NUR 504 Ethics, Policy, and Finance in the Health Care System
Details This course utilizes health care policy as a
framework to analyze how health is defined and
health care is designed and delivered in the
United States and around the world. Emphasis
is placed on issues of cost, quality, access,
disparities, and finance. The various roles of the
master’s prepared nurse in the health care system
are explored. Prerequisite: NUR 504.
Credit Hours 4.0
PreRequisites NUR-504
coRequisites
Course Add-Ons Additional Material
Textbook
Advanced Practice Nursing: Evolving Roles for the
Transformation of the Profession
Barker, A. M., & DeNisco, S. M. (2012).
Advanced practice nursing: Evolving roles for
the transformation of the profession (2nd ed.).
Boston, MA: Jones & Bartlett. ISBN-13:
9781449665067 (Available as print text only.)
Other
CLC Health Issue Analysis Overview
Other
CLC Group Project Agreement Grading Criteria
Electronic Resource
Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretive
Statements
American Nurses Association. (2015). Code of
ethics for nurses with interpretive statements
(2nd ed.). Silver Springs, MD: Author.
http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/
EthicsStandards/CodeofEthicsforNurses/Code-of-
Ethics-For-Nurses.html
Electronic Resource
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
View the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act" media.
http://lc.gcumedia.com/zwebassets/
courseMaterialPages/nur508_healthcare-reform-
video-series-v1.1.php
Topics
Topic 1: Health Care Issues in the Duration: 7 days
United States
,Description:
Objectives:
1. Compare and contrast the health of the nation from the 20th century
to the 21st century.
2. Analyze the impact of socioeconomic status, using a framework of
the determinants of health and on health outcomes.
3. Examine current theories/models of the public policy process.
Topic Material:
Textbook
1. Advanced Practice Nursing: Evolving Roles for the Transformation of the Profession
Read Chapters 6-8.
Electronic Resource
2. About Healthy People
Read "About Healthy People," located on the
HealthyPeople.gov website.
Electronic Resource
3. Proposed Healthy People 2020 Objectives
Read "Proposed Healthy People 2020 Objectives," located on
Healthy People 2010 website.
Other
4. CLC Health Issue Analysis Overview
Read "CLC Health Issue Analysis Overview."
Other
5. NUR-508 CLC Group Project Agreement
Complete "NUR-508 CLC Group Project Agreement."
Lecture Note
6. NUR-508 Lecture 1
Read Lecture 1.
Electronic Resource
7. Healthy People 2020 : Progress Tracker
Read "Healthy People 2020: Progress Tracker," located on the Arizona
Health Matters website.
Electronic Resource
8. The Role of Public Health Institutions in Global Health System Strengthening Efforts: The US CDC’s
Perspective
Read "The Role of Public Health Institutions in Global Health System
Strengthening Efforts: The US CDC’s Perspective," by Bloland, Simone,
Burkholder, Slutsker, and De Cock, from PLos Medicine (2012).
Electronic Resource
9. 2013 County Health Rankings National Data
Review “2013 County Health Rankings National Data,” located on the
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation website.
Electronic Resource
10. Beyond Ideology, Politics, and Guesswork: The Case for Evidence Based Policy
, Read “Beyond Ideology, Politics, and Guesswork: The Case for Evidence
Based Policy,” from the Urban Institute website.
Gradable Items Details Points Possible
Assignment CLC Agreement 10.0
This is a Collaborative Learning
Community (CLC) assignment.
Check into your respective
Collaborative Learning Community and
provide contact information. Describe
your prior experience with health
policy.
Read "CLC Health Issue Analysis
Overview."
Read "CLC Group Project Agreement."
Transfer "CLC Group Project Agreement"
to your CLC team space, come to a
consensus on team responsibilities, and
complete one copy of the form.
APA format is not required, but solid
academic writing is expected.
You are not required to submit this
assignment to Turnitin.
Discussion Topic 1 DQ 1 10.0
Question What were the major causes of U.S.
mortality in the last 100 years,
and what public health measures most
contributed to improvements in the
health of the nation? Include at least
two source citations from the readings
and/or additional sources to support
your answer.
Discussion Topic 1 DQ 2 10.0
Question What are the major causes of
disease and death in the 21st
century (e.g., chronic illnesses,
communicable diseases, etc.) that
continue to affect U.S. citizens in
spite of the achievements in public
health in the past century? What
have been some
of the strategies implemented to
combat these illnesses on the local
and national levels? Have they been
successful? Include reference citations
where appropriate.
Participation 20.0
Topic 2: Health Care Issues in the Duration: 7 days
World
Details This course utilizes health care policy as a
framework to analyze how health is defined and
health care is designed and delivered in the
United States and around the world. Emphasis
is placed on issues of cost, quality, access,
disparities, and finance. The various roles of the
master’s prepared nurse in the health care system
are explored. Prerequisite: NUR 504.
Credit Hours 4.0
PreRequisites NUR-504
coRequisites
Course Add-Ons Additional Material
Textbook
Advanced Practice Nursing: Evolving Roles for the
Transformation of the Profession
Barker, A. M., & DeNisco, S. M. (2012).
Advanced practice nursing: Evolving roles for
the transformation of the profession (2nd ed.).
Boston, MA: Jones & Bartlett. ISBN-13:
9781449665067 (Available as print text only.)
Other
CLC Health Issue Analysis Overview
Other
CLC Group Project Agreement Grading Criteria
Electronic Resource
Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretive
Statements
American Nurses Association. (2015). Code of
ethics for nurses with interpretive statements
(2nd ed.). Silver Springs, MD: Author.
http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/
EthicsStandards/CodeofEthicsforNurses/Code-of-
Ethics-For-Nurses.html
Electronic Resource
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
View the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act" media.
http://lc.gcumedia.com/zwebassets/
courseMaterialPages/nur508_healthcare-reform-
video-series-v1.1.php
Topics
Topic 1: Health Care Issues in the Duration: 7 days
United States
,Description:
Objectives:
1. Compare and contrast the health of the nation from the 20th century
to the 21st century.
2. Analyze the impact of socioeconomic status, using a framework of
the determinants of health and on health outcomes.
3. Examine current theories/models of the public policy process.
Topic Material:
Textbook
1. Advanced Practice Nursing: Evolving Roles for the Transformation of the Profession
Read Chapters 6-8.
Electronic Resource
2. About Healthy People
Read "About Healthy People," located on the
HealthyPeople.gov website.
Electronic Resource
3. Proposed Healthy People 2020 Objectives
Read "Proposed Healthy People 2020 Objectives," located on
Healthy People 2010 website.
Other
4. CLC Health Issue Analysis Overview
Read "CLC Health Issue Analysis Overview."
Other
5. NUR-508 CLC Group Project Agreement
Complete "NUR-508 CLC Group Project Agreement."
Lecture Note
6. NUR-508 Lecture 1
Read Lecture 1.
Electronic Resource
7. Healthy People 2020 : Progress Tracker
Read "Healthy People 2020: Progress Tracker," located on the Arizona
Health Matters website.
Electronic Resource
8. The Role of Public Health Institutions in Global Health System Strengthening Efforts: The US CDC’s
Perspective
Read "The Role of Public Health Institutions in Global Health System
Strengthening Efforts: The US CDC’s Perspective," by Bloland, Simone,
Burkholder, Slutsker, and De Cock, from PLos Medicine (2012).
Electronic Resource
9. 2013 County Health Rankings National Data
Review “2013 County Health Rankings National Data,” located on the
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation website.
Electronic Resource
10. Beyond Ideology, Politics, and Guesswork: The Case for Evidence Based Policy
, Read “Beyond Ideology, Politics, and Guesswork: The Case for Evidence
Based Policy,” from the Urban Institute website.
Gradable Items Details Points Possible
Assignment CLC Agreement 10.0
This is a Collaborative Learning
Community (CLC) assignment.
Check into your respective
Collaborative Learning Community and
provide contact information. Describe
your prior experience with health
policy.
Read "CLC Health Issue Analysis
Overview."
Read "CLC Group Project Agreement."
Transfer "CLC Group Project Agreement"
to your CLC team space, come to a
consensus on team responsibilities, and
complete one copy of the form.
APA format is not required, but solid
academic writing is expected.
You are not required to submit this
assignment to Turnitin.
Discussion Topic 1 DQ 1 10.0
Question What were the major causes of U.S.
mortality in the last 100 years,
and what public health measures most
contributed to improvements in the
health of the nation? Include at least
two source citations from the readings
and/or additional sources to support
your answer.
Discussion Topic 1 DQ 2 10.0
Question What are the major causes of
disease and death in the 21st
century (e.g., chronic illnesses,
communicable diseases, etc.) that
continue to affect U.S. citizens in
spite of the achievements in public
health in the past century? What
have been some
of the strategies implemented to
combat these illnesses on the local
and national levels? Have they been
successful? Include reference citations
where appropriate.
Participation 20.0
Topic 2: Health Care Issues in the Duration: 7 days
World
