In recent years, hackers have targeted medical records, from hospitals and other healthcare institutions, across the country. These records contain personal information, contact information, and most importantly, for the hackers, information that may prove useful in stealing an identity. Thus, healthcare organizations have made it a priority to protect patient records and privacy. However, … Read more
Assignment: Research and report on the advocacy process for one health policy issue at your state level. Detail the steps taken to move this issue forward legislatively. Examine the collaboration of interest groups and stakeholders in this process. What were the barriers? Where is this policy issue now? Is it law? Did it fail … Read more
This module will address the mechanics of advocacy and what is needed to be successful at carrying new health policy forward to adoption. Discussion Question: Examine the importance of relationships to move policy forward. Research two articles surrounding this issue and summarize. 350 words APA format
discuss: For this discussion, four nursing organizations that I chose were, American Nurses Association, Emergency Nurses Association, National League for Nursing and National Institute of Nursing Research. All these organizations play a significant role in the profession of nursing in its unique way. The American Nurses Association is the largest nursing organization in the … Read more
discuss: Legislative Agenda means a program of proposed legislations to support policies and programs of government (Casey, 2020). In this discussion, the main focus is comparing and contrasting the legislative agendas of four nursing organizations, that is; American Nurses Association, Sigma Theta Tau, International Council of Nurses, and National Black Nurses Association. Such organizations … Read more
Health literacy is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as, “the cognitive and social skills which determine the motivation and ability of individuals to gain access to, understand, and use information in ways that promote and maintain good health” (n.d.). The American Medical Association (AMA) defines health literacy as, “a constellation of skills, including … Read more
Assignment: Considering the patient advocacy efforts of the nurse who was unjustly detained for refusing to comply with an unlawful request by law enforcement officers, interview a leader in a health organization eliciting an advocacy story highlighting the power of the nursing voice. Evaluate the power the nursing organization gives the individual nurse to … Read more
Discussion Question: Choose four nursing organizations. Compare and contrast their legislative agendas. Synthesize the connections between organizational missions and legislative agendas. 350 words APA references
discussion/; For this topic, I chose the Islam culture. I previously lived in northern New Jersey, and I have met great friends who are Muslims who follow the Islam religion. Worldwide, there are about 1.8 billion followers of Islam, estimated back in 2015 (CNN Library, 2013). In the United States (U.S.) alone, last 2017, there … Read more
Assignment: After researching HP2020, Kaiser Family Foundation, the ANA and your State Board of Nursing: Please submit one APA formatted presentation (PowerPoint®, Prezi®, etc.) identifying and describing how these agencies and leadership are addressing health disparities. This PowerPoint® (Microsoft Office) or Impress® (Open Office) presentation should be a minimum of 20 slides, including a … Read more