Type:
Instructors Manual
Resource:
Policy and Politics in Nursing and Healthcare
Edition:
6th Edition
Author(s):
Diane J. Mason Judith K. Leavitt Mary W. Chaffee
Mason: Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care, 6th Edition Introduction to Instructor's Manual Alma Dixon This manual is designed to guide and support faculty who are responsible for teaching courses for undergraduate nursing students about policy and politics. Although students will be focused on developing their skills as novice clinicians, it is vital they also recognize the roles policy and politics play in patient care, the health system, and human health. Learning about policy and politics will draw students’ attention to many issues in the health system and to learn about how they can play a role in addressing problems. Major problems that exist today include: • The unsustainable high cost of care • Health care and medical errors • Inadequate access to care • The shortage of nursing faculty needed to prepare an adequate nursing workforce • An insufficient primary care and public health workforce • Significant disparities in access to care • An inadequate focus on prevention of disease • An economy in recession Learning Outcomes The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice (AACN, 2008) includes a policy as an essential part of nursing curriculum through Essential V (Healthcare Policy, Finance, and Regulatory Environments). The following outcomes are suggested as guideposts for course activities. If you are able to determine that these learning outcomes were met in prior courses, your task as the instructor will be to reinforce prior knowledge. Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: 1. Demonstrate basic knowledge of health care policy, finance, and regulatory environments, including local, state, national, and global health care trends. 2. Describe how health care is organized and financed, including the implications of business principles, such as system cost factors. 3. Compare the benefits and limitations of the major forms of reimbursement on the delivery of health care services. 4. Examine legislative and regulatory processes relevant to the provision of health care. 5. Describe state and national statutes, rules, and regulations that authorize and define professional nursing practice. 6. Explore the impact of sociocultural, economic, legal, and political factors influencing health care delivery and practice.
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7. Examine the roles and responsibilities of regulatory agencies and their effect on patient care quality, workplace safety, and the scope of nursing and other health care professionals’ practice. 8. Discuss the implications of health care policy on issues of access, equity, affordability, and social justice in health care delivery. 9. Use an ethical framework to evaluate the impact of social policies on health care, especially for vulnerable populations. 10. Articulate through a nursing perspective issues concerning health care delivery to decision makers within health care organizations and other political arenas. 11. Participate as a nursing professional in political processes and grassroots legislative efforts to influence health care policy. 12. Advocate for patients and the nursing profession. This manual is designed to be used with Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care (6th edition). Some chapters are noted to be as Highly Recommended reading for all students. These are the core chapters that address foundational content in policy and politics. Some chapters are noted to be Suggested; these contain important content and can be assigned based on the overall design of the course. Other chapters are identified as Optional; these may be assigned based on individual student interest and learning needs. The learning outcomes and teaching strategies are designed for specific units instead of individual chapters. This allows instructors to focus on the broader concepts that will enable students to apply the knowledge to their clinical experiences and theory learned in prior nursing courses. Throughout this manual, the emphasis is on application of knowledge rather than memorization of content. Therefore, chapters entitled “Taking Action” have educational strategies specifically designed to encourage students to select an area of interest and apply the skills learned to their clinical practice, experience, and knowledge. Each unit contains Websites that both instructors and students may use to complete assignments and keep abreast of the changes in a rapidly evolving health care system. Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care (6th edition) is designed for use across nursing curricula from undergraduate education to graduate preparation at the Master’s and Doctorate levels. This manual begins the process by suggesting teaching strategies that lay the foundation for future study for students who will pursue advanced degrees. For students who do not advance their education, it suggests educational approaches that expose them to the major challenges that nurses have always embraced, and that is to effect change for patients by exercising our single and collective voices on behalf of the most vulnerable and often disenfranchised members of our society. References American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2008, October 20). The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice. Washington DC: American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
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Mason: Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care, 6th Edition Orientation Class to Policy and Politics in Nursing and Health Care Alma Dixon The following is an activity that can be used to stimulate students’ early thinking about political activity and engagement. Directions: Distribute the Checklist (Table 1-1) to students. Direct them to complete the checklist individually. Divide the class in groups and have them discuss the following, based on their checklist responses. 1. Do you consider yourself to be politically active? Why or why not? 2. Do you feel that you are knowledgeable of the political process? 3. Should nurses be politically active? Why or why not? 4. How can nurses make a difference in the health of their patients and the public by shaping policy? 5. What do you hope to learn during this course? A recorder may be appointed to take notes so that students can compare their views from the beginning of the course to their views at the end of the course.
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Engagement and Political Voice Checklist For each item, check the box that applies Never to you. For the item on vote registration, use the “Yes” or “No” boxes. I work to solve community problems I volunteer regularly for an environmental group I volunteer regularly for a civic or community organization I volunteer regularly for any other organization I belong or donated money to any group or organization Besides donating money, I help raise money for charitable causes
Sometimes
Always
Yes
No
I have registered to vote I vote in elections (regular voting) I volunteer for a political campaign or candidate I encourage others to vote I wear a campaign button or have a sticker on my vehicle I volunteer for a candidate, work or contribute money to a political party, or an organization that supports candidates I contacted/visit public officials I contact a newspaper or magazine I contact a radio or television news show I protest I sign an e-mail petition I sign a written petition I boycott companies I buy something to support the values of a company Adapted from Dahl, I., Hoy, A., Meisel, W. (Eds. of the Corella and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation.) (2006). From community service to political action: A student call for civic engagement. Princeton NJ: The Bonner Foundation.
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