26 Oct Advocating for the Nursing Role in Program Design and Implementation
As their names imply, the honeyguide bird and the honey badger both share an affinity for honey. Honeyguide birds specialize in finding beehives but struggle to access the honey within. Honey badgers are well-equipped to raid beehives but cannot always find them. However, these two honey-loving species have learned to collaborate on an effective means to meet their objectives. The honeyguide bird guides honey badgers to newly discovered hives. Once the honey badger has ransacked the hive, the honey guide bird safely enters to enjoy the leftover honey.
Much like honeyguide birds and honey badgers, nurses and health professionals from other specialty areas can—and should—collaborate to design effective programs. Nurses bring specialties to the table that make them natural partners to professionals with different specialties. When nurses take the requisite leadership in becoming involved throughout the healthcare system, these partnerships can better design and deliver highly effective programs that meet objectives.
In this Assignment, you will practice this type of leadership by advocating for a healthcare program. Equally as important, you will advocate for a collaborative role of the nurse in the design and implementation of this program. To do this, assume you are preparing to be interviewed by a professional organization/publication regarding your thoughts on the role of the nurse in the design and implementation of new healthcare programs.
Resources
Learning Resources
Required Readings
· Short, N. M. (2022). Milstead’s health policy and politics: A nurse’s guide (7th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
· Chapter 4, “Policy Analysis and Design” (pp. 77–93)
· Chapter 9, “The Influence of Patient Health Data on Health Policy” (pp. 197–217)
· Chapter 10, “Financing Health Care” (pp. 247–257 only)
· American Nurses Association (ANA). (n.d.). Federal advocacyLinks to an external site. . https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/advocacy/
· Congress.govLinks to an external site.. (n.d.). https://www.congress.gov/
· Rauner, Y., & Stummer, H. (2024). Challenges of innovation management in health system organizations: Evidence from GermanyLinks to an external site.. International Journal of Healthcare Management, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/20479700.2024.2424702
· Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2024, September 24). CDC policy processLinks to an external site. . https://www.cdc.gov/polaris/php/cdc-policy-process/
· Yelpaala, K., Gibbons, M. C., Vigil, I. M., Leaño, J., McCall, T., Opara, I., Zink, A., Nunez-Smith, M., Mukherjee, B., & Ranney, M. (2025). The role of data in public health and health innovation: Perspectives on social determinants of health, community-based data approaches, and AILinks to an external site.. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 27, e78794. https://doi.org/10.2196/78794
· Macena, A., & De Oliveira, V. E. (2022). Discretion and local health policy implementation: Street-level bureaucrats and integrative and complementary therapies in Santos’ local health unitsLinks to an external site.. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 23(12). https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423622000172
To Prepare:
· Review the Resources and reflect on your thinking regarding the role of the nurse in the design and implementation of new healthcare programs.
· Select a healthcare program within your practice and consider the design and implementation of this program.
· Reflect on advocacy efforts and the role of the nurse in relation to healthcare program design and implementation.
The Assignment: (2–4 pages)
In a 2- to 4-page paper, create an interview transcript of your responses to the following interview questions:
· Tell us about a healthcare program, within your practice. What are the costs and projected outcomes of this program?
· Who is your target population?
· What is the role of the nurse in providing input for the design of this healthcare program? Can you provide examples?
· What is your role as an advocate for your target population for this healthcare program? Do you have input into design decisions? How else do you impact design?
· What is the role of the nurse in healthcare program implementation? How does this role vary between design and implementation of healthcare programs? Can you provide examples?
· Who are the members of a healthcare team that you believe are most needed to implement a program? Can you explain why?
· NURS_6050_Module04_Week08_Assignment_Rubric
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