This competency assessment assesses the following Outcome(s):
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 assessment, 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.
Assessment Requirements
Before finalizing your work, you should:
- be sure to read the assessment description carefully (as displayed above);
- consult the grading rubric to make sure you have included everything necessary; and
- utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.
Your writing assessment 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.
Minimum Submission Requirements
- Proper notification of any resubmission, repurposing, or reworking of prior work per the Purdue Global Student Coursework Resubmission, Repurposing, and Reworking Policy Resource.
- This assessment should be a Microsoft Word (minimum 800-1000 words) document, in addition to the title and reference pages.
- Respond to the questions in a thorough manner, providing specific examples of concepts, topics, definitions, and other elements asked for in the questions. Your submission should be highly organized, logical, and focused.
- Your submission should provide a clearly established and sustained viewpoint and purpose.
- Your writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful.
- Your submission must be written in Standard English and demonstrate exceptional content, organization, style, grammar, and mechanics.
- A separate page at the end of your submission should contain a list of references in APA format. Use your textbook, the Library, and the internet for research.
- Be sure to include references for all sources and to cite them using in-text citations where appropriate. Your sources and content should follow current APA citation style. Review the writing resources for APA formatting and citation found in Academic Tools. Additional writing resources can be found within the Academic Success Center.
If the work submitted for this competency assessment does not meet the minimum submission requirements, it will be returned for revision. If the work submitted does not meet the minimum submission requirements by the end of the term, you will receive a failing score.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is an act of academic dishonesty. It violates the University’s Code of Student Conduct, and the offense is subject to disciplinary action. You are expected to be the sole author of your work. Use of another person’s work or ideas must be accompanied by specific citations and references. Whether the action is intentional or not, it still constitutes plagiarism.
For more information on plagiarism and the University’s Code of Student Conduct, refer to the current University Catalog.