NR 506 Week 3 Effective Coalition Leadership

NR 506 Week 3 Effective Coalition Leadership

NR 506 Week 3 Effective Coalition Leadership

NR506 Healthcare Policy – Week 3: Determining Healthcare Policy Priorities

TD 1: Effective Coalition Leadership

Describe the various elements necessary for effective leadership within a coalition. How does this apply to your professional practice or life?

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Course Schedule

Week, COs, and Topics Readings Assignments
Week 1

CO 1 & 4

Policymaking, Healthcare and Professional Nursing

Mason, D. J., Gardner, D. B., Outlaw, F. H., & O’Grady, E. T. (Eds). (2016). Policy & politics in nursing and healthcare (7th ed.). Retrieved from https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com

  • Chapter 1: Frameworks for Action in Policy and Politics
  • Chapter 2: A Historical Perspective on Policy, Politics and Nursing
  • Chapter 3: Advocacy in Nursing and Health Care
  • Chapter 6: A Primer on Political Philosophy
  • Chapter 15: Health Policy, Politics, and Professional Ethics. NR 506 Week 3 Effective Coalition Leadership

Gambardella, L.C. (2011). Nursing and politics: Strange bedfellows or compatible partners in practice? Building a passion for political action. Nursing News, 35(2), 13. link to article

Nault, D.S. (2012). Nurses and public policy. The Michigan Nurse, 85(1), 13-20. link to article

Homework (not graded, but required)

  • Complete the Planning Your Visit Worksheet 1 (Formulating a Healthcare Policy Worksheet 1)
  • Listen to the narrative assignment located at the end of the lesson

Graded Discussion Topics

Week 2

CO 2

Policy Making Process: How Nurses Can Make an Impact

Mason, D. J., Gardner, D. B., Outlaw, F. H., & O’Grady, E. T. (Eds). (2016). Policy & politics in nursing and healthcare (7th ed.). Retrieved from https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com

  • Chapter 4: Learning the Ropes of Policy and Politics
  • Chapter 7: The Policy Process
  • Chapter 9: Political Analysis and Strategies
  • Chapter 80: TAKING ACTION: The Nightingales Take on Big Tobacco

Teitelbaum, J. & Wilensky, S. (2017 ). Essentials of health policy and law (3rd ed.). Retrieved from https://online.vitalsource.com

  • Chapter 1: Understanding the Role and Conceptualizing Health Policy and Law
  • Chapter 2: Policy and the Policymaking Process

Mebane, F. & Blendon, R. (2001). Political strategy 101: How to make health policy and influence political people. Journal of Child Neurology, 16(7), 513-519. link to article

Homework (not graded, but required)

  • Begin work on the Your Policy-Priority Assignment (graded) that is due by Week 3.
  • Begin work on the Planning Your Visit Worksheet 2 (ungraded) that is due by Week 3.
  • Listen to the assignment located at the end of the lesson.

Graded Discussion Topics

Week 3

CO 5, 6

Determining Healthcare Policy Priorities

Mason, D. J., Gardner, D. B., Outlaw, F. H., & O’Grady, E. T. (Eds). (2016). Policy & politics in nursing and healthcare (7th ed.). Retrieved from https://online.vitalsource.com

  • Chapter 10: Communication and Conflict Management in Health Policy
  • Chapter 13: Using Research to Advance Health and Social Policies for Children
  • Chapter 51: TAKING ACTION: Influencing Policy Through an Appointment to the San Francisco Health Commission
  • Chapter 69: TAKING ACTION: A Nurse Practitioner’s Activist Efforts in Nevada
  • Chapter 72: Interest Groups in Health Care Policy and Politics
  • Chapter 73: Current Issues in Nursing Associations
  • Chapter 75: Coalitions: A Powerful Political Strategy. NR 506 Week 3 Effective Coalition Leadership
  • Chapter 76: TAKING ACTION: The Nursing Community Builds a Unified Voice
  • Chapter 90: TAKING ACTION: Reefer Madness: The Clash of Science, Politics, and Medical Marijuana

Teitelbaum, J. & Wilensky, S. (2017 ). Essentials of health policy and law (3rd ed.). Retrieved from https://online.vitalsource.com

  • Chapter 14: The Art of Structuring and Writing a Health Policy Analysis

Goodman, T. (2014). The future of nursing: An opportunity for advocacy. AORN Journal99(6), 668-671 doi: 10.1016/j.aorn.2014.03.004
link to article

Nannini, A. & Crocker, S. (2010). Translating evidence from systematic reviews for policy makers. Journal of Gerontological Nursing36(6), 22-26. doi: 10.3928/00989134-20100504-02. link to ariticle

Your Policy-Priority Issue (This assignment must be submitted to Turnitin)

Homework (not graded, but required)

  • Planning Your Visit Worksheet 2
  • Listen to the assignment located at the end of the lesson. NR 506 Week 3 Effective Coalition Leadership

Graded Discussion Topics

Week 4

CO 2, 3

Overview of Legislation and Regulation: Communication and Lobbying Process. NR 506 Week 3 Effective Coalition Leadership

Mason, D. J., Gardner, D. B., Outlaw, F. H., & O’Grady, E. T. (Eds). (2016). Policy & politics in nursing and healthcare (7th ed.). Retrieved from https://online.vitalsource.com

  • Chapter 40: Contemporary Issues in Government
  • Chapter 42: Is There a Nurse in the House? The Nurses in the U.S. Congress
  • Chapter 43: An Overview of Legislation and Regulation
  • Chapter 44: Lobbying Policymakers: Individual and Collective Strategies
  • Chapter 45: TAKING ACTION: An Insider’s View of Lobbying United States Congress
  • Chapter 46: The American Voter and the Electoral Process
  • Chapter 55: TAKING ACTION: Nurse, Educator, and Legislator: My Journey to the Delaware Senate

Laxalt, N. (2009). Can you hear me now? Guidelines for effective communication with legislators. Nevada Information18(1), 10. link to article

Stewart, M. & Deaton, L. (2014). United our voices can make a difference. Pelican News70(3), 6. link to article

Grading Rubric Guidelines

Performance Category 10 9 8 4 0

Scholarliness

Demonstrates achievement of scholarly inquiry for professional and academic decisions. NR 506 Week 3 Effective Coalition Leadership

  • Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry clearly stating how the evidence informed or changed professional or academic decisions
  • Evaluates literature resources to develop a comprehensive analysis or synthesis.
  • Uses valid, relevant, and reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion
  • Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry but does not clearly state how the evidence informed or changed professional or academic decisions.
  • Evaluates information from source(s) to develop a coherent analysis or synthesis.
  • Uses some valid, relevant, reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion.
  • Discusses using scholarly inquiry but does not state how scholarly inquiry informed or changed professional or academic decisions.
  • Information is taken from source(s) with some interpretation/evaluation, but not enough to develop a coherent analysis or synthesis.
  • Little valid, relevant, or reliable outside sources are used to contribute to the threaded discussion.
  • Demonstrates little or no understanding of the topic. NR 506 Week 3 Effective Coalition Leadership
  • Discusses using scholarly inquiry but does not state how scholarly inquiry informed or changed professional or academic decisions.
  • Information is taken from source(s) without any interpretation/evaluation.
  • The posting uses information that is not valid, relevant, or reliable
  • No evidence of the use of scholarly inquiry to inform or change professional or academic decisions.
  • Information is not valid, relevant, or reliable
Performance Category  10 9 8 4 0

Application of Course Knowledge –

Demonstrate the ability to analyze, synthesize, and/or apply principles and concepts learned in the course lesson and outside readings and relate them to real-life professional situations

  • Posts make direct reference to concepts discussed in the lesson or drawn from relevant outside sources;
  • Applies concepts to personal experience in the professional setting and or relevant application to real life. NR 506 Week 3 Effective Coalition Leadership
  • Posts make direct reference to concepts discussed in the lesson or drawn from relevant outside sources.
  • Applies concepts to personal experience in their professional setting and or relevant application to real life
  • Interactions with classmates are relevant to the discussion topic but do not make direct reference to lesson content
  • Posts are generally on topic but do not build knowledge by incorporating concepts and principles from the lesson.
  • Does not attempt to apply lesson concepts to personal experience in their professional setting and or relevant application to real life
  • Does not demonstrate a solid understanding of the principles and concepts presented in the lesson NR 506 Week 3 Effective Coalition Leadership
  • Posts do not adequately address the question posed either by the discussion prompt or the instructor’s launch post.
  • Posts are superficial and do not reflect an understanding of the lesson content
  • Does not attempt to apply lesson concepts to personal experience in their professional setting and or relevant application to real life
  • Posts are not related to the topics provided by the discussion prompt or by the instructor; attempts by the instructor to redirect the student are ignored
  • No discussion of lesson concepts to personal experience in the professional setting and or relevant application to real life
Performance Category  5 4 3 2 0

Interactive Dialogue

Replies to each graded thread topic posted by the course instructor, by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT, of each week, and posts a minimum of two times in each graded thread, on separate days.

(5 points possible per graded thread) NR 506 Week 3 Effective Coalition Leadership

  • Exceeds minimum post requirements
  • Replies to each graded thread topic posted by the course instructor, by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT, of each week, and posts three or more times in each graded thread, over three separate days.
  • Replies to a post posed by faculty and to a peer
  • Summarizes what was learned from the lesson, readings, and other student posts for the week.
  • Replies to each graded thread topic posted by the course instructor, by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT, of each week, and posts a minimum of two times in each graded thread, on separate days
  • Replies to a question posed by a peer

Summarizes what was learned from the lesson, readings, and other student posts for the week.

  • Meets expectations of 2 posts on 2 different days.
  • The main post is not made by the Wednesday deadline
  • Does not reply to a question posed by a peer or faculty. NR 506 Week 3 Effective Coalition Leadership
  • Has only one post for the week
  • Discussion posts contain few, if any, new ideas or applications; often are a rehashing or summary of other students’ comments
  • Does not post to the thread
  • No connections are made to the topic
Minus 1 Point Minus 2 Point Minus 3 Point Minus 4 Point Minus 5 Point
Grammar, Syntax, APA

Note: if there are only a few errors in these criteria, please note this for the student in as an area for improvement. If the student does not make the needed corrections in upcoming weeks, then points should be deducted.

Points deducted for improper grammar, syntax and APA style of writing.

The source of information is the APA Manual 6th Edition

  • 2-3 errors in APA format.
  • Written responses have 2-3 grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors.
  • Writing style is generally clear, focused, and facilitates communication.
  • 4-5 errors in APA format.
  • Writing responses have 4-5 grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors.
  • Writing style is somewhat focused. NR 506 Week 3 Effective Coalition Leadership
  • 6-7 errors in APA format.
  • Writing responses have 6-7 grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors.
  • Writing style is slightly focused making discussion difficult to understand.
  • 8-10 errors in APA format.
  • Writing responses have 8-10 grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors.
  • Writing style is not focused, making discussion difficult to understand.
  • Post contains greater than 10 errors in APA format.
  • Written responses have more than 10 grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors.
  • Writing style does not facilitate communication.
  • The student continues to make repeated mistakes in any of the above areas after written correction by the instructor
0 points lost -5 points lost

Total Participation Requirements

per discussion thread

The student answers the threaded discussion question or topic on one day and posts a second response on another day. NR 506 Week 3 Effective Coalition Leadership The student does not meet the minimum requirement of two postings on two different days

Early Participation Requirement

per discussion thread

The student must provide a substantive answer to the graded discussion question(s) or topic(s), posted by the course instructor (not a response to a peer), by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT of each week. NR 506 Week 3 Effective Coalition Leadership The student does not meet the requirement of a substantive response to the stated question or topic by Wednesday at 11:59 pm MT.

NOTE: To receive credit for a week’s discussion, students may begin posting no earlier than the Sunday immediately before each week opens. Unless otherwise specified, access to most weeks begins on Sunday at 12:01 a.m. MT, and that week’s assignments are due by the next Sunday by 11:59 p.m. MT. Week 8 opens at 12:01 a.m. MT Sunday and closes at 11:59 p.m. MT Wednesday. Any assignments and all discussion requirements must be completed by 11:59 p.m. MT Wednesday of the eighth week.