Capella University NHS FPX6004 Assessment 2 Policy Proposal

NHS FPX6004 Assessment 2 Policy Proposal

NHS FPX6004 Assessment 2 Policy Proposal

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Write a 4-6-page policy proposal and practice guidelines for improving quality and performance associated with the benchmark metric underperformance you advocated for improving in Assessment 1.

Introduction

In advocating for institutional policy changes related to local, state, or federal health care laws or policies, health leaders must be able to develop and present clear and well-written policy and practice guideline proposals that will enable a team, a unit, or an organization as a whole to resolve relevant performance issues and bring about improvements in the quality and safety of health care.

This assessment offers you an opportunity to take the lead in proposing such changes. As a master’s-level health care practitioner, you have a valuable viewpoint and voice to bring to discussions about policy development, both inside and outside your care setting. NHS FPX6004 Assessment 2 Policy Proposal

Developing policy for internal purposes can be a valuable process toward quality and safety improvement, as well as ensuring compliance with various health care regulatory pressures. This assessment offers you an opportunity to take the lead in proposing such changes.

Propose organizational policy and practice guidelines that you believe will lead to an improvement in quality and performance associated with the benchmark underperformance you advocated for improving in Assessment 1. Be precise, professional, and persuasive in demonstrating the merit of your proposed actions NHS FPX6004 Assessment 2 Policy Proposal.

Note: Remember that you can submit all, or a portion of, your draft policy proposal to Smarthinking for feedback, before you submit the final version for this assessment. If you plan on using this free service, be mindful of the turnaround time of 24–48 hours for receiving feedback.

NHS FPX6004 Assessment 2 Policy Proposal Requirements

The policy proposal requirements outlined below correspond to the scoring guide criteria, so be sure to address each main point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed. In addition, be sure to note the requirements for document format and length and for supporting evidence.

    • Explain the need for creating a policy and practice guidelines to address a shortfall in meeting a benchmark metric prescribed by local, state, or federal health care policies or laws.
      • What is the current benchmark for the organization and the numeric score for the underperformance?
      • How is the benchmark underperformance potentially affecting the provision of quality care or the operations of the organization?
      • What are the potential repercussions of not making any changes?
        • What evidence supports your conclusions?
    • Recommend ethical, evidence-based practice guidelines to improve targeted benchmark performance prescribed by applicable local, state, or federal health care policy or law.
      • What does the evidence-based literature suggest are potential strategies to improve performance for your targeted benchmark?
      • How would these strategies ensure performance improvement or compliance with applicable local, state, or federal health care policy or law?
      • How would you propose to apply these strategies in the context of Eagle Creek Hospital or your own practice setting?
      • How can you ensure these strategies are ethical and culturally inclusive in their application?
    • Analyze the potential effects of environmental factors on your recommended practice guidelines.
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      • What regulatory considerations could affect your recommended guidelines?
      • What resources could affect your recommended guidelines (staffing, financial, and logistical considerations, or support services)?
    • Explain why particular stakeholders and groups must be involved in further development and implementation of your proposed policy and practice guidelines.
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      • Why is it important to engage these stakeholders and groups?
      • How can their participation produce a stronger policy and facilitate its implementation?
    • Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions.
      • Proofread your proposal, before you submit it, to minimize errors that could distract readers and make it more difficult for them to focus on the substance of your proposal.
    • Use paraphrasing and summarization to represent ideas from external sources.
      • Be sure to apply correct APA formatting to source citations and references.
    • Example Assessment: You may use the following to give you an idea of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like:
    • Assessment 2 Example [PDF].
    • Policy Proposal Format and Length
      It may be helpful to use a template or format for your proposal that is used in your current organization. The risk management or quality department could be a good resource for finding an appropriate template or format. If you are not currently in practice, or your organization does not have these resources, many appropriate templates are freely available on the Internet. Your policy should be succinct (about one paragraph). Overall, your proposal should be 4–6 pages in length.
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Supporting Evidence

Cite 3–5 references to relevant research, case studies, or best practices to support your analysis and recommendations.

    • Note: Faculty may use the Writing Feedback Tool when grading this assessment. The Writing Feedback Tool is designed to provide you with guidance and resources to develop your writing based on five core skills. You will find writing feedback in the Scoring Guide for the assessment, once your work has been evaluated. NHS FPX6004 Assessment 2 Policy Proposal
    • Portfolio Prompt: You may choose to save your policy proposal to your ePortfolio.

Competencies Measured

NHS FPX6004 Assessment 2 Policy Proposal

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:

    • Competency 1: Analyze relevant health care laws, policies, and regulations; their application; and their effects on organizations, interprofessional teams, and professional practice.
      • Analyze the potential effects of environmental factors on recommended practice guidelines.
    • Competency 2: Lead the development and implementation of ethical and culturally sensitive policies that improve health outcomes for individuals, organizations, and populations.
      • Recommend ethical, evidence-based practice guidelines to improve targeted benchmark performance prescribed by applicable local, state, or federal health care policies or laws.
    • Competency 3: Evaluate relevant indicators of performance, such as benchmarks, research, and best practices, to inform health care laws and policies for patients, organizations, and populations.
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      • Explain the need for creating a policy to address a shortfall in meeting a benchmark metric prescribed by local, state, or federal health care policies or laws.
    • Competency 4: Develop strategies to work collaboratively with policy makers, stakeholders, and colleagues to address environmental (governmental and regulatory) forces.
      • Explain why particular stakeholders and groups must be involved in further development and implementation of a proposed policy and practice guidelines.
    • Competency 5: Produce clear, coherent, and professional written work, in accordance with Capella’s writing standards.
      • Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions.
      • Use paraphrasing and summarization to represent ideas from external sources.
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NHS FPX6004 Assessment 2 Policy Proposal Scoring Guide

CRITERIA NON-PERFORMANCE BASIC PROFICIENT DISTINGUISHED
Explain the need for Does not explain Explains the Explains the Explains the need for creating a
creating a policy the rationale for a rationale for a need for creating policy and practice guidelines to
and practice policy and practice policy and practice a policy and address a shortfall in meeting a
guidelines to guidelines guidelines practice benchmark metric prescribed by
address a shortfall addressing addressing guidelines to local, state, or federal health care
in meeting a benchmark benchmark address a policies or laws. Clearly articulates
benchmark metric underperformance. underperformance, shortfall in the effects of benchmark
prescribed by local, irrespective of a meeting a underperformance and draws
state, or federal particular need. benchmark sound conclusions about the
health care policies metric potential repercussions of
or laws. NHS FPX6004 Assessment 2 Policy Proposal prescribed by inaction, based on credible
local, state, or evidence.
federal health
NHS FPX6004 Assessment 2 Policy Proposal care policies or
laws.
Recommend ethical, Does not Recommends Recommends Recommends ethical, evidence-
evidence-based recommend practice guidelines ethical, based practice guidelines to
practice guidelines practice guidelines to improve evidence-based improve targeted benchmarked
to improve targeted to improve targeted practice performance prescribed by
benchmarked targeted benchmarked guidelines to applicable local, state, or federal
performance benchmarked performance improve targeted health care policies or laws.
prescribed by performance prescribed by benchmarked Provides clear and compelling
applicable local, prescribed by applicable local, performance justification, substantiated by
state, or federal applicable local, state, or federal prescribed by credible evidence, for applying
health care policies state, or federal health care applicable local, ethical and culturally inclusive
or laws. health care policies or laws. state, or federal performance improvement
policies or laws. health care strategies.
policies or laws.
Analyze the Does not identify Identifies Analyzes the Analyzes the potential effects of
potential effects of environmental environmental potential effects environmental factors on
environmental factors that can factors that can of environmental recommended practice guidelines.
factors on affect affect factors on Identifies clear cause-and-effect
recommended recommended recommended recommended relationships and the influence of
practice guidelines. practice practice practice those factors on specific
guidelines. guidelines. guidelines. recommendations.
Explain why Does not explain Identifies Explains why Provides a perceptive and
particular why particular stakeholders and particular succinct explanation of why
stakeholders and stakeholders and groups who are stakeholders particular stakeholders and groups
groups must be groups must be not the most and groups must must be involved in further
involved in further involved in further logical choices to be involved in development and implementation
development and development and be involved in further of a proposed policy and practice
implementation of a implementation of further development guidelines. Offers clear and
proposed policy and a proposed policy development and and convincing rationale for
practice guidelines. and practice implementation of implementation stakeholder and group
guidelines. a proposed policy of a proposed engagement and how it
and practice policy and strengthens policy and facilitates
guidelines. practice changes in practice.
guidelines.
Organize content so Does not organize Organizes content Organizes Organizes content so clarity is
ideas flow logically content for ideas with some logical content so ideas enhanced and all ideas flow
with smooth to flow logically flow and smooth flow logically logically with smooth transitions.
transitions. with smooth transitions. with smooth
transitions. transitions.
CRITERIA NON-PERFORMANCE BASIC PROFICIENT DISTINGUISHED
Use paraphrasing Incorporates Paraphrasing or Uses Uses concise, paraphrasing or
and summarization plagiarized summarization is paraphrasing summarization to accurately
to represent ideas information. awkward, and represent ideas from external
from external inaccurate, or summarization sources. Exhibits an insightful
sources. borders on to represent interpretation and synthesis of
plagiarism. ideas from credible sources.
external
sources. NHS FPX6004 Assessment 2 Policy Proposal