Assessment 3: Written Assignment

DueApr 27 by 23:50 Points50 Submittingan external tool AvailableMar 20 at 9:34 - May 3 at 23:59

Titleofassignment

Factors that impact registered nurses ability to influence national government health policy

Instructions

Writea3000word(+/-10%)assessmentonfactorsthatimpactregisterednurses'abilitytoinfluencenationalgovernmenthealthpolicy.This assessment has a weighting of 50%.

Thisassessmenttaskwillenablestudentstopracticewritingandpresentingresearchevidencerelatedtothetopicinalogicalmanner.It should demonstrate the development of the argument using supporting literature.

Please consider carefully following the rubrics and link provided below as you construct your

assessment.https://ihm.edu.au/library/assessment-guide/(https://ihm.edu.au/library/assessment-guide/)

Content

Health policies impact the nursing profession and healthcare. Nurses' involvement in health policy development ensures that healthcare is safe,ofhighquality,accessibleandaffordable.Numerousfactorsinfluencenurseleaders'abilitytobepoliticallyactiveininfluencinghealth policy development. These factors can be facilitators or barriers to their participation. This assignment will provide the student with an opportunity to examine the factors that impact participation in health policy development.

Students will critically analyse factors that impact registered nurses ability to influence current national government policies using research- based evidence in the literature. Students will recommend solutions that nurses can use to influence national health policies.

ULOs addressed inAssessment 3:

ULO 4. Critically analyse how the national government policy impacts contemporary healthcare

ULO 5. Critically examine the enablers and/or barriers which impact registered nurses in influencing health policies.

Assessment instructions:

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Analytical Essay structure Instruction:

.Add the Title page as outlined by the academic writing guidelines. https://ihm.edu.au/library/assessment-guide/

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TheessayshouldbestructuredusingthestandardessayformatwithanIntroduction,Body,andConclusionandReferencelist.

Introduction: Introduce the essay following the order( Maximum 10% total word )

Ageneralstatementaboutthetopicthatprovidesacontextforyourargument A thesis statement (purpose statement)

Aroad map of the essay (how will you present and develop arguments

Body: It elaborates your argument from the Introduction: Identify the main essay themes from the content given .

DiscussHealthpoliciesandtheirimpactonnursingandhealthcare.AddsomehealthpoliciesfromAustralia/yourlocalcountry and how they impact the Australian/ the respective health care system and the nursing profession.

Nurses involvement in policy making: Explore benefits, reasons, and examples of involvement.

Factorsinfluencingnursesinvolvementinpolicymaking:Canbebarriers/facilitators:((Identifyatleastany3-4barriers)If describing any barriers/ facilitators, suggest some strategies (evidence-based) to mitigate the obstacles

Structure your body paragraphs:

Present a reasoned case supported by evidence from relevant scholarship written in paragraphs.

Eachparagraphshouldbeonly150-200wordtoavoidtoolongortooshortparagraphs.Single-sentenceparagraphsareabruptandshould be used infrequently. Paragraphs that are too long (i.e., longer than one double-spaced manuscript page) risk losing readersattention.

Eachbodyparagraphshouldhaveonemainideathatsupportstheargumentfromtheessaytopicwhichissupportedbyrelevant examples and evidence from the body of scholarly work on your topic.

Begintheparagraphwithatopicsentence(aclearcontextfortheinformationtofollow).Agoodtopicsentencesummarizesthemain message of the paragraph.

Each paragraph should be coherently structured at the micro level and macro level(in the paragraph and between the paragraphs).

Conclusion:Approximately 10% of the total word count

Summaryofthecontentwritten Nottoaddanynewinformation Do not simply repeat yourself.

How the topic links to the wider context (Bigger picture) in your discipline

WritingandReferencing:

Use appropriate academic writing style, including clear and concise language, proper grammar, and correct citations.

DonotuseanyAItooltoformatandwritethecontentasitcanproduceahighAIscore.Thiswillbeconsideredasanactofbreachingthe Academic Integrity Policy.

Include in-text citations and provide a comprehensive reference list for all sources used.

Addanadequatenumberofin-textcitations.In-textreferencesorcitationsareusedtoacknowledgetheworkorideasofothers. In-text Citations and the reference list should be formatted usingAPA7^th

Please use a minimum 20 quality references and keep no more than 50 words of direct quote

Research &Analysis:

Usecurrentpeerreviewedliterature,includingscholarlyarticles,researchpapers,policydocuments,andcrediblewebsites. Use IHM library, Google scholar and databases such as Pub Med

Conduct a thorough review of current literature, including scholarly articles, research papers, policy documents, and reputable websites. Focusonrecentpublications(withinthelastsevenyears)toensuretheinformationisup-to-dateandreflectsthecurrentunderstandingof the issue