guidelines to improve practice and health outcomes

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PURPOSE

The purpose of this assignment is to write a literature review on a healthcare legislature of interest

COURSE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Relate the role of the nurse leader as a driver of policy reform Interpret research, bringing the nursing perspective, for policy makers and stakeholders Promote policies that incorporate ethical principles and standards for the use of health and

information technologies. Advocate for patients, families, caregivers, communities, and members of the healthcare team.

End of Program Student Learning Outcomes

I-Integrate nursing and related sciences into the delivery of care to clients in diverse healthcare settings.

III-Analyze quality initiatives to improve health outcomes across the continuous of care. IV-Apply practice guidelines to improve practice and health outcomes. VII-Employ collaborative interprofessional strategies for improving client and population health

outcomes. VIII-Evaluate the effectiveness of clinical prevention interventions that affect individual and

population based-health outcomes, perform risk assessments, add design plans or programs of care. IX-Relate knowledge of illness and disease management to providing evidence-based care to clients,

communities, and vulnerable populations in an evolving healthcare delivery system.

DUE DATE: Submit to the Moodle by Saturday of the end Week 6 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

POINTS: This assignment is worth a total of 100 points.

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REQUIREMENTS Ã To complete this application, you will need to access the Miami Regional University virtual library

database: CINAHL Complete Database, MEDLINE Complete Database, LIRN, and so forth. Our Librarian is available to help on campus from Monday to Friday 7:30 am to 9:00 pm & Saturday 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. Remember we now also have a Ask a Librarian option 7 days a week available in Moodle. Should you have any questions, feel free to reach out to your professor or post your question in the Q/A forum on Moodle. We are here to help. J

à This assignment is worth 100 points and will be graded on the required components as summarized in the directions and grading criteria/rubric. This assignment will be graded on quality of information, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and overall organization based on the required components as summarized in the directions and grading criteria and rubric.

à APA format and effective writing is required for the paper. Use your APA manual or Purdue Owl to check and correct your formatting. Use Grammarly, Tutor Source, and the grammar and spelling check on your Word Processor and criteria for effective writing to assure that your paper is well written. APA format is required, with both a title page and reference page.

à Create your manuscript using the version of Microsoft Word. You can tell that the document is saved as a MS Word document because it will end in “.docx”.

à Follow the directions and grading criteria closely. Any questions about this paper may be posted under the Q & A Forum.

à The length of the project report is to be no fewer than four and no greater than six pages, excluding the title page and reference pages.

à This paper will be submitted through Turnitin, a Turnitin similarity score of 20% or less is expected. à A minimum of 6 current scholarly references that are 5 years old or less. à The textbook required for this course may be used as a reference for this assignment but does not

count towards the required minimum number of scholarly references.

School of Nursing FNP

MSN5400 Health Care Policy and Delivery System

MSN5400-week #6. Dr. Dionne, Dr. Perez, Dr. Gonzalez, Dr. Crespo, Dr. Trabanco, Dr. Sanchez, Dr. Anderson. 06/22

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DIRECTIONS AND GRADING CRITERIA

Category Points % Description

Introduction / Background

10 10 Select a healthcare legislature of interest. Discuss the historical background of the legislation. For example, the person(s) who presented the bill. The committees the bill went through, and revision of the bill until it was passed into law. For example, health insurance is a problem within the USA. The ACA bill was created and pass into law.

Process use to find articles and how & why articles were selected

25 25 Keywords used in the search, data-based search, years used in the search, number of articles retrieved. The articles selected (3) how and why those these articles were selected.

Summary of finding 25 25 Compare and contrast the selected articles selected.

Implication to practice 25 25 Discuss the implication of the healthcare legislation to nursing practice.

Conclusion/ recommendations

10 10 Discuss what you have drawn from reviewing literature so far. Where might the discussion proceed?

APA Format & Clarity of writing

5 5 APA format corrects with no more than 1-2 minor errors: Use of a minimum of six current scholarly references.

Total: 100 pts 100%

A quality paper will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.

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GRADING RUBRIC

Assignment Criteria Exceed in Meeting the

Criteria

Meet Criteria Partially Meet Criteria Does Not Meet Criteria

Introduction Background

(10 points)

Excellent job in

selecting a healthcare

legislation of interest

and discussing the

historical background of

the legislation. For

example, the person(s)

who presented the bill.

The committees the bill

went through, and

revision of the bill until

it was passed into law.

10 points

Good job in selecting a

healthcare legislation of

interest and discussing the

historical background of the

legislation. For example,

the person(s) who

presented the bill. The

committees the bill went

through, and revision of the

bill until it was passed into

law.

7 points

Basic discussion in selecting

a healthcare legislation of

interest and discussing the

historical background of the

legislation. For example,

the person(s) who

presented the bill. The

committees the bill went

through, and revision of the

bill until it was passed into

law.

4 points

Little or very general

introduction / background

of the assignment and

purpose. Introduction /

background not well

developed.

0 points

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Processuse to findarticlesandhow&why articles wereselected.25 points

Excellent job in

identifying: Keywords

used in the search,

data-based search,

years used in the

search, number of

articles retrieved. The

articles selected (3)

how and why those

articles were selected.

25 points

Good job in identifying:

Keywords used in the

search, data-based search,

years used in the search,

number of articles

retrieved. The articles

selected (3) how and why

those these articles were

selected.

20 points

Basic discussion job in

identifying: Keywords used

in the search, data-based

search, years used in the

search, number of articles

retrieved. The articles

selected (2-3) how and why

those these articles were

selected.

15 points

Little or very general

discussion in identifying:

Keywords used in the

search, data-based search,

years used in the search,

number of articles retrieved.

The articles selected (1-2)

how and why those these

articles were selected.

< 10 points

Summaryoffinding

25 points

Excellent job in

comparing and

contrasting the selected

articles selected.

25 points

Good job in comparing and

contrasting the selected

articles selected.

20 points

Basic job in comparing and

contrasting the selected

articles selected.

15 points

Little to No description in

comparing and contrasting

the selected articles

selected.

10 or less points

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Implicationtonursingpractice

25 points

Excellent discussion of

how the selected

healthcare legislation

impact nursing practice.

This could be positive or

negative impact.

25 points

Good description of how the

selected healthcare

legislation impact nursing

practice. This could be

positive or negative impact.

20 points

Basic description of how the

selected healthcare

legislation impact nursing

practice. This could be

positive or negative impact.

17 points

Little to no description of

the implication to practice

10 points or less

Conclusion Recommendations

(10 points)

Provide an excellent

summary of the main

point of the content of

the paper.

10 points

Provide a good summary of

the main point of the

content of the paper.

7 points

Provide a basic summary of

the content of the paper.

4 points

Provide little summary of

the main point of the

content of the paper.

0 points

APA format

&

Use of a minimum of six current scholarly references.

Clarity of writing

(5 points)

APA format is correct

with no more than 1–2

minor errors

Use of a minimum of six

current scholarly

references.

5 points

Three to five errors in APA

format and/or 1–2 citations

missing.

Use of a minimum of three

to five current scholarly

references.

4 points

Five to six errors in APA

format and/or 3–4 citations

missing.

Use of a minimum of three

to five current scholarly

references.

3 points

APA formatting contains

multiple errors and/or

several citations missing

Use none to two scholarly

references; or use of

outdated scholarly

references.

2 points

Analyze quality initiatives to improve health outcomes across the continuous of care. IV-Apply practice guidelines to improve practice and health outcomes. VII-Employ collaborative interprofessional strategies for improving client and population health

Introduction

The continuous improvement of health outcomes across the continuum of care is a challenge faced by many organizations. The goal is to improve client and population health through collaboration among providers and practitioners, while also ensuring that quality initiatives are sustainable over time. To accomplish this goal, providers must be able to analyze quality initiatives as they occur in their own practices or those of others (including hospitals), evaluate the efficacy of these initiatives based on their results and impact on patient outcomes, implement changes if necessary based on these findings (or not), and communicate these successes with stakeholders so that everyone benefits from these efforts

Analyze quality initiatives to improve health outcomes across the continuous of care.

Analyze quality initiatives to improve health outcomes across the continuous of care.

Quality initiatives can be implemented at any level of care, including patient-centered, provider-patient and payer-provider relationships. Examples include:

• Tools or materials that educate patients about their care options and help them understand the importance of taking medications as prescribed by their physicians;
• Programs that promote wellness within a community by providing exercise classes for adults or children;
• Supportive services such as case management or financial counseling for people who have been diagnosed with mental illness or substance abuse problems;

IV-Apply practice guidelines to improve practice and health outcomes.

Practice guidelines are evidence-based recommendations that clinicians can use to help improve their practice. They’re developed by experts in the field and based on scientific studies and research.

Practice guidelines are created to help doctors, nurses, social workers and other health care providers make better decisions about patient care. They provide useful information so that you can be more confident in your decisions when caring for patients at home or in the hospital setting.

VII-Employ collaborative interprofessional strategies for improving client and population health

Collaborative interprofessional strategies are an essential component of improving client and population health. In many cases, a patient’s health care team consists of multiple professionals working together to provide care for the same individual. When this is the case, it can be difficult for one member of the team to discuss concerns or identify solutions without sharing them with others in the group. This can lead to poor communication between patients and providers as well as inconsistent treatment for individuals seeking services from multiple providers at once.

To address these issues, clinicians have adopted various methods for facilitating collaboration among members within their teams:

• Joint planning sessions where everyone gets together every week before starting a new project or treatment plan;
• Regular meetings with patients where doctors or nurses sit down with caregivers (nurses) who often work closely with patients daily;
• Social media forums where physicians share ideas about how best practices should be implemented across practice settings; * Collaboration platforms like electronic health records (EHRs) that allow clinicians access all relevant information at once while keeping track of progress made towards achieving goals set during meetings

Analyze quality initiatives to improve health outcomes across the continuous of care. IV-Apply practice guidelines to improve practice and health outcomes. VII-Employ collaborative interprofessional strategies for improving client and population health

• Analyze quality initiatives to improve health outcomes across the continuous of care.
• Apply practice guidelines to improve practice and health outcomes.
• Employ collaborative interprofessional strategies for improving client and population health

Conclusion

Healthcare providers are increasingly focused on improving quality and reducing costs. However, these efforts often begin in isolation and don’t always result in a coordinated plan for improvement across the continuum of care. In addition to improving health outcomes, interprofessional collaboration can help reduce some of the burden felt by patients who experience multiple hospitalizations or surgeries–and even save lives.