NURS 6050 Assignment: Agenda Comparison Grid And Fact Sheet Or Talking Points Brief

It may seem to you that healthcare has been a national topic of debate among political leaders for as long as you can remember.

Healthcare has been a policy item and a topic of debate not only in recent times but as far back as the administration of the second U.S. president, John Adams. In 1798, Adams signed legislation requiring that 20 cents per month of a sailor’s paycheck be set aside for covering their medical bills. This represented the first major piece of U.S. healthcare legislation, and the topic of healthcare has been woven into presidential agendas and political debate ever since.

As a healthcare professional, you may be called upon to provide expertise, guidance and/or opinions on healthcare matters as they are debated for inclusion into new policy. You may also be involved in planning new organizational policy and responses to changes in legislation. For all of these reasons you should be prepared to speak to national healthcare issues making the news.

In this Assignment, you will analyze recent presidential healthcare agendas. You also will prepare a fact sheet to communicate the importance of a healthcare issue and the impact on this issue of recent or proposed policy.

To Prepare:

• Review the agenda priorities of the current/sitting U.S. president and the two previous presidential administrations.
• Select an issue related to healthcare that was addressed by each of the last three U.S. presidential administrations.
• Reflect on the focus of their respective agendas, including the allocation of financial resources for addressing the healthcare issue you selected.
• Consider how you would communicate the importance of a healthcare issue to a legislator/policymaker or a member of their staff for inclusion on an agenda.

These materials are intended to be left with the member or staff to serve as a reminder or give a nudge to action after you leave the office. This kind of fact sheet (also known as a “leave -behind”) is a reasonable way to get introduced to the process but is not a highly effective way to share a message. The most effective meeting is one -to-o ne (e.g., face-to-face) with the member or health staff (legislative aide).

You should prepare a fact sheet that is customized to your message. Criteria for a fact sheet are as follows:

• Keep the document to one page; you may use both the front and the
• Use attractive, easily readable font (of at least 12), and eliminate all typos and spelling
• Title your issue at the top of the Use plain English-no medical terms.
• State your”ask,” succinctly at the top of the pagedirectly under the title.
• Do not usecitations or This is not an academic document.

NURS 6050 Assignment: Agenda Comparison Grid And Fact Sheet Or Talking Points Brief

• Bullets, lists, and text boxes must be clearly readable (never use a tiny
• List organizations in support of your position (state-level organizations for state issues).
• Know whoopposes your”ask,”andbe ready toaddress thisopposition
• Your full contact information (n ame, credentials, phone, email) must be readable. Unless you have permission to represent your place of work, do not give the impressions that you are speaking on your employer’s

For more information about how to construct a fact sheet and see samples, visit http://wwwc. thealthpolicy.org/loolbox/too ls/ fact_sheets.htm.

The Assignment: (1- to 2-page Comparison Grid, 1-Page Analysis, and 1-page Fact Sheet)

am in the Psychiatry mental health nurse practitioner program
I have attached the instructions on how to write this couse work. i have attached a blank template to use. i have also attached a student course work as an example on how to complete this work please use it as a guide. i have also attached all required photocopies of the book for reading purposes and articles need please us APA
Please use Mental Health Issue (Depression) as health care issue
Please use Donald Trump, Barack Obama and George Bush as the three presidents to compare

Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid

Use the Agenda Comparison Grid Template found in the Learning Resources and complete the Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid based on the current/sitting U.S. president and the two previous presidential administrations and their agendas related to the public health concern you selected. Be sure to address the following:

• Identify and provide a brief description of the population health concern you selected and the factors that contribute to it.
• Describe the administrative agenda focus related to the issue you selected.
• Identify the allocations of financial and other resources that the current and two previous presidents dedicated to this issue.
• Explain how each of the presidential administrations approached the issue.

(A draft of Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid should be posted to the Module 1 Discussion Board by Day 3 of Week 1.)

Part 2: Agenda Comparison Grid Analysis

Using the information you recorded in Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid on the template, complete the Part 2: Agenda Comparison Grid Analysis portion of the template, by addressing the following:

• Which administrative agency would most likely be responsible for helping you address the healthcare issue you selected?
• How do you think your selected healthcare issue might get on the agenda for the current and two previous presidents? How does it stay there?
• Who would you choose to be the entrepreneur/ champion/sponsor of the healthcare issue you selected for the current and two previous presidents?

Part 3: Fact Sheet or Talking Points Brief

Based on the feedback that you received from your colleagues in the Discussion, revise Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid and Part 2: Agenda Comparison Grid Analysis.

Then, using the information recorded on the template in Parts 1 and 2, develop a 1-page Fact Sheet or Talking Points Brief that you could use to communicate with a policymaker/legislator or a member of their staff for this healthcare issue. You can use Microsoft Word or PowerPoint to create your Fact Sheet or Talking Point Brief. Be sure to address the following:

• Summarize why this healthcare issue is important and should be included in the agenda for legislation.
• Justify the role of the nurse in agenda setting for healthcare issues.

Required Readings

Milstead, J. A., & Short, N. M. (2019). Health policy and politics: A nurse’s guide (6th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

• Chapter 1, “Informing Public Policy: An Important Role for Registered Nurses” (pp. 11–13 only)
• Chapter 2, “Agenda Setting: What Rises to a Policymaker’s Attention?” (pp. 17–36)
• Chapter 10, “Overview: The Economics and Finance of Health Care” (pp. 171–180)
• Chapter 12, “An Insider’s Guide to Engaging in Policy Activities”
  • “Creating a Fact Sheet” (pp. 217-221)
• DeMarco, R., & Tufts, K. A. (2014). The mechanics of writing a policy brief. Nursing Outlook, 62(3), 219–224. doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2014.04.002
• Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Kingdon, J. W. (2001). A model of agenda-setting, with applications. Law Review, M.S.U.-D.C.L., 2(331).

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Lamb, G., Newhouse, R., Beverly, C., Toney, D. A., Cropley, S., Weaver, C. A., Kurtzman, E., … Peterson, C. (2015). Policy agenda for nurse-led care coordination. Nursing Outlook, 63(4), 521–530. doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2015.06.003

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

O’Rourke, N. C., Crawford, S. L., Morris, N. S., & Pulcini, J. (2017). Political efficacy and participation of nurse practitioners. Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice, 18(3), 135–148. doi:10.1177/1527154417728514

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Enhancing Environmental Health Content in Nursing Practice, Pope, A. M., Snyder, M. A., & Mood, L. H. (Eds.). (n.d.). Nursing health, & environment: Strengthening the relationship to improve the public’s health. Retrieved September 20, 2018.

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/a

https://www.usa.gov/executive-departments

https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-trump-administration/the-cabinet/

Critique

In addition to your post, depression is more than just feeling sad or irritable but a serious mental illness that is triggered by persistent emotional or biological pain which makes the victim detached from society. Over 19 million people are suffering from depression in the United States and many people diagnosed with depression go untreated. Although access to care for depression has expanded in recent years but there is a persistent treatment gap particularly for minorities, uneducated individuals and uninsured ((Kern, Cepeda, Defalco, & Etropolski, 2020). Additionally, depression can occur at any age and is now seen as occurring frequently in children and adolescents. More research is needed on whether antidepressants or psychotherapy is a better choice for effective treatment of depression. However, psychotherapy is usually provided to patients with profound psychological distress (Parekh, 2019). Even though there is a gap in treatment, several depressive people habitually prevent themselves from taking steps to seek help, which leads to suicide in most cases. This is unfortunate, as help is available.

NURS 6050 Assignment: Agenda Comparison Grid And Fact Sheet Or Talking Points Brief

NURS 6050 Assignment: Agenda Comparison Grid And Fact Sheet Or Talking Points Brief

Thank you,

Faith.

References

Kern D., Cepeda M., Defalco F., & Etropolski M. (2020). Treatment patterns and sequences of pharmacotherapy for patients diagnosed with depression in the United States: 2014 through 2019. BioMed Central Psychiatry, 20(1). Retrieved from https://eds-a-ebscohost-com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=6&sid=7eae44c4-dd6f-4acd-90f1-6e2c11f935dd%40sessionmgr4007

Parekh, R. (2019). Depression: Causes and treatment. American Psychiatric Association. Retrieved from https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/depression/what-is-depression