NR506 Week 5 Planning Your Visit Paper

NR506 Week 5 Planning Your Visit Paper Worksheet #2 (ungraded)Specific RequirementsReview what has been done in the past by others regarding your chosen policy issue. What was the result of their actions related to this policy issue? Why is thisissue important to nursing?Who are thefederal, state, and local policymakers involved in your chosen policy issue? How can you contact your policymaker? Do you have phone numbers, addresses,immediate staff contacts, and more? Be sure you single out a policymaker whom you know is interested in your issue.What will bethe plan for your legislative visit?  When, where, and how?What is the message you want to give to your selected policymaker/legislator? Can you present a compelling ‘story’? Can you convey your passion and experience with thepolicy issue? Can you present basic research data in an easy-to-understand and interesting way? What is your ‘Ask’? What are you recommending? Please review theexamples of a policy brief in your text or on the American Nurses Association website. What are your expectations of the policymaker and for your visit in general?How do you plan to convey your message? What considerations must you have in place with respect to time constraints, availability of policymaker, and contingencyplans?Can you include a presentation using PowerPoint, flip chart, or overheads in some way (email or mail ahead of the call)? Include the actual presentation slides (max of5 slides) in your final course presentation due week 7 (total 15 slides).What feedback did you get from your policymaker? What actionsare you expecting of him/her/them? How did you leave things? Carefully review the Guidelines and Examplebelow.Guidelines for Legislative VisitsMost nurses are uncomfortable approaching policymakers, regardless of how prepared they are and how knowledgeable or passionate they are about their policy issue.Nurses tend to grossly underestimate their power and don’t initially understand that policymakers are receptive and anxious   to have their input.After you have selected your policy issue and have thoroughly researched it, develop a message or proposal that is clear and succinct.  Be sure that you know theappropriate policymaker and the staff that you approach for your issue.  Most students in this course will select a local-level policymaker such as a member of theircity council or their local school board.ExampleStudent Y is enrolled in NR506: Healthcare Policy. This student has worked for several years as an emergency department nurse at a local hospital and also volunteershis time at the local community teen center. Student Y is passionate about preventing motor-vehicle accidents in the teen population. He has adolescent children of hisown and has seen firsthand the tragic results of careless/distracted driving among teens. Of special interest to student Y is the issue surrounding using cell phonesand especially text messaging while driving. Student Y believes this to be a significant and growing problem—both locally and nationally.After carefully researching the issue, Student Y identified his local city-council representative(s) as a policymaker to plan a meeting with. He is interested inproposing a city ordinance that will stop the use of handheld cell phones while driving within city limits. He has analyzed this policy issue, researched what has beendone in other parts of the country, and has also researched nursing organizations’ websites in order to assess/track any legislation related to this issue. Student Ycarefully strategizes his plan for approaching his policymaker(s), and constructs a compelling story and proposal for change He schedules the meeting as soon aspossible, given time constraints of all parties, and prepares for all aspects of the meeting prior.Student Y uses his experiences from the emergency department to illustrate and describe how devastating and common these accidents are, especially among teens (thisadds credibility). He mentions in his presentation that he himself has adolescent children and that he also volunteers at ateen center,which shows personal involvementand commitment. His research data is simple and easy to follow, and his presentationdiscusses how other regions of the country have passed legislation and the outcomesof that legislation. He also identifies in his presentation materialthat his nursing organization (Emergency Nurses Association) is stepping up lobbying efforts atboth state and national levels regarding this issue,which adds professionalism and strength to his message. He makes a clear recommendation and then asks for feedbackand suggestions for his continued advocacy efforts.While it may take months or possibly years for this issue to be satisfactorily addressed, student Y has done a fine job in preparing forhis advocacy efforts. He cancontinue to track legislation via websites and email alerts, and he can make calls and writeletters- at all phases of this process. Perhaps these policymakers wouldhave suggested that he also make this presentation to the local school board. Perhaps, he may also want to ask his state lawmakers to introduce a bill targeting thisissue. He can also prepare to address his nursing organization at a meeting or conference and even publish this project. In the meantime, he can also address teens atthe community center, as well as in their schools.There are countless ways to make change happen!Planning Your VisitGuidelinesGraded Assignment 2PurposeThe purpose of this assignment is to: (a) identify and articulate a plan for a legislative/policymaking visit (CO #2);(b) deliver a message andask/recommendations (CO#2,3), and (c) communicate ideas in a clear, succinct, and scholarly manner. (CO#3)Course OutcomesThis assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:(CO #2) Employ strategies to affect the development, implementation, and consequences of policies at the institutional, local, national, and international levels. (PO4, 8, 10)(CO #3) Communicate with policymakers to advocate for effective policies that affect nurses and nursing, consumers, or the health care system. (PO 2,3,10)(CO #4) Analyze the historical, ethical, and political contexts of health care policy and the consequences of policy implementation. (PO 6, 10)(CO #5) Advocate for institutional, local, national, and international policies that influence health care and its consumers and nurses and their nursing practice.(PO2,10)Due Date: Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 5Total Points: 175 pointsRequirementsAssignment Criteria for PresentationIntroduce your chosen policy issue, the current status, and an overview of your plan for a legislative visit.Articulate key strategies involved in your plan, message, and recommendations under each of the Planning Your Visit Ungraded Worksheet 2 sections using headings inyour paper.Provide an analysis of empirical evidence supporting your approach strategies including plan, message, and follow-up.Provide specific examples of the impact and/or importance of a successful visit and follow-up to nursing.Provide concluding statements summarizingthe content.Paper will be five (5) pages, excluding title and reference pages, and in APA format 6th edition.Preparing the PaperFollowing completion of Planning Your Visit Ungraded Worksheet 2, develop a plan for visiting your policymaker, including the message/ask, and the recommendation(s)you will deliver. Include a minimum of five (5) classic references or current references (published within the past 5 years) that support your plan, the message,recommendations, and follow-up.Category    Points    %    DescriptionIntroduction and Conclusion    35    20    Introduction clearly introduces your policy-priority issue. Concluding statements summarizecontent.Key Strategies    40    22    Articulate key strategies involved in your plan, message, and recommendations under each of the Planning Your Visit Ungraded Worksheet2 sections using headings in your paper.Empirical Evidence    35    20    Provide an analysis of empirical evidence supporting your approach strategies including plan, message, and follow-up.Specific Examples    35    20    Provide specific examples of the impact and/or importance of a successful visit and follow-up to nursing.APA Format    15    9    Text, title page, and references are consistent with APA format 6th edition.Writing Quality    15    9    Rules of grammar, word usage, sentence and paragraph format, and punctuation are followed. Paper length appropriate.Total     175    100    A quality assignment will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.Grading RubricAssignment Criteria    A(100–92%)Outstanding or highest level of performance    B(91–84%)Very good or high level of performance    C(83–76%)Competent or satisfactory level of performance    F(75–0%)Poor or failing or unsatisfactory level of performanceContentPossible Points = 145 PointsIntroduction and Conclusion35–32Points    31–29Points    28–27Points    26–0PointsIntroduction clearly introduces your policy-priority issue, current status, and overview of plan for legislative visit.Concluding statements summarizingcontent have no inaccuracy.Introduction of your policy-priority issue, current status, and overview of plan for legislative visit has rare inaccuracy.Concluding statements lackoccasional important element or specificity.    Introduction of your policy-priority issue, current status, and overview of plan for legislative visit lacks occasionalimportant element or specificity.Concluding statements lack occasional important element or specificity.    Introduction of your policy-priority issue, currentstatus, and overview of legislative visit has multiple instances of inaccuracies or is lacking content.Concluding statements have multiple instances of inaccuracies orlacks content.Key Strategies    40–37Points    36–34Points    33–30Points    29–0PointsIdentification of all key strategies of your policy-priority issue plan, ask, and recommendations are clearly analyzed and fully articulated.Identification of key points of your policy-priority issue plan, ask, and recommendations has rare inaccuracy or lack of detail/clarity.    Identificationof key points of your policy-priority issue plan, ask, and recommendations lacks occasional important elements or specificity.    Identification of key points of yourpolicy-priority issue plan, ask, and recommendations has multiple instances of inaccuracies, lacks content or clarity.Empirical Evidence    35–32 Points    31–29 Points    28–27 Points    26–0 PointsEmpirical evidence supporting your approach strategies to your policy-priority issue has no inaccuracy and is clearly articulated.     Empirical evidencesupporting your approach strategies to your policy-priority issue lacks occasional important elements or specificity.    Empirical evidence supporting your approachstrategies to your policy-priority issue has multiple instances of inaccuracies or lacks detail/articulation.    Empirical evidence supporting your approach strategiesto your policy-priority issue is missing.Specific Examples    35–32 Points    31–29 Points    28–27 Points    26–0 PointsProvides specific examples of the impact and/or importance of a successful visit and follow-up to nursing and has no inaccuracy and is clearly articulated.Provides specific examples of the impact and/or importance of a successful visit and follow-up to nursing and lacks occasional important elements orspecificity and/or lacks clarity.    Provides specific examples of the impact and/or importance of a successful visit and follow-up to nursing and has multipleinstances of inaccuracies and/or lacks clarity.    No specific examples of the impact and/or importance of a successful visit and follow-up to nursing.Points    Points    Points    PointsContent Subtotal        _____of  pointsFormatPossible Points =  30 PointsAPA Format:    15–14 Points    13 Points    12–11 Points    10–0 PointsText, title page, and reference page(s) are completely consistent with APA format.    There are 1–2 APA format errors in the text, title page, and/orreference page(s).    There are 3–4 APA format errors in the text, title page, and/or reference page(s).    There are 5 or more APA format errors in the text,title page, and/or reference page(s).Writing Quality.     15–14 Points    13 Points    12–11 Points    10–0 PointsPaper is appropriate in length. References include the minimum of five (5) scholarly references, excluding the course text.Rules of grammar, spelling, wordusage, and punctuation are consistent with formal written work.    Paper is short or long in length and/or contains fewer than 5 but more than 1 scholarly reference,excluding course text, or references utilized are not scholarly. Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are consistent with formal written workwith1–2 exceptions.    Paper is short or long in length and contains only 1 scholarly reference. Additional references are not scholarly. Rules of grammar, spelling,word usage, and punctuation are consistent with formal written work with 3–4 exceptions.    Paper is two or more pages short or long in length and does not containscholarly references. References utilized are not scholarly. Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are not followed with 5 or more errors.Format Subtotal    _____of  pointsTotal Points        _____of  points