Health Policy

The purpose of this assignment is for you to identify an issue of concern for your role as an advanced practice nurse and to formulate a potential policy change to address that issue. There are many potential issues which can influence your practice setting or other issues which may negatively affect the patients with whom you work. There are hundreds of possible issues, but here is a list of a few to consider: Child and elder care, Homelessness, Long-term care or Access to care As you begin to work on the possible policy change, the following ideas and steps should be considered: Definition and description of the issue, Exploration of the background of the issue Stakeholders, Issue statement or statement of clarity, Possible methods of addressing the issue Goals and options for changes, Risks and benefits of the changes, and Evaluation methodology Recommendation or solution.