SCENARIO

The analysis of position papers that your interdisciplinary team presented to the committee has convinced them that it would be worth the time and effort to develop a new policy to address your specific issue in the target population. To that end, your interdisciplinary team has been asked to submit a policy proposal that outlines a specific approach to improving the outcomes for your target population that's negatively impacted by health inequity. This proposal should be supported by evidence and best practices that illustrate why the specific approaches are likely to be successful. Additionally, you have been asked to address the ways in which applying your policy to interdisciplinary teams could lead to efficiency or effectiveness gains.

This assessment will build upon your previous Analysis of Position Papers for Vulnerable Populations assessment. If, for some reason, you wish to change your specific issue or target population, contact your faculty for approval.

Instructions

For this assessment, you will develop a policy proposal that seeks to improve the outcomes for your chosen healthcare issue and target population. The bullet points below correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. Be sure that your assessment submission addresses all of them. You may also want to read the Biopsychosocial Population Health Policy Proposal Scoring Guide and Guiding Questions: Biopsychosocial Population Health Policy Proposal [PDF] to better understand how each grading criterion will be assessed.

•           Propose a policy and guidelines that will lead to improved outcomes and quality of care for a specific issue in a target population negatively impacted by health inequity.

•           Advocate the need for a proposed policy in the context of current outcomes and quality of care for a specific issue in a target population negatively impacted by health inequity.

•           Analyze the potential for an interdisciplinary approach to implementing a proposed policy to increase the efficiency or effectiveness of the care setting to achieve high-quality outcomes.

•           Communicate proposal in a professional and persuasive manner, writing content clearly and logically with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

•           Integrate relevant sources to support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style.

Example assessment: You may use the Assessment 2 Example [PDF] to give you an idea of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like.

Submission Requirements

•           Length of proposal: 2 double-spaced, typed pages, not including title page or reference list. Your proposal should be succinct yet substantive. No abstract is required.

•           Number of references: Cite a minimum of 3–5 sources of scholarly or professional evidence that support the relevance of or need for your policy, as well as interdisciplinary considerations. Resources should be no more than five years old.

•           APA formatting: Use the APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX] to help you in writing and formatting your proposal.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

•           Competency 1: Design evidence-based advanced nursing care for achieving high-quality population outcomes.

◦ Propose a policy and guidelines that will lead to improved outcomes and quality of care for a specific issue in a target population negatively impacted by health inequity.

•           Competency 2: Evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of interdisciplinary interventions in achieving desired population health outcomes.

◦ Analyze the potential for an interdisciplinary approach to implementing a proposed policy to increase the efficiency or effectiveness of the care setting to achieve high-quality outcomes.

•           Competency 3: Analyze population health outcomes through the lens of social justice, structural racism, or health inequity and their implications for health policy advocacy.

◦ Advocate the need for a proposed policy in the context of current outcomes and quality of care for a specific issue in a target population negatively impacted by health inequity.

•           Competency 4: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style, consistent with organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.

◦ Communicate in a professional and persuasive manner, writing content clearly and logically with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

◦ Integrate relevant sources to support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using current APA style.