MN507M5-5: Evaluate the role of health policy and organizational structure on quality improvement within health care environments

PC-6.1: Incorporate data, inferences, and reasoning to solve problems.

For this assessment, you will write a position paper in which you will choose and support one of the four healthcare policy issues below. You should approach this assessment from the perspective of your specialty track.

You will use the International Council of Nurses (ICN) and World Health Organization (WHO) websites to guide you on planetary healthcare policies related to one of the topics below.

• Newborn Health
• Chemical Safety
• Human Trafficking
• Oral Health

Your paper must include the following topics:

• Introduction to healthcare policy as found at the ICN or WHO website
• Describe your position on the planetary health topic chosen aligned to your specialty track (Family Nurse Practitioner)
• Explain the nurse’s social responsibility to three different stakeholders
• Identify organizations that have a vest interested in the topic
• Determine the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to planetary healthcare issue
• Develop three implications the chosen healthcare policy holds for future nursing practice on a planetary scale
• Conclusion that leaves stakeholders with key takeaways

Word count is 800-1000 words excluding title and reference pages. You must support your work with scholarly, peer-reviewed articles.

C161 Principles of Organizational Performance Management

Competency Assessment Rubric

 All competency criteria must be met to earn a B grade and pass this Course Outcome.

A predefined number of mastery criteria must be met to earn an A grade, indicating mastery of the Course Outcome. See the CLA and Grade Criteria Chart below.

	MET	NOT YET MET
Global Healthcare Topic
Competency
●     Identifies one planetary healthcare policy
●     Identifies position on planetary health topic
●     Identifies position on planetary health topic aligned to specialty track
Mastery
●     Selects one planetary healthcare policy as found at the ICN or WHO website
●     Supports position on planetary health topic
●     Supports position of planetary health topic aligned to specialty track
Position and Vested Stakeholders
Competency
●     Describes nurse social responsibility identified to stakeholders
Mastery
●        Supports nurses’ social responsibility identified to at least three stakeholders in detail
Geographical Boundaries, Equity, and Interdisciplinary Approach
Competency
●     Identifies organizations that have vested interest in the planetary health topic
●        Describes the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to the planetary healthcare issue
Mastery
●        Chooses at least two organizations that have a vested interest in the planetary health topic
●        Evaluates the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to the planetary healthcare issue in detail
Advocate as a Global Citizen
Competency
●     Describes implication for future nursing practice on a global scale
●     Lists takeaways
Mastery
●     Identifies at least three implications for future nursing practice on a global scale
●     Concludes with multiple takeaways reflecting a thoughtful and meaningful application to your position on the planetary healthcare topic
Total Competency Criteria:
Total Mastery Criteria:

CLA and Grade Criteria Chart

CRITERIA	CLA Score	Grade	Points
Meets all competency criteria and 5-8 of mastery criteria	5	A	1000
Meets all competency criteria and 0-4 of mastery criteria	4	B	850
Meets 6-8 of competency criteria	3	Not Yet Competent*	0
Meets 4-5 of competency criteria	2	Not Yet Competent*	0
Meets 1-3 of competency criteria	1	Not Yet Competent*	0
Meets 0 competency criteria	0	Not Yet Competent*	0
No submission	NA	Not Yet Competent*	0

 

*Not Yet Competent grades convert to an F at term end

 

*If work submitted for this competency assessment does not meet the minimum submission requirements, it will be returned for revision without being scored. If the work submitted does not meet the minimum submission requirements by the end of the term you will receive a failing score.

 

Minimum Submission Requirements

Minimum Submission Requirements	MET	NOT YET MET
●     This assessment should be a Microsoft Word (minimum 800-1000 words) document, in addition to the title and reference pages.
●     Respond to the questions in a thorough manner, providing specific examples of concepts, topics, definitions, and other elements asked for in the questions. Your submission should be highly organized, logical, and focused.
●     Your submission should provide a clearly established and sustained viewpoint and purpose.
●     Your writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful.
●     Your submission must be written in Standard English and demonstrate exceptional content, organization, style, grammar, and mechanics.
●     A separate page at the end of your submission should contain a list of references in APA format. Use your textbook, the Library, and the internet for research.
●     Be sure to include references for all sources and to cite them using in-text citations where appropriate. Your sources and content should follow current APA citation style. Review the writing resources for APA formatting and citation found in Academic Tools. Additional writing resources can be found within the Academic Success Center.