1.Assignment help – Discuss how the CMS reimbursement rules for never events required a shift in the patient care delivery model in inpatient facilities.
2.Choose one legislator on the state or federal level who is also a nurse, and discuss the importance of their role as advocate for improving health care delivery. What specific bill(s) have they sponsored or supported that has/have influenced health care? (Texas is the state)
3. Identify the educational preparation and role(s) of the clinical nurse leader (CNL) designation. Give an example of how the CNL influences direct patient care whether in a hospital or out in the community.
4. Identify advocacy strategies that you can use to create change in your current workplace.
Resources for the first two questions:
Objectives:
1 Examine the influential roles nurses play in the political system.
2 Identify the legislative process that transforms an idea for change into a law.
Topic Material:
Textbook
1. Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management
Read chapter 23.
http://evolve.elsevier.com
Electronic Resource
1. Political Advocacy, Anyone?
Read “Political Advocacy, Anyone?” located on The American Nurse website.
http://www.theamericannurse.org/index.php/2011/06/01/political-advocacy-anyone/
2. 2011 Advocacy Issue Papers
Explore “2011 Advocacy Issue Papers,” from the American Hospital Association website.
http://www.aha.org/advocacy-issues/index.shtml?id=p1
3. How a Bill Becomes a Law
Interact with “How a Bill Becomes a Law.”
http://lc.gcumedia.com/zwebassets/courseMaterialPages/nrs440v_how-a-bill-becomes-a-law-v2.1.php
Website
1. American Nurses Association
Explore the American Nurses Association website.
http://www.nursingworld.org/
2. American Association of Retired Persons
Explore American Association of Retired Persons website.
http://www.aarp.org/research/
3. American Health Care Association
Explore the American Health Care Association website.
http://www.ahca.org/
4. Nurse State Legislators
Explore the “Nurse State Legislators” page located on the American Nurses Association website. Refer back to this page as a reference for DQ 1.
http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/Policy-Advocacy/State/Nurse-Legislators
5. The Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers
Explore The Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers website.
6. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Explore the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid website.
http://www.cms.gov/
7. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Explore the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality website.
http://www.ahrq.gov/
e-Library Resource
1. Influencing Health Care in the Legislative Arena
Read “Influencing Health Care in the Legislative Arena,” by Abood, from Online Journal of Issues in Nursing (2007).
http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.library.gcu.edu:2048/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=2009571578&site=ehost-live&scope=site
2. Mastering the Art of Politics
Read “Mastering the Art of Politics,” by Dailey, from Pennsylvania Nurse (2008).
http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rzh&AN=2010284878&site=ehost-live&scope=site
3. Power Dynamics, Health Policy, and Politics
Read “Power Dynamics, Health Policy, and Politics,” by Hahn, from MEDSURG Nursing (2009).
http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.library.gcu.edu:2048/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=2010324117&site=ehost-live&scope=site
4. Interview With a Nursing Policy Leader: A Hopeful Look at a Changing Profession
Read “Interview With a Nursing Policy Leader: A Hopeful Look at a Changing Profession,” by Pulcini, from American Journal of Nursing (2014).
http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://gateway.ovid.com.library.gcu.edu:2048/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&CSC=Y&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&AN=00000446-201401000-00013&LSLINK=80&D=ovft
Resources for the last 2 discussion questions:
Objectives:
1 Identify nursing leadership traits and the opportunity for each nurse to be a leader in their daily practice of nursing.
2 Identify how to advocate for change within your workplace.
Topic Material:
Textbook
1. Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management
Read chapter 16.
http://evolve.elsevier.com
Electronic Resource
1. Nursing Leadership from Bedside to Boardroom: Opinion Leaders’ Perceptions
Read “Nursing Leadership from Bedside to Boardroom: Opinion Leaders’ Perceptions,” by Blizzard, Khoury, and McMurray, located on the Future of Nursing website.
http://thefutureofnursing.org/sites/default/files/Research%20Brief-%20Nursing%20Leadership%20from%20Bedside%20to%20Boardroom.pdf
2. Nurse Manager Skills Inventory
Complete the “Nurse Manager Skills Inventory,” located on the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses website.
http://www.aacn.org/wd/practice/docs/nurse-manager-inventory-tool.pdf
3. Nurse Manager Leadership Partnership
Explore the “Nurse Manager Leadership Partnership” section on the American Organization of Nurse Executives website.
http://www.aone.org/resources/leadership%20tools/partnership.shtml
e-Library Resource
1. Growing Future Nurse Leaders to Build and Sustain Healthy Work Environments at the Unit Level
Read “Growing Future Nurse Leaders to Build and Sustain Healthy Work Environments at the Unit Level,” by Sherman and Pross, from Online Journal of Issues in Nursing (2010).
http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.library.gcu.edu:2048/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=2010587455&site=ehost-live&scope=site
2. Nurse Managers as Transformational and Transactional Leaders
Read “Nurse Managers as Transformational and Transactional Leaders,” by McGuire and Kennerly, from Nursing Economic$ (2006).
http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.library.gcu.edu:2048/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=2009270134&site=ehost-live&scope=site
3. The Clinical Nurse Leader: Addressing Health-Care Challenges Through Partnerships and Innovation
Read “The Clinical Nurse Leader: Addressing Health-Care Challenges Through Partnerships and Innovation,” by Harris, Stanley, and Rosseter, from Journal of Nursing Regulation (2011).
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