Week 2: Patient Education Technology Guide to a Mobile Health Application PowerPointSubmit AssignmentPoints 175 Submitting a file uploadThe purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate the skills of
Learning Resources
Required Readings
Milstead, J. A. (2019). Health policy and politics: A nurse’s guide (6th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
Chapter 1, “Informing Public Policy: An Important Role for Registered Nurses” (pp. xvi -13)
This chapter explains public policy and the nurse’s role in directing health care issues to the government and securing a response.
Chapter 2, “Agenda Setting: What Rises to a Policymaker’s Attention” (pp. 16-34)
This chapter provides examples of the process of moving a problem to the attention of the government so the solution can be considered at the state and federal levels.
Chapter 3, “Government Response: Legislation” (pp. 36-54)
This chapter explores the multiple factors that influence the development of public policy through the legislative branch of government.
Coalition for Patients’ Rights. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.patientsrightscoalition.org/
This website details the initiative of the Coalition for Patients’ Rights, which seeks to ensure that patients everywhere have access to the quality health care providers of their choice.
University of Washington School of Medicine. (n.d.) Ethics in medicine: Managed care. Retrieved from http://depts.washington.edu/bioethx/topics/manag.html
This article explains the effects and ethical concerns associated with managed care, which integrates payment with the delivery of health care.
Required Media
(It is very important to watch the video)
Laureate Education (Producer). (2012b). Health policy and politics. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 16 minutes.
