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Challenges that have slowed progress of advanced practice nursing

The efforts of national professional organizations (i.e. American Association of Nurse Practitioners), national certification (i.e. American Nurses Credentialing Center), and the move toward graduate education as a requirement for advanced practice have been critical to enhancing the credibility of advanced practice nursing. Examine and describe the barriers and challenges that have slowed the progress of […]

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Challenges in initiating change in community

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As indicated in the Mason et al. (2016) textbook, “determinants of health are factors in the sociocultural and political environments that contribute to or detract from the health of individuals and communities” (p. 646). As a future certified nurse practitioner, you will have the opportunity to examine determinants of health in your particular community and

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Role of advanced practice nurse in globalization

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Advanced Practice Nurses have an opportunity to understand globalization and international health. As discussed in chapters 91 and 92, there are various organizations that have examined disparities not only in health, but on social, economic, environmental, and related factors. What is the potential role of the advanced practice nurse in globalization and international health? Also,

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Role of the nurse and advanced practice nurse as an activist

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Select and read one of the following chapters and address the questions presented below. Chapter 84: Taking Action: The Center to Champion Nursing in America: Mobilizing Consumers and Other Stakeholders Chapter 85: Taking Action: The Raise the Voice Campaign: Nurse-Led Innovations Changing Public Policy Chapter 87: Taking Action: A Rough Road in Texas: Advanced Practice Nurses Build a Strong Coalition Chapter 88: Taking Action: The National Coalition

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Identify recent health care bill

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Go to your state legislature website, identify a recent health care bill or nursing practice bill, and address the following questions in your initial post: State the legislation (briefly describe the bill) Who introduced and/or sponsored the bill? Was nursing involved in drafting and sponsoring the bill? Did the bill make it out of Committee?

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How health care payment and delivery models impact quality of care

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As indicated in chapter 58 of the Mason et al. (2016) textbook, policy makers and stakeholders have examined the impact on compromised patient safety and quality, increasing costs, and growing rates of uninsured and underinsured individuals. That said, the U.S. has developed various policies to address these challenges. Based on your professional experience and from

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Identify a healthcare-related clinical site

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Identify a healthcare-related clinical site and address the following questions in your initial post. Please do not select your own place of employment, but rather focus on a setting where you may work as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (i.e. outpatient clinic, rural clinic, federally-qualified health center). Describe the organizational type (i.e. government, non-for-profit) Discuss

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Key stakeholders setting an agenda

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This week you will be reflecting on key health determinants and the use of research and evidence-based practice which may impact the development of population health measures and policy initiatives. The article by Cook et al. (2014) titled, Support for smoke free multi-unit housing policies among racially and ethnically diverse, low income seniors in South Florida,

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financing mechanism impacting healthcare expenditures

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As indicated by Mason et al. (2016), “From the 1970s to the present, continually rising insurance premiums and health care delivery costs have strained government budgets, become a costly expense to businesses that offer health insurance to their employees, and put health care increasingly out of reach of individuals and families” (p. 178). Explain in

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