INFLUENCING POLICY

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This assignment will provide you with the opportunity to practice influencing policy by communicating with a legislator about a current health problem. The letter should be in block format for a business letter, the letter may be more than one page.  You do need to support with evidence.  Cite your sources and include a reference page at the end of your letter.  Follow the assignment directions and review the rubric.  

You can view samples for formatting a business letter on the following link:https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_writing/professional_technical_writing/basic_business_letters/sample_letters.html

Follow the steps below to write a letter advocating for change, go to for an example:  

1.      Select a current health problem that is being debated at the national and/or state level (e.g., the proliferation of “pill mills”, pain clinics, etc) and state why it is of interest. Be sure to research your problem.

2.      Identify a legislator (state or federal) and state why that person is the appropriate one to contact, you will show why this is right person to contact based on the supporting data you provided in your letter.

3.      Draft a letter to the legislator in business block format including the proper salutation.

4.      Introduce yourself and your reason for writing.Include the following in the body of your letter:

5.      Introduce yourself and your reason for writing.

6.      State concisely what you understand to be the current socioeconomic, political, and ethical issues surrounding the problem. You must have supporting data (include citations).

7.      Discuss the implications of the problem for your community, nursing or nursing practice.

8.      Make a clear request for action. You must have supporting data (include citations).

9.      Request a response.

10.   Include a reference page beginning on the page following the end of the letter, also include  citations in the body of your letter. At least three references are required.

Objectives

·        Explain how values and politics shape health policy.

·        Identify the components of political skill and the implications for nurses.

Points: 30

Due Date: Sat, Dec 3 by 8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) of the US.

 

References

Minimum of three (3) total references: one (1) reference from required course materials and two (2) peer-reviewed references. All references must be no older than five years (unless making a specific point using a seminal piece of information)

Peer-reviewed references include references from professional data bases such as PubMed or CINHAL applicable to population and practice area, along with evidence based clinical practice guidelines. Examples of unacceptable references are Wikipedia, UpToDate, Epocrates, Medscape, WebMD, hospital organizations, insurance recommendations, & secondary clinical databases. 

Instructions

To be successful, complete the following steps in order:

STEP 1. Review the instructional materials and finish learning activities in this module.

STEP 2. Click here to download the rubric.

 

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROJECT

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INSTRUCTIONS – FINAL PAPER: EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROJECT

 

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Overview

Your Experiential Learning Project (ELP) required you to become a change agent. You selected a problem that was professionally or personally important to you, researched the problem, and developed a plan of action that included strategies for success, stakeholders and resources by linking a QSEN competency. Now it is time to put it all together.  You may use the information from your weeks 1-3 templates – but do not just copy and paste – synthesize all of your information.

 

For this assignment you will write a minimum of a 4-5 page paper (no more than 5 pages, not including the title page, abstract, or reference page) connecting all of your links. Your paper should be in strict APA format including citations and references, and an abstract is required for this paper. You may use first person, but limited use.

Your paper should include:

1.      An abstract.

2.      An introduction.

3.      The frame of your problem. Remember to include your framing information!

4.      Supportive organization.

5.      A second solution to your problem (see explanation below).

6.      An implementation and evaluation plan for your second solution including a discussion related to your stakeholders and resources.

7.      An overall evaluation of your ELP.

8.      Preceptor (mentor) experience.

9.      A conclusion.

 

The Second Solution:

The paper includes a discussion of a hypothetical second solution, implementation, and evaluation. (numbers 5 and 6 above).  A good nurse always has a back-up plan – or what are your next steps now that you implemented your ELP. This is where your second solution comes into play. Also, are there stakeholders or resources that might be available if there were a different solution? Is there a short term solution and a long term solution? Do you need to adjust your plan due to time or money constraints?

 

Objectives

This assessment is aligned with the the course objectives.

·        Extend academic experience into areas of nursing practice interest, working with new ideas, issues, organizations, and individuals.

·        Demonstrate the ability to think and act critically and creatively about nursing practice issues.

·        Develop analytical and ethical leadership skills necessary to address and help solve these issues.

·        Utilize evidence based research and demonstrate proficiency in written and communication skills.

Points: 40

Due Date: Sat, Dec 3 by 8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) of the US.

 

References

Minimum of eight (8) total references: one (1) reference from required course materials and seven (7) peer-reviewed references – you may use the ones from your templates in weeks 1-3.  All references must be no older than five years (unless making a specific point using a seminal piece of information)

Peer-reviewed references include references from professional data bases such as PubMed or CINHAL applicable to population and practice area, along with evidence based clinical practice guidelines. Examples of unacceptable references are Wikipedia, UpToDate, Epocrates, Medscape, WebMD, hospital organizations, insurance recommendations, & secondary clinical databases.

 

Style

Unless otherwise specified, all the written assignment must follow APA 7th edition formatting, citations and references. Click here to download a Microsoft Word APA template. Review this annotated student sample paper guide which draws attention to relevant content and formatting in 7th edition APA style. Make sure you cross-reference the APA 7th edition book as well before submitting the assignment. Refer to the ‘LEARNER SUPPORT’ tab for more information regarding APA 7th edition with comparisons to 6th edition.

 

 

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROJECT

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INSTRUCTIONS – FINAL PAPER: EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROJECT

 

Top of Form

Bottom of Form

 

Overview

Your Experiential Learning Project (ELP) required you to become a change agent. You selected a problem that was professionally or personally important to you, researched the problem, and developed a plan of action that included strategies for success, stakeholders and resources by linking a QSEN competency. Now it is time to put it all together.  You may use the information from your weeks 1-3 templates – but do not just copy and paste – synthesize all of your information.

 

For this assignment you will write a minimum of a 4-5 page paper (no more than 5 pages, not including the title page, abstract, or reference page) connecting all of your links. Your paper should be in strict APA format including citations and references, and an abstract is required for this paper. You may use first person, but limited use.

Your paper should include:

1.      An abstract.

2.      An introduction.

3.      The frame of your problem. Remember to include your framing information!

4.      Supportive organization.

5.      A second solution to your problem (see explanation below).

6.      An implementation and evaluation plan for your second solution including a discussion related to your stakeholders and resources.

7.      An overall evaluation of your ELP.

8.      Preceptor (mentor) experience.

9.      A conclusion.

 

The Second Solution:

The paper includes a discussion of a hypothetical second solution, implementation, and evaluation. (numbers 5 and 6 above).  A good nurse always has a back-up plan – or what are your next steps now that you implemented your ELP. This is where your second solution comes into play. Also, are there stakeholders or resources that might be available if there were a different solution? Is there a short term solution and a long term solution? Do you need to adjust your plan due to time or money constraints?

 

Objectives

This assessment is aligned with the the course objectives.

·        Extend academic experience into areas of nursing practice interest, working with new ideas, issues, organizations, and individuals.

·        Demonstrate the ability to think and act critically and creatively about nursing practice issues.

·        Develop analytical and ethical leadership skills necessary to address and help solve these issues.

·        Utilize evidence based research and demonstrate proficiency in written and communication skills.

Points: 40

Due Date: Sat, Dec 3 by 8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) of the US.

 

References

Minimum of eight (8) total references: one (1) reference from required course materials and seven (7) peer-reviewed references – you may use the ones from your templates in weeks 1-3.  All references must be no older than five years (unless making a specific point using a seminal piece of information)

Peer-reviewed references include references from professional data bases such as PubMed or CINHAL applicable to population and practice area, along with evidence based clinical practice guidelines. Examples of unacceptable references are Wikipedia, UpToDate, Epocrates, Medscape, WebMD, hospital organizations, insurance recommendations, & secondary clinical databases.

 

Style

Unless otherwise specified, all the written assignment must follow APA 7th edition formatting, citations and references. Click here to download a Microsoft Word APA template. Review this annotated student sample paper guide which draws attention to relevant content and formatting in 7th edition APA style. Make sure you cross-reference the APA 7th edition book as well before submitting the assignment. Refer to the ‘LEARNER SUPPORT’ tab for more information regarding APA 7th edition with comparisons to 6th edition.