NURS 6050/NURS 5050 Module 5: Program/Policy Evaluation (Weeks 9-10)

Learning Objectives

Students will:

Analyze opportunities for RNs and APRNs to participate in program/policy evaluations

Analyze strategies for overcoming challenges for participating in program/policy evaluations

Recommend strategies to improve the advocacy and communication of program/policy evaluations

Describe healthcare program/policy outcomes

Analyze healthcare program/policy evaluations

Analyze the role of the nurse advocate in program/policy evaluation

 

 

Due By

Assignment

Week 9, Days 1–2

Read/Watch/Listen to the Learning Resources.

Compose your initial Discussion post.

Week 9, Day 3

Post your initial Discussion post.

Begin to compose your Assignment.

Week 9, Days 4-5

Review peer Discussion posts.

Compose your peer Discussion responses.

Continue to compose your Assignment.

Week 9, Day 6

Post at least two peer Discussion responses on two different days (and not the same day as the initial post).

Week 9, Day 7

Wrap up Discussion.

Week 10, Days 1-6

Continue to compose your Assignment.

Week 10, Day 7

Deadline to submit your Assignment NURS 6050 Policy and Advocacy for Improving Population Health.

Learning Resources

Required Readings

Milstead, J. A., & Short, N. M. (2019). Health policy and politics: A nurse’s guide (6th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

 

Chapter 7, “Health Policy and Social Program Evaluation” (pp. 116–124 only)

Glasgow, R. E., Lichtenstein, E., & Marcus, A. C. (2003). Why don’t we see more translation of health promotion research to practice? Rethinking the efficacy-to-effectiveness transition. American Journal of Public Health, 93(8), 1261–1267.

 

Shiramizu, B., Shambaugh, V., Petrovich, H., Seto, T. B., Ho, T., Mokuau, N., & Hedges, J. R. (2016). Leading by success: Impact of a clinical and translational research infrastructure program to address health inequities. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 4(5), 983–991.

 

Williams, J. K., & Anderson, C. M. (2018). Omics research ethics considerations. Nursing Outlook, 66(4), 386–393.

 

Document: Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation Template (Word document)

 

Required Media

Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). The Importance of Program Evaluation [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

 

Accessible player 

–Downloads–

Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Peter Beilenson: Ethics and advocacy [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.