Instructions
Professional nurses have the potential to influence health policy by using a collective voice for patient and
healthcare advocacy. In this assessment, you will demonstrate competence as an advanced professional
nurse leading an interprofessional advocacy action team (AAT) to advocate for population health policy
change.
A. Discuss two differences in how an advanced professional nurse advocates for an at-risk population in the
community versus how an advanced professional nurse advocates for an individual patient in the clinical
practice setting. Include scholarly source(s) as part of your response.
B. Describe how the advanced professional nurse will apply two evidence-based strategies to promote
interprofessional collaboration within an Advocacy Action Team (AAT). Include one scholarly source to
support your description.
C. Analyze data that validates a health issue affecting an at-risk population in the county or state where you
live or work. Include relevant source(s) as part of your response.
D. Describe two characteristics of the at-risk population identified in part C.
E. Analyze how a specific social determinant of health (SDOH) in the county or state is predisposing the atrisk population from part C to the health issue identified in part C.
F. Analyze how current policy is insufficient to address the SDOH identified in part E.
Note: Current policy may be a county ordinance, county or state regulation, state law, program, school
curriculum, health initiative, etc.
G. Provide a policy proposal to address the SDOH identified in part E. Include scholarly source(s) to support
your policy proposal as part of your response.
1. Describe how the policy proposal could impact the health issue from part C.
2. Discuss how the policy proposal will address diversity in the population to ensure equitable
distribution of resources.
3. Describe how the policy proposal upholds two provisions from the ANA Code of Ethics. Include
relevant source(s) as part of your response.
4. Describe two actual or potential barriers in your county or state that impede the implementation of
the policy proposal.
H. Provide the name and title of one policymaker with authority to move the policy proposal forward.
1. Provide the rationale for choosing the policymaker identified in part H.
I. Describe two strategies you will use as an advanced professional nurse to strengthen your professional
practice as a policy advocate.
J. Create an (I)SBAR summary of the policy proposal using the attached “(I)SBAR Summary Template. Save
and submit your (I)SBAR summary as a separate .pdf or .docx document.
Note: Refer to the article titled “Using SBAR to Communicate with Policymakers” found in Unit 3 of the
Course of Study.
K. Acknowledge sources using APA-formatted in-text citations and references for content that is quoted,
paraphrased, or summarized.
L. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
ANSWER
Advocacy is a core nursing role. Advanced Professional Nurses (APN) have advanced training and experience, which gives them higher chances of succeeding at the microsocial and macrosocial levels. At the microsocial level, APNs advocate for individual patients’ needs while at the macrosocial level they advocate for broader health issues affecting the community. Notably, the approach that APNs use to advocate for the at-risk population in the community differs from the approach that they use to advocate for individual patients in the clinical setting. When advocating for individual patients at the clinical settings, APNs avail …. Purchase full answer to continue reading…