This paper should be on a health policy issue of your choice. It should relate to your master’s program area of specialization. It should focus on an issue or problem that can be addressed by state or federal legislation or government regulation. This assignment should reflect your own perspective . It should be supported by the literature. You may choose to write about an issue addressed in your testimony or about another issue – the emphasis is on providing your perspective on the issue.
The paper should be written according to APA style, using 1-inch margins and 12-point Times New Roman font. It should be no more than 4 double-spaced pages in length, not including title, abstract or references. The content of the paper should address the following:
o A description of the issue or problem and its background.
o Significance of the problem: Why is this issue of interest—why should people be concerned about it? Why are you concerned about it?
• What literature substantiates the significance of the problem?
• How is it related to your future role in nursing, and/or your area of specialization, and/or the population you plan to provide care for, etc?
o What policy proposals have been put forward for addressing this issue? Who has proposed them (e.g., which group or groups)?
o What policy approach do you think should be taken to address this issue? Why? If there is evidence to support your position, include it.
o What do you think will be the outcome of efforts to address this issue? (For example, is it likely to be addressed by federal or state legislation or regulation at some point soon?) What would need to happen to resolve this issue?
This paper should focus on presenting your perspectives on this issue—it is not a research paper, although your perspectives should be informed by or related to available evidence/research.
You should submit a copy of the paper to the instructor and upload a copy to Blackboard your portfolio to Typhon.
Grading Criteria: This assignment is worth a total of 25 points.
5 points: Clearly describes the issue, its background and relevance
5 points: Accurately identifies and describes major policy proposals for addressing the issue, including major or significant interest group positions and their
impact (if any) on the issue
5 points: Effectively describes your perspective on how the issue should be addressed (e.g., is there a current policy proposal that you support or oppose? Or would you suggest another solution?) and provides clear rationale. Includes a clearly written, succinct conclusion.
3 points: Includes available support (citations and references) to support statements of fact and data (including at least 5 references, of which 3 should be from
peer-reviewed journals).
3 points: Paper is written according to APA style.
4 points: Paper is clearly written, well-organized and grammatically correct.
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