GUIDELINES FOR THE FIELD EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT:
You must “attend” 1 policy event, at least approximately 1 hour in length. 

You must “attend” 1 policy event, at least approximately 1 hour in length. 

The event may be online and it must have a health policy focus. Online health policy events/ webinars will be posted from which you may choose.  Event must be health-related. 

GENERAL GUIDELINES:
1.  At the event, take notes, and then write up an account and analysis of the event, using the template for field experience logs (below), and the Field Experience Rubric.

1.  At the event, take notes, and then write up an account and analysis of the event, using the template for field experience logs (below), and the Field Experience Rubric.

FIELD LOG GUIDELINES:

As a way of demonstrating completion of this course requirement, you must submit, in writing, field logs that detail certain aspects of the event. The template for field experience logs is below.

·  Each event log should be three to five double-spaced pages of text.

·  Provide only a brief summary of the event itself.

·  The analysis section should be 550 to 800 words, and be the most developed component of the report. In the analysis section, you can write about the process of policy being made at this event, and/or you can write about the actual health policy issue being discussed/considered.

·  Your analysis should reference at least two sources. They can be from the learning materials in this course or other sources, but should be current (within the last 3 months).

·  Use APA format for citations and references.

TEMPLATE FOR FIELD EXPERIENCE LOGS :
·  The name of the event/meeting and who has sponsored it.

·  The name of the event/meeting and who has sponsored it.

·  Describe the steps taken in preparation for the event (beyond listening or attending the event).

·  Place, date, time, and length of hearing/meeting/event.

·  Topic under discussion.

·  Names of participants and their titles (to the extent you can get them).

·  Brief description of the testimony/meeting/event. (If more than one issue is presented, discuss a sampling of issues.)

·  Analysis of the health policy issue and its implications for healthcare. Integrate course content and readings in your analysis. This section should be approximately 500 to 750 words.

TURNITIN ASSIGNMENT (FREE OF PLAGIARISM)

In this assignment, you will be completing a health assessment on an older adult. To complete this assignment, do the following:

1. Perform a health history on an older adult. Students who do not work in an acute setting may “practice” these skills with a patient, community member, neighbor, friend, colleague, or loved one. (If an older individual is not available, you may choose a younger individual).
2. Complete a physical examination of the client using the “Health History and Examination” assignment resource. Use the “Functional Health Pattern Assessment” resource as a guideline to assist you in completing the template.
3. Document findings of complete physical examination in Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation (SBAR) format. Refer to the sample SBAR Template located on the National Nurse Leadership Council website at https://www.ihs.gov/nnlc/includes/themes/newihstheme/display_objects/documents/resources/SBARTEMPLATE.pdf as a guide.
4. Document the findings of the physical examination in the assessment worksheet.
5. Using the “Health History and Examination” assignment resource, provide the physical examination findings summary with planned interventions for the client. Include any community services in the interventions.

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.This assignment uses a rubric. 

Read the case study included in this folder before you begin this exercise. The written submission is an internal report using professional business writing skills. The analysis should be in a business format with clearly identified sections and headings for each of the required evaluation areas as presented by your instructor in class:  

SECTION 1 – SITUATION

· Relevant facts – specify all of the relevant facts associated with the situation as outlined in the case study. Include facts for both the seller (FedEx Office) and the buyer (Talon Training). For FedEx Office this includes two parts – background and potential solutions. For Talon Training, this includes two parts – background and complete process for producing and shipping materials.

· Situation Questions – After analyzing the relevant facts, submit four (4) or more Situation Questions which would uncover those facts in the sales call role play.

1-Reflect on Florida’s current health education programs such as Zika Free Florida, Tobacco Free Florida and consider what part the media plays in such disease prevention programs.

2- Identify a specific public health issue that you believe needs to be highlighted in health policy and based on your textbook readings discuss how social media can be used as a health promotion tool to improve public awareness on the selected topic.

3-Important Note:

APA style, 350 words minimum, 3 references less than 5-7 years published. 

You have been working on a busy orthopedic unit for 6 months. The average patient length of stay in the unit is 4 to 7 days. The program from which you have graduated has subsequently graduated a new class, and three of the new graduates are coming to work on your unit. The nurse manager has told you that she is counting on you to “demonstrate leadership and assist these new nurses to adapt to the work environment.”

Based on the behaviors of an effective leader found in this chapter, how will you assist your new colleagues?

1. What are the differences between leadership and followership? 

2. Explain the necessity for developing self as an effective follower.

 3. Describe a situation in which a person acted as a leader. Explain how you concluded that the person was a leader. 

4. Review the different leadership theories discussed in this chapter. Which ones appeal to you as a guide for your future leadership development, and why? Which ones might be more difficult to apply in your life, and why?  

5. Have the students identify three goals for the next year that will assist you in becoming a more effective follower. 

6. Review with the class the qualities of effective leaders discussed in this chapter. 7. Develop a 1- to 2-year leadership plan applying the qualities of effective leaders. 

8. Identify these qualities in leaders that you known. What specific situations have you observed where these leaders have been effective and why? a) -Identify specific situations.

9- You have been working on a busy orthopedic unit for 6 months. The average patient length of stay in the unit is 4–7 days. The program from which you have graduated has subsequently graduated a new class, and three of the new graduates are coming to work on your unit. The nurse manager has told you that she is counting on you to “demonstrate leadership and assist these new nurses to adapt to the work environment.”  Based on the behaviors of an effective leader found in this chapter, how will you assist your new colleagues?

PD: Use chapter #1 from Essentials of Nursing Leadership & Management. Edition 6

Sally A. Weiss  MSN, EdD, RN, CNE, ANEF

Ruth M. Tappen  EdD, RN, FAAN

ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-3663-7