was the response sufficient (did it stop the behavior)? If the response was not sufficient, what more could/should  the school administration have done? 

 Topic 1 DQ 1

Accreditation of a health care organization shows that the organization meets the regulations and standards set by an external accredited organization. For the organization to prove that they meet the rules and bars, a review process includes a survey of the organization and its structures and policies. The standards cover the comprehensive assessment of strategies, policies, and procedures (Desveaux, Mitchell, Shaw, & Ivers, 2017). Accreditation is a way for healthcare organizations to prove the quality of care that they provide is the best, comply with the healthcare laws and regulations, and keep up with industry standards. Accreditation programs improve Patient outcomes by ensuring consistent patient care standards throughout the facility (Araujo, Siqueira, & Malik, 2020).

Eleanor Slater Hospital is an example of a health organization placed on probation by the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations in 2021. This hospital was placed on probation after finding several problems found in a survey in 2021. It was found that there was an unsafe environment, such as peeling paint and missing ceiling tiles, to the failure of the hospital’s governing board to meet. There is also the need for a culture of safety so employees can raise concerns without fear of retaliation. 

The probation could have been prevented if the unsafe environment, such as peeling paint and missing ceiling tiles, had been repaired. The organization’s safety culture needs to be safe for the employees to raise concerns without fear of retaliation.

 Explain the role of accreditation in mitigating risk compliance issues.  Provide an example of a health care organization that was placed on probation by its accrediting body or by CMS within the last 3 years for a risk compliance issue. What caused the probation or loss of accreditation and how could it have been prevented? 

  

Using 200-300 words APA format with at least two references. Sources must be published within the last 5 years

 

APA Format

 1) Minimum 6 full pages (No word count per page)- Follow the 3 x 3 rule: minimum three paragraphs per page

           Part 1: minimum 1 page

           Part 2: minimum 1 page

           Part 3: minimum 1 page

           Part 4: minimum 1 page

           Part 5: minimum 1 page

           Part 6: minimum 1 page

   Submit 1 document per part

2)¨******APA norms

         All paragraphs must be narrative and cited in the text- each paragraph

         Bulleted responses are not accepted

         Don’t write in the first person 

         Don’t copy and paste the questions.

         Answer the question objectively, do not make introductions to your answers, answer it when you start the paragraph

Submit 1 document per part

3)****************************** It will be verified by Turnitin (Identify the percentage of exact match of writing with any other resource on the internet and academic sources, including universities and data banks) 

********************************It will be verified by SafeAssign (Identify the percentage of similarity of writing with any other resource on the internet and academic sources, including universities and data banks)

4) Minimum 3 references (APA format) per part not older than 5 years  (Journals, books) (No websites)

All references must be consistent with the topic-purpose-focus of the parts. Different references are not allowed.

5) Identify your answer with the numbers, according to the question. Start your answer on the same line, not the next

Example:

Q 1. Nursing is XXXXX

Q 2. Health is XXXX

6) You must name the files according to the part you are answering: 

Example:

Part 1.doc 

Part 2.doc

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Part 1: Health Care policy

 

Reflect on the current roles of advanced practice nurses in healthcare as the care providers at the front line of disease management and health promotion in primary care and many other specialty settings. 

1. What do you think are some effective tactics for APN strategic positioning regarding pay equality?

2.  Should APNs position themselves as lower-cost providers who provide better care or push for comparable worth, same service and same pay?

Below is an article that provides great practical information that highlights how provider productivity is calculated in the clinical setting, which is important to know as future nurse practitioners.

Calculating Your Worth: Understanding Productivity and value- 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4093517/ 

Part 2: Health Care policy

 

1. Reflect on advocating for nursing professionals and nurses- readings pertaining to health policy and politics. 

2. Identify which one MSN Essential most relates to your selected topic. 

Part 3: Nursing Research

 

1. What are the challenges encountered in data collection as it applies to research? 

Data collection techniques and instruments:

The technique that was used is the survey, which will allow to the collection of information that will be provided by the study subjects to obtain an answer to the research problem. Regarding the data collection instrument, the following were used: 

• Scale to measure lifestyles in diabetic patients.

2. What are the types of interview technique when interviewing participants?

3  List your preferences and tell us why?

Part 4: Nursing Research

 

1. Reflect on  Chapter 16: Internet, Secondary Analysis, and Historical Research (See File attached)

Part 5: Nursing Theory

 

Reviewing the Nursing as Caring Theory, we come to understand that humans are intrinsically motivated to care for others. Based on this theory:

1. How do you provide care for someone who is a criminal that needs care? (Example, a prisoner is brought to your unit for care, after being beaten for molesting a child).

The transitions theory incorporates intervention and comprehension of what has taken place. 

2. How do you apply the transitions theory to your current nursing practice?

Part 6: Nursing Theory

 

Reflect on Joanne Duffy’s Quality-Caring Model and  Katharine Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory