Purpose: To investigate & integrate knowledge of advanced nursing practice, scholarly inquiry, & leadership by examining a policy at the level of clinical practice, health care systems, or public/social health policy. Students are to submit a paper between 7-10 pages long excluding title page and reference pages. Paper must be organized according to the guidelines below and should include all the identified sections as required. Paper must be completed in APA format and contain current scholarly sources dated from 2010 until current. The following may be selected as topics for this paper:

• -Food and drug regulation
• -Abortion clinic access
• -Planned Parenthood funding
• -Correctional health
• -LGBTQ health
• -Tobacco regulation 
• -Veterans health
• -Medicaid
• -Medicare
• -Prescription drugs
• -Managed health care
• -Clean Air act
• -Clean Water act
• -NIH reauthorization
• -Head Start
• -Healthcare reform 

A Sample Paper has been attached above for students to view an example of how this written assignment should be completed and organized.  

Health Policy Sample Policy Analysis Paper 2.doc

 BASED ON NURSING

Prepare a 10-minute presentation (10-15 slides, not including title or reference slide) on organizational culture and values.

1. Describe how alignment between the values of an organization and the values of the nurse impact nurse engagement and patient outcomes.
2. Discuss how an individual can use effective communication techniques to overcome workplace challenges, encourage collaboration across groups, and promote effective problem solving. Incorporate how system needs and the culture of health may influence the outcomes. How does this relate to health promotion and disease prevention in the larger picture?
3. Identify a specific instance from your own professional experience in which the values of the organization and the values of the individual nurses did or did not align. Describe the impact this had on nurse engagement and patient outcomes.

While APA style format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

 Ask five nurses the following question.  Ask the question without explanation or expansion.  Tell them you are doing a class project and need the following question answered.  There are no right or wrong answers. “What is the purpose of nursing?” Ask five lay persons the exact same question in the exact same manner.  Summarize your findings and report to the class. When you complete this project, you will have just completed your first qualitative research project.  Albeit an abbreviated one, but nonetheless, a qualitative study.

Due: 6/8/21

• Length: A minimum of 250 words, not including references
• Citations: At least one high-level scholarly reference in APA from within the last 5 years

How does the community health nurse recognize bias, stereotypes, and implicit bias within the community? How should the nurse address these concepts to ensure health promotion activities are culturally competent? Propose strategies that you can employ to reduce cultural dissonance and bias to deliver culturally competent care. Include an evidence-based article that address the cultural issue. Cite and reference the article in APA format. At least 300 words 

COMMENT 1

primary intervention in disaster planning is the planning prior to the disaster (Davis, et al., 2010). In the case of the Haiti earthquake the disaster was present prior to the actual earthquake. The country was already stricken by poverty. This national poverty lead to infrastructure problems that were difficult for disaster response to overcome. 

Managing the problem of impoverished nations infrastructure prior to a disaster would slow the progression of disease after disaster strikes. The healthcare needs of Haiti were not being met prior to the disaster. Hospitals were underfunded and when disaster struck the hospitals and medical facilities that were not built to be earthquake resistant were severely damaged. Funding of proper facilities and education of disaster planning of healthcare workers and the community would have gone a long way in easing the extent of the Haiti disaster. 

Tertiary interventions directed at managing this disaster would be funding of programs to improve the economy and lessen the impact of poverty for Haiti. Once immediate healthcare needs are met, the process of rebuilding with a focus on overall improvement of economy so that it is sustainable for the future is needed. 

There are many organization and charitable foundations involved in improving the economies and infrastructures of countries to lessen the overall impact of poverty. International Action is a charitable foundation that currently has a focus on bringing clean water to Haiti. They are building sustainable supply of clean water. The organization is working the local population to provide affordable clean water. I would choose to work with this organization because they are making an improvement in an infrastructure that improves health and safety of a basic necessity, clean water. 

COMMENT 2

Primary prevention with patients who experienced the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, would focus on preventing disease from occurring. For Instance, the community health nurse could attempt to prevent patients from breathing in dust, and air contaminants by having them, and staff wear masks. Medical staffing was somewhat scarce, however staff available are to make sure to use universal precautions to ensure that patients are not exposed to illness, and disease, from other patients, by staff who did not take their time to wash their hands properly, and Don gown, and gloves when necessary.

An example of a Secondary Prevention, would be to require staff keep all patient wounds covered and clean. Patients that may have suffered injury, or loss of a limb would need proper wound care.  Although, water supplies were limited, making sure that patient wounds are cleaned with peroxide, or betadine, and keeping the wound covered with clean bandages so that patient’s wounds wont’s become infected. Also, if patients skin has been exposed to foreign objects (such a wood or nails) if the patient is not up to date on their shots they may need a tetanus shot or booster. Tertiary intervention would focus on reducing complications of disease. Patients that were suffering from Sepsis would need to be monitored closely, and treated with antibiotics or Patients with fever would be treated with antipyretics.

All three of the proposed interventions listed above fall under the Post Impact Phase. “The post impact phase has to parts, the emergency phase, and the recovery phase” (Mauer, & Smith, 2009 All the above listed interventions happened during the Post Impact Phase. The disaster had already occurred, and these are the steps to be taken after. In a disaster situation, I would work with organizations such as FEMA. FEMA’s (or the Federal Emergency Management Agency) “mission is to help people before, during, and after disasters” (FEMA, 2018)