Many Americans are still confronting medical bills that are large enough to threaten their family financial health, up to and including personal bankruptcy. While more people have health insurance under the ACA, some people still lack coverage or have significant gaps in coverage for a variety of reasons. Some expenses are related to the high […]

Politics of Opposition   Initial Post   Watch this week’s videos and read the assignments in preparation for this discussion.   Republicans have been undermining the ACA and oppose various Medicare-for-all proposals. In addition to party politics and differences, sections of the healthcare industry oppose certain changes in the Medicare-for-all options.   Using 500-750 words, […]

Key Characteristics of the U.S. Healthcare System   Initial Post   Quality, cost, and access are three pillars of the U.S. health system. Select three other attributes of our system and relate them to these three pillars. You may use the attributes provided by Shi and Singh for your selection options.   For this discussion, […]

DQ1 Reflection is a process used in nursing practice and involves noticing, interpreting, and responding (Tanner, 2006, p. 208). Discuss strategies you could use to share this process with others in your area of nursing practice using Tanner’s model as a guide. For example, discuss a situation where you noticed, interpreted, and responded, and then […]

In a 4-5 page reflection paper, assess your nursing career through “appreciative inquiry” (Billings & Kowalski, 2008).   Drawing on your own life stories and experiences, what does a nursing career mean to you?   How does your nursing practice parallel the ANA (2015) Code of Ethics? List 4 specific examples from the Code of […]

Analyze the position statement from the International Council of Nurses chosen in week 1. This position statement is the foundation for this final project.   In a 12 to 15 slide PowerPoint presentation, not including the title slide and reference slide, address the following:   Present the Position Statement.   Describe why this issue is […]

Field Experience Log   Guidelines for the Field Experience Requirement   You must “attend” at least 4 policy events, at least approximately 1 hour in length. Attendance of at least one of these events must be in-person.   Up to 3 of the 4 events may be online and they must have a health policy […]

Annotated Bibliography   Instructions   For this assignment, you will create an annotated bibliography on social determinants.   Select five articles you wish to annotate. Make certain to select different types of disparities, such as race, gender, SES, age, language, liability status, etc.   Upload your document to this assignment when complete.   For more […]

Policy Changes Related to Pharmaceuticals: Coverage and Pricing   Instructions   Write a three-page paper that recommends three policy changes to support proper access to medications for all consumers, fair pricing, and reasonable regulation of new drugs coming to market.   Use current references from within the past six months for each policy.

Field Experience Log   Guidelines for the Field Experience Requirement   You must “attend” at least 4 policy events, at least approximately 1 hour in length. Attendance of at least one of these events must be in-person.   Up to 3 of the 4 events may be online and they must have a health policy […]