This Assignment will serve as a course level assessment for Course Outcome 1:
DN733-1: Examine culturally proficient and congruent approaches to the care of diverse communities and vulnerable and underserved populations.
Directions:
Write a scholarly paper, no less than 6 pages excluding the title page and references, and include the following:
Select a current health care issue or problem that represents an ethical dilemma or health disparity (see criteria and suggestions for topic/issue selection).
Identify the scope of the problem
How does the problem or issue impact the public or /population/ or disenfranchised segment of a community? Use federal or state data/statistics if available
Identify stakeholders
Identify the ethical dilemmas
Identify any cultural diversity relevance or disparities issues
Specify policy based solutions
Is there a policy that addresses this problem/issue
Include evidence/ science on why this policy is helpful
What level(s) of government does your issue involve (local, state, federal)? What level of government is your immediate target?
If there is no current policy that addresses the problem/issue, should a policy be developed? Who should lead the policy development? What policy solution(s) should be initiated? Include evidence to support this policy development.
Offer your opinion of the effectiveness of the existing policy or proposed policy solutions related to this problem/issue. Review the ANA Nursing Code of Ethics and the ICN Code of Ethics and select one you find most applicable to the healthcare topic/issue and policy and/or policy solution.
