Requirements:
Criteria for Content
- Explain of how healthcare policy can impact the advanced practice nurse profession
- Explain of why advocacy is considered an essential component of the advance practice nurse’s role
- Discuss the four pillars of Transformational leadership and the effect it may have on influencing policy change
- A scholarly resource must be used for EACH discussion question each week.
| DISCUSSION CONTENT | |||
| Category | Points | % | Description |
| Explanation of how healthcare policy can impact the advanced practice nurse profession
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25 | 25% | Research healthcare policy for APNs on a state and national level and the impact on the APN profession |
| Explanation of why advocacy is considered an essential component of the advance practice nurse’s role
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25 | 25% | Describe advocacy in healthcare terminology.
Discuss how advocacy is an essential role of the APN and the impact on patient care.
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| Discuss the four pillars of Transformational leadership and the effect it may have on influencing policy change
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25 | 25% | Define Transformational leadership.
Discuss how Transformational Leadership may have an effect on influencing policy change |
| Total CONTENT Points= 75 pts | |||
| DISCUSSION FORMAT | |||
| Category | Points | % | Description |
| Interactive Dialogue | 20 | 20% | 4 Required Elements:
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| Grammar, Syntax, Spelling, & Punctuation | 5 | 5% | Grammar, syntax, spelling, and punctuation are accurate.
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| Total FORMAT Points= 25 pts | |||
| DISCUSSION TOTAL=100 points | |||
