This assessment provides an opportunity for you to develop a presentation for your practicum organization, which provides an overview of ethical standards and relevant policy issues that affect the coordination of care. Completing this assessment will strengthen your understanding of ethical issues and policies related to the coordination and continuum of care and empower you to be a stronger advocate and nursing professional.
As coordinators of care, nurses must be aware of the code of ethics for nurses and health policy issues that affect the coordination of care within the context of the community. To help patients navigate the continuum of care, nurses must be proficient at interpreting and applying the code of ethics and health policy, specifically, the ACA. Being knowledgeable about ethical and policy issues helps ensure that care coordinators are upholding ethical standards and navigating policy issues that affect patient care.
This assessment provides an opportunity for you to develop a presentation for your practicum site, which provides an overview of ethical standards and relevant policy issues that affect the coordination of care. Completing this assessment will strengthen your understanding of ethical issues and policies related to the coordination and continuum of care and empower you to be a stronger advocate and nursing professional.
It would be an excellent choice to complete the Vila Health: Ethical Decision Making activity before developing the presentation. The activity provides a helpful update on the ethical principles that will help with the success in this assessment.
Presentation Overview
Develop a 10 slide presentation .
- The presentation should be 10 minutes in length.
- The intended audience is your practicum audience.
- The focus of the presentation is on ethical standards and relevant policy issues that impact the coordination of care at your practicum site.
- Create a detailed narrative script for your presentation.
- The script should be 3–4 pages in length.
- This script will be submitted to Turnitin.
In your presentation:
- Explain how governmental policies related to the health and/or safety of the community affect the coordination of care as it relates to your practicum.
- Provide examples of a specific policy affecting your practicum site.
- Explain how national, state, and local policy provisions raise ethical questions or dilemmas for care coordination.
- What are the implications and consequences of specific policy provisions on your practicum site? Consider the impacts at the national, state, and local levels.
- What evidence do you have to support your conclusions?
- Assess the impact of the code of ethics for nurses on the coordination and continuum of care. Consider the factors that contribute to health, health disparities, and access to services specific to your patient population.
- Include any evidence you have to support your conclusions.
- Communicate key ethical and policy issues affecting the coordination and continuum of care for your practicum site. Make sure both narrative script and audio voice-over are included with your presentation.
- Present a concise overview.
- Support your main points and conclusions with relevant and credible evidence.
The requirements outlined above correspond to the grading criteria in the Ethical and Policy Factors in Care Coordination scoring guide, so be sure to address each point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.
Presentation Format and Length
You may use Microsoft PowerPoint or other suitable presentation software to create your slides and add your voice-over.
Your slide deck should consist of 10 slides, not including a title and references slide. Your presentation should not exceed 10 minutes.
Create a detailed narrative script for your presentation in APA format with proper citation of supporting evidence. This would be the script of what you would say in an actual presentation. You do not need to present to your site but you may want to share it with your preceptor.
Supporting Evidence
Cite 4 credible sources from peer-reviewed journals or professional industry publications to support your presentation. Include your source citations on a references page appended to your narrative script.
Explains how governmental policies related to the health and/or safety of a community affect the coordination of care. Provides examples of specific policies affecting care coordination.
Explains how national, state, and local policy provisions raise ethical questions or dilemmas for care coordination. Explains the ethical implications and consequences of specific policy provisions. Includes evidence to support ideas.
Assesses the impact of the code of ethics for nurses on the coordination and continuum of care, including access to services, and weighing factors contributing to health disparities. Includes evidence to support conclusions.
Communicates, through a presentation, key ethical and policy issues affecting the coordination and continuum of care for a selected community organization or support group. Delivers a professional, coherent presentation of main points, facts, and conclusions, supported by relevant and credible evidence.