Discuss your personal experience with influencing policymakers in efforts to change policy and promote health.

Guidelines: Support your responses with scholarly academic references using APA style format. Assigned course readings and online library resources are preferred. Weekly lecture notes are designed as overviews to the topic for the respective week and should not serve as a citation or reference.

In your discussion question response, provide a substantive response that illustrates a well-reasoned and thoughtful response; is factually correct with relevant scholarly citations, references, and examples that demonstrates a clear connection to the readings.

In your participation responses to your peers, comments must demonstrate thorough analysis of postings and extends meaningful discussion by building on previous postings.

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Assignment 1 Grading Criteria Maximum Points

Discussion Question Responses: Displays an understanding of the course materials and the underlying concept discussed. Includes course materials and additional scholarly resources to support important points. 15

Participation Responses: Displays an understanding of topic under discussion by affirming statements, asking a related question, or making an oppositional statement. Position must be supported with related evidence. Responds to a minimum of two peers/question. 10

Professional Practice Connection: Demonstrates reflective thought pertaining to personal perspectives and professional development. Reflective statements include a theoretical rationale. 10

Quality of Academic Writing: Written responses are free of grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. Citations and references are included and written in the correct APA Style. 10

Total: 45

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Discussion Question 2

Nurses in advanced roles need to be familiar with current health policy and strategies to contribute to policy development. Discuss your personal experience with influencing policymakers in efforts to change policy and promote health. Next, describe a policy issue that needs to be addressed in your community or workplace that is appropriate to your selected role specialization. Map out a policy strategy that uses a high degree of political competence to address the policy issue.

Justify your answers using examples and reasoning. Comment on the postings of at least two peers concerning whether you agree or disagree with their views.

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