MSN 6218 Unit 9 Assignment Advocating for Lasting Change
MSN 6218 Unit 9 Assignment Advocating for Lasting Change
MSN 6218 Unit 9 Assignment Advocating for Lasting Change
Professional
Context
Nurse
leaders must be able to make effective financial and policy decisions. Equally
important is the ability to communicate their vision for change to policymakers
and provide objective, evidence-based support for their position with respect
to the regulatory, political, social, ethical, legal, and financial aspects of
systemic change.
This
assignment provides an opportunity for you to develop a presentation aimed at
soliciting resource and policy support for the community health care change you
proposed in the previous assignment. By successfully completing this
assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course
competencies and assignment criteria:
Competency
1: Identify the challenges and opportunities facing health care.
Explain why
proposed changes to a health care system require policy and financial support
to ensure positive, systemic change and to overcome present challenges.
Competency
2: Compare the effects of different health care finance models and policy
frameworks on resources and patient outcomes.
Provide
broad budget estimates to fund specific capital or human resource outlays that
are important to the success of a proposed change.
Competency
3: Evaluate the positive and negative influences of leaders on health care
processes and outcomes.
Assess the
potential future for wellness, health, and improved overall care and the role
of visionary leaders in achieving the desired goals.
Cultivate
stakeholder interest in and support for the proposed changes to a community
health care system.
Competency
4: Develop proactive strategies to change the culture of the organization by
incorporating evidence-based practices.
Provide
compelling evidence that proposed changes to a health care system will produce
the intended outcomes.
Outline a
plan for leading transformational, evidence-based change in an organization.
Competency
5: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and
style consistent with applicable organizational, professional, and scholarly
standards.
Develop
slides that augment a multimedia presentation.
Argue persuasively
to obtain policy and financial support from policymakers for a proposed
community health care change.
Support
assertions, arguments, propositions, and conclusions with relevant and credible
evidence.
Scenario
The
executive leaders at Vila Health accepted your change proposal and would like
to move it forward. However, lasting change in a volatile regulatory and policy
environment will require adequate funding and support from the applicable
governing body or regulatory agency. Consequently, you have been asked to
present the proposed change to policymakers to seek their support and funding
for the change as an established policy for the organization and community.
Instructions
Develop and
record a video presentation for policymakers from the appropriate governing
body or regulatory agency requesting policy and financial support for your
proposed change. Draw on your work in the previous assessments and consolidate
lessons learned.
The
presentation requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in
the 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. The
Guiding Questions: Advocating for Lasting Change document provides additional
considerations that may be helpful in completing your assignment. In addition,
be sure to note the requirements below for the presentation format, length, and
for citing supporting evidence.
Explain why
proposed changes to a health care system require policy support to ensure
positive, systemic change and to overcome present challenges.
Provide
compelling evidence that proposed changes to a health care system will produce
the intended outcomes.
Provide
broad budget estimates to fund specific capital or human resource outlays that
are important to the success of a proposed change.
Outline a
plan for leading transformational, evidence-based change in an organization.
Assess the
potential future for wellness, health, and improved overall care and the role
of visionary leaders in achieving the desired goals.
As a guide,
explore the website of HealthyPeople.gov, linked in the Resources.
Cultivate
stakeholder interest in and support for the proposed changes to a community
health care system.
Develop
slides that augment a multimedia presentation.
Argue
persuasively to obtain policy and financial support from policymakers for a
proposed community health care change.
Support
assertions, arguments, propositions, and conclusions with relevant and credible
evidence.
Presentation
Format and Length
Remember,
you may use Microsoft PowerPoint or other suitable presentation software to
create your slides. If you elect to use an application other than PowerPoint,
check with your faculty to avoid potential file compatibility issues.
Your slide
deck should consist of 10–15 slides, not including the title, questions, and
references slides. Use the speaker’s notes section of each slide to develop
your talking points and cite your sources, as appropriate.
Be sure
that your slide deck includes the following slides:
Note: Your
slide titles will depend on your choice of community and the specific content
of your change proposal.
Title
slide.
Title or
name of your project (focus of your change proposal).
Subtitle
(optional), which could include Jordan or Armitage, if not part of the title.
Your name.
Date.
Course
number and title.
Introduction.
Identify
the stakeholders to whom you are presenting.
Social
determinants affecting health in the community (may need more than one slide).
Synopsis of
the windshield survey and environmental analysis findings.
Identify
the positive aspects of the community.
Identify
opportunities for improvement. Although your change proposal addresses these
opportunities, avoid phrasing them as negatives.
Your change
proposal—briefly outlined (may need more than one slide).
Benefits of
the change to the community and stakeholders.
Challenges
or concerns.
Address the
implications for the community and organizational stakeholders, if these
opportunities are not addressed.
Funding
(may need more than one slide).
Include the
financial implications for the community and organizational stakeholders.
Specify
your funding needs (how much and for what)?
Community
health implications (may need more than one slide).
Explain how
the proposed change will improve the health of the community.
Address
both direct or indirect benefits, as applicable.
Conclusion.
Summarize
key points.
Be sure to
thank your audience for their time and consideration of your proposal.
Questions.
Add a slide
to prompt questions from the audience.
References
(at the end of your presentation).
Supporting
Evidence
Cite 3–5
credible sources from peer-reviewed journals or professional industry
publications to support your presentation.
Submission
Requirements
Upload your
video presentation and attach the presentation slides, with speaker notes. You
may use Kaltura Media, Adobe Connect, or other technology of your choice for
your video recording. See the Using Kaltura [PDF] for more information about
uploading media. You may submit the assessment only once, so be sure that the
assessment deliverables are included before submitting your assessment.