Formatting Article Critique   Length: Your paper should be three-to-four (3–4) double-spaced pages.   Format your article critique by starting with the following:   The name of the author   The title of the article   The title of the journal, volume number, date, month, and page numbers in APA format   Brief statement of […]

Field Experience Log   Instructions   Please submit your field experience log for Week 2 in one Word document to this assignment. Access the Guidelines for the Field Experience Requirement page for full instructions.   Guidelines for the Field Experience Requirement   You must “attend” at least 4 policy events, at least approximately 1 hour […]

New Health Systems: Aligning Money, Risk, Providers, and Politics   Initial Post   In 500-750 words, post in your assigned group your response to the prompt. In your initial post, refer at least one article related to your entry from a reputable newspaper (can be online) or other media source that is current within one […]

Cost or Quality? Which is the Right Focus for Health Policy?   Instructions   Reflecting on the information found in the videos from Week 1 Learning Materials, write a two-page paper about the fact the current health policy discussions are focused so heavily on cost and relatively little on quality.

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, […]

What Does a Research Hierarchy Look Like?   Before you get started with this assignment, please complete the Research Hierarchy Activity to provide context for the assignment.   Now that you have completed the Research Hierarchy activity, you can see how each type of research fits in a particular hierarchy. This is important because it […]

What Are the Next Big Issues in Health Policy?   Introduction   Assume you have the ability to select one major “new” health policy for implementation. Select a topic from those presented in this week’s readings.   Initial Post   Using 500 to 750 words, complete the following:   Explain why you chose your topic […]

This assignment will prepare you for the upcoming assignments. In future weeks, you will be asked to review several previously recorded webinars on the Graduate Nursing Student Academy website.   The Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA), which is part of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), is an excellent resource for graduate students […]

DQ1 Icebreaker   Please respond to the following in one-to-two paragraphs:   Your preferred name or nickname   Your program track at Regis College   Your area of nursing practice (current or past)   Where you are currently living (you can be as general or as specific as you want to be)   Your familiarity […]

Methods for Scientific Inquiry Peer Review   Initial Post   One group member from each group submits their Word document containing the website/URL for their presentation by Day 4. Additionally, one group member should submit the same Word document containing their website/URL for their presentation to Week 5 Assignment 1: Methods for Scientific Inquiry Presentation […]