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Homework: Ethical and Policy Factors in Care Coordination

Competencies

By successfully completing this homework, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies:

I. Competency I: Defend decisions based on the code of ethics for nursing.

1. Assess the impact of the code of ethics for nurses on the coordination and continuum of care

II. Competency II: Explain how health care policies affect patient-centered care.

1. Explain how governmental policies related to the health and/or safety of a community affect the coordination of care.

2. Identify national, state, and local policy provisions that raise ethical questions or dilemmas for care coordination.

III. Competency III: Apply professional, scholarly communication strategies to lead patient-centered care.

1. Communicate key ethical and policy issues in a presentation affecting the coordination and continuum of care for a selected community organization or support group, using PowerPoint or other appropriate software. Both speaker notes and audio voice-over are included.

Introduction

Select a community organization or group that you feel would be interested in learning about ethical and policy issues that affect the coordination of care. Then, develop and record a 10 to 12 slides, 20 minutes presentation, with audio, intended for that audience. Create a detailed narrative script or speakers notes for your presentation, 4 to 5 pages in length.

This homework provides an opportunity for you to develop a presentation for a local community organization, which provides an overview of ethical standards and relevant policy issues that affect the coordination of care. Completing this homework will strengthen your understanding of ethical issues and policies related to the coordination and continuum of care and will empower you to be a stronger advocate and nursing professional.

Preparation

It would be an excellent choice to complete the Vila Health: Ethical Decision-Making activity prior to developing the presentation. The activity provides a helpful update on the ethical principles that will help with success in this homework.

Scenario

Your nurse manager at the community care center is well connected and frequently speaks to a variety of community organizations and groups. She has noticed the good work you are doing in your new care coordination role and respects your speaking and presentation skills.
Consequently, she thought that an opportunity to speak publicly about contemporary issues in care coordination would be beneficial for your career and has suggested reaching out to a community organization or support group to gauge their interest in hearing from you, as a care center representative, on a topic of interest to both you and your prospective audience. You have agreed that this is a good idea and have decided to research a community organization or support group that might be interested in learning about ethical and policy issues related to the coordination of care.

To prepare for this homework, you may wish to:

1. Research your selected community organization or support group.
2. Review the Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretive Statements and associated health policy issues, specifically, the ACA.
3. Review the homework instructions and scoring guide to ensure you understand the work you will be asked to complete.
4. Allocate sufficient time to rehearse your presentation before recording the final version for submission.

Instructions

For this homework:

1. Use the Homework 02 Supplement: Ethical and Policy Factors in Care Coordination [PDF] to select the community organization or support group that you plan to address.

2. Develop a PowerPoint with typed speaker notes (the script for your voice recording) and audio voice-over recording, intended for that audience. Video is not required.

Note: PowerPoint has a feature to type the speaker notes directly into the presentation. You are encouraged to use that feature or you may choose to submit a separate document. See Microsoft Office Software for technical support about the use of PowerPoint, including voice recording and speaker notes.

For this homework, develop your presentation slides and speaker notes, then record your presentation. You are not required to deliver your presentation to an actual audience.

Task

The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the Ethical and Policy Factors in Care Coordination Scoring Guide, so be sure to address each point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.

I. Explain how governmental policies related to the health and/or safety of the community affect the coordination of care.

1. Provide examples of a specific policy affecting the organization or group.
2. Refer to the homework resources for help in locating relevant policies.
3. Be sure influential policies include the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA).

II. Identify national, state, and local policy provisions that raise ethical questions or dilemmas for care coordination.

1. What are the implications and consequences of specific policy provisions?
2. What evidence do you have to support your conclusions?

III. Assess the impact of the code of ethics for nurses on the coordination and continuum of care.

1. Consider the factors that contribute to health, health disparities, and access to services.
2. Consider the social determinants of health identified in Healthy People 2020 as a framework for your homework.
3. Provide evidence to support your conclusions.

IV. Communicate key ethical and policy issues in a presentation affecting the coordination and continuum of care for a selected community organization or support group. Either speaker notes or audio voice-over are included for a proficient score; both speaker notes and the audio voice over are included for a distinguished score.

1. Present a concise overview.
2. Support your main points and conclusions with relevant and credible evidence.