NU507-5: Evaluate the roles of health policy and organizational structure in quality improvement within health care environments.
PC-6.1: Incorporate data, inferences, and reasoning to solve problems.
For this assignment, you will write a position paper in which you will choose and support one of the seven healthcare policy issues below. You should approach this assignment from the perspective of your specialty track.
You will use the International Council of Nurses (ICN) and World Health Organization (WHO) websites to guide you on planetary healthcare policies related to one of the topics below.
Newborn Health
Chemical Safety
Human Trafficking
Oral Health
Climate Change
Terrorism
Famine
Your paper must include the following topics:
Introduction to healthcare policy as found at the ICN or WHO website
Describe your position on the planetary health topic chosen aligned to your specialty track
Explain the nurse’s social responsibility to three different stakeholders
Identify organizations that have a vest interested in the topic
Determine the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to planetary healthcare issue
Develop three implications the chosen healthcare policy holds for future nursing practice on a planetary scale
Conclusion that leaves stakeholders with key takeaways
Word count is 800–1000 words excluding title and reference pages. You must support your work with scholarly, peer-reviewed articles.
Assignment Requirements
Before finalizing your work, you should:
be sure to read the assignment description carefully (as displayed above);
consult the grading rubric (under the Course Resources) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and
utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.
Your writing assignment should:
follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);
be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;
display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and
use 7th edition APA formatting and citation style.