NURS 330: Health Policy

Class Program
Credits
5
Clinical Hours None
Weekly Contact Hours
5
Course ID
089277
Meets Degree Requirements For
Restricted Elective
Description

In-depth study of local, state, and national policies affecting the health of populations. Emphasis on regulatory and legislative issues related to the nursing profession. Examine the nurse's role in the legislative and political process.

Grading Basis
Graded
Prerequisites

Acceptance to a BSN pathway program.

Course Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Manage information and technology to promote communication, access research, and other reliable evidence, and mitigate error in a variety of healthcare systems.

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Manage information and technology to promote communication, access research, and other reliable evidence, and mitigate error in a variety of healthcare systems.

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Apply quality improvement processes to effectively implement patient safety initiatives and affect health system change.

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Apply quality improvement processes to effectively implement patient safety initiatives and affect health system change.

Core Topics

  • Policy development
  • Policy analysis and evaluation of social and public policy
  • Licensure and regulation
  • Advocacy for vulnerable populations
  • Access, equity, affordability, social justice in healthcare delivery
  • Political activism and professional organizations
  • Impact of social trends on health policy (obesity, genetics, and genomics, etc.)
  • Nurse as patient advocate
  • Nursing and APRN scope of practice and policy perspectives of health professionals (physicians, nurse practitioners, etc.)