NURS 6050 Policy & Advocacy for Improving Population Health
NURS 6050 Policy & Advocacy for Improving Population Health
In today’s rapidly changing healthcare delivery system, decisions made within the political arena impact the future of healthcare systems and the populations that healthcare professionals serve. In this course, students examine healthcare reform and its impact on healthcare delivery, population health, and nursing practice. They evaluate policies that influence the structure, financing, and quality in healthcare and examine healthcare delivery from a global perspective. Through discussions, case studies, and other activities, students examine the effects of legal and regulatory processes on nursing practice, healthcare delivery, and population health outcomes. Students also examine ways to advocate for promotion and preservation of population health and gain the necessary skills to influence policy and support changes effected by the passing of new healthcare reform legislation.
NURS 6050 Policy & Advocacy for Improving Population Health Required Course Readings
The links are for required readings found in the Walden databases ONLY. For all other readings, see your course resources.
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ANA’s Foundation of Nursing Package:
American Nurses Association. (2010). Nursing: Scope & standards of practice. Silver Spring, MD: American Nurses Association.
Backer, E. L., Geske, J. A., McIlvain, H. E., Dodendorf, D. M., & Minier, W. C. (2005). Improving female preventive health care delivery through practice change: An Every Woman Matters study. Journal of the American Board of Family Practice, 18(5), 401–408.
Berwick, D. (2005). My right knee. Annals of Internal Medicine, 142(2), 121–125.
Reinhardt, U. E. (2010, Jan 30). Repercussions of simplicity. New York Times p. A14.
Stein, R. (2010, Nov 08). Medicare renews debate on health costs. The Washington Post, pp. A.1-A.1.