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Topic 4: Policy and Environmental Issues
Description
Objectives:
Study Materials
Policy Briefs
Description:
Read “Policy Briefs,” located on the World Health Organization (WHO) website.
CDC Health Information Innovation Consortium (CHIIC)
Description:
Explore theCDC Health Information Innovation Consortium (CHIIC) page, located on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website. This resource may be used for the Community Assessment and Community Teaching Plan assignments in Topics 4 and 5.
Climate Change
Description:
Explore the Climate Change page of the American Public Health Association (APHA) website.
Topics and Issues
Description:
Explore the Topics and Issues page of the American Public Health Association (APHA) website.
Functional Health Patterns Community Assessment Guide
Description:
Use the “Functional Health Patterns Community Assessment Guide” resource to complete the Community Assessment and Analysis Presentation.
Provider Interview Acknowledgement Form
Description:
Use the “Provider Interview Acknowledgement Form,” as directed in the Community Assessment and Analysis Presentation.
Community Assessment and Analysis Presentation
Description:
The RN to BSN program at Grand Canyon University meets the requirements for clinical competencies as defined by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), using nontraditional experiences for practicing nurses. These experiences come in the form of direct and indirect care experiences in which licensed nursing students engage in learning within the context of their hospital organization, specific care discipline, and local communities.
This assignment consists of both an interview and a PowerPoint (PPT) presentation.
Select a community of interest in your region. Perform a physical assessment of the community.
Interviews can take place in-person, by phone, or by Skype.
Develop interview questions to gather information about the role of the provider in the community and the health issues faced by the chosen community.
Complete the “Provider Interview Acknowledgement Form” prior to conducting the interview. Submit this document separately in its respective drop box.
Compile key findings from the interview, including the interview questions used, and submit these with the presentation.
Create a PowerPoint presentation of 15-20 slides (slide count does not include title and references slide) describing the chosen community interest.
Include the following in your presentation:
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA format ting 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.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.
Benchmark – Policy Brief
Description:
The benchmark assesses the following competencies:
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:
Include three peer-reviewed sources and two other sources to support the policy brief.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.
Topic 4: Policy and Environmental Issues
Topic 4 DQ 1
Description:
Research the delivery, finance, management, and sustainability methods of the U.S. health care system. Evaluate the effectiveness of one or more of these areas on quality patient care and health outcomes. Propose a potential health care reform solution to improve effectiveness in the area you evaluated and predict the expected effect. Describe the effect of health care reform on the U.S. health care system and its respective stakeholders. Support your post with a peer-reviewed journal article.
Topic 4 DQ 2
Description:
The Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama in March 2010. Many of the provisions of the law directly affect health care providers. Review the following topic materials:
What are the most important elements of the Affordable Care Act in relation to community and public health? What is the role of the nurse in implementing this law?
Topic 4: Policy and Environmental Issues
Description
Objectives:
Study Materials
Community and Public Health: The Future of Health Care
Description:
Read Chapter 5 in Community and Public Health: The Future of Health Care.
GCU Nursing Graduate Meets Needs of Joplin
Description:
Read “GCU Nursing Graduate Meets Needs of Joplin,” by Carroll, from Herd on Campus (2011).
Diary of Medical Mission Trip
Description:
View “Diary of Medical Mission Trip.”
Community Emergency Response Team
Description:
Read “Community Emergency Response Team,” located on the Ready (Department of Homeland Security) website.
Be Red Cross Ready
Description:
Read “Be Red Cross Ready,” located on the American Red Cross website.
IS-100.C: Instruction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100
Description:
Complete the “IS-100.C: Instruction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100” course on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA – 2018) website.
Disaster Relief and Recovery and Services
Description:
Explore the Disaster Relief and Recover Services page of the American Red Cross website.
Emergency Preparedness and Response
Description:
Explore the Emergency Preparedness and Response page of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website.
Community Teaching Experience Approval
Description:
Topic 1: Community/Public Health Nursing
Tasks
Community Teaching Experience Approval Form
Topic 2: Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases
Description:
Before presenting your “Community Teaching Plan: Community Presentation” to the community, seek approval from an agency administrator or representative. Upon receiving approval from the agency, submit the completed “Community Teaching Experience Approval Form.”
Benchmark – Community Teaching Plan: Community Presentation
Description:
The benchmark assesses the following competencies:
The RN to BSN program at Grand Canyon University meets the requirements for clinical competencies as defined by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), using nontraditional experiences for practicing nurses. These experiences come in the form of direct and indirect care experiences in which licensed nursing students engage in learning within the context of their hospital organization, specific care discipline, and local communities.
Based on the feedback offered by the provider, identify the best approach for teaching. Prepare a presentation based on the Teaching Work Plan and present the information to your community.
Select one of the following options for delivery and prepare the applicable presentation:
These are considered appropriate community settings. Choose one of the following:
Topic 4: Policy and Environmental Issues
Before presenting information to the community, seek approval from an agency administrator or representative using the “Community Teaching Experience Approval Form.” Submit this form as directed in the Community Teaching Experience Approval assignment drop box.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting 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.
You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.
Community Teaching Plan: Teaching Experience Paper
Description:
The RN to BSN program at Grand Canyon University meets the requirements for clinical competencies as defined by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), using nontraditional experiences for practicing nurses. These experiences come in the form of direct and indirect care experiences in which licensed nursing students engage in learning within the context of their hospital organization, specific care discipline, and local communities.
Topic 4: Policy and Environmental Issues
Note: This is an individual assignment. In 1,500-2,000 words, describe the teaching experience and discuss your observations. The written portion of this assignment should include:
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.
Topic 5 DQ 1
Description:
What spiritual considerations surrounding a disaster can arise for individuals, communities, and health care providers? Explain your answer in the context of a natural or manmade disaster. How can a community health nurse assist in the spiritual care of the individual, community, self, and colleagues?
Topic 3: Tools for Community Health Nursing Practice
Topic 5 DQ 2
Description:
Watch the “Diary of Medical Mission Trip” videos dealing with the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti in 2010. Reflect on this natural disaster by answering the following questions:
Grade Scale
Topic 4: Policy and Environmental Issues
Final Grade Column
Letter Grade | GPA Value | Minimum (%) | Maximum (%) |
A | 4.0 | 95.0 | 100.0 |
A- | 3.7 | 92.0 | 94.99 |
B+ | 3.3 | 90.0 | 91.99 |
B | 3.0 | 87.0 | 89.99 |
B- | 2.7 | 84.0 | 86.99 |
C+ | 2.3 | 80.0 | 83.99 |
C | 2.0 | 76.0 | 79.99 |
D | 1.0 | 72.0 | 75.99 |
F | 0.0 | 0.02 | 71.99 |
I | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.01 |
Topic 4: Policy and Environmental Issues
Grade Categories
Assignments (%) | Points | Percentile |
Epidemiology Paper | 150.0 | — |
Community Teaching Plan: Teaching Experience Paper | 100.0 | — |
Provider Interview Acknowledgement Form | 10.0 | — |
Community Assessment and Analysis Presentation | 150.0 | — |
Benchmark – Community Teaching Plan: Community Presentation |
120.0 |
— |
Community Teaching Experience Approval Form | 10.0 | — |
Benchmark – Policy Brief | 120.0 | — |
Benchmark – Community Teaching Plan: Community Teaching Work Plan Proposal |
100.0 |
— |
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Discussion Question (%) | Points | Percentile |
Topic 5 DQ 1 | 8.0 | — |
Topic 2 DQ 1 | 8.0 | — |
Topic 1 DQ 2 | 8.0 | — |
Topic 5 DQ 2 | 8.0 | — |
Topic 4 DQ 2 | 8.0 | — |
Topic 3 DQ 2 | 8.0 | — |
Topic 1 DQ 1 | 8.0 | — |
Topic 2 DQ 2 | 8.0 | — |
Topic 3 DQ 1 | 8.0 | — |
Topic 4 DQ 1 | 8.0 | — |
Participation (%) Points Percentile |
32.0 — |
Participation (%) Points Percentile |
32.0 — |
Topic 4: Policy and Environmental Issues
Participation (%) Points Percentile |
32.0 — |
Participation (%) Points Percentile |
32.0 — |
Participation (%) Points Percentile |
32.0 — |
Class Effective Start: May 06, 2019 |