MN506M4 Competency Assessment

MN506M4 Competency Assessment

This competency assessment assesses the following Outcome(s): MN506M4 Competency Assessment

MN506M4-4: Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the current health care act of the United States

In this assessment, you will discuss how the state of Florida is enacting the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In a 3- to 4-page paper, exclusive of cover and reference pages, you will:

1. Identify at least three components of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that are important to APN practice.
2. Describe why the three components are important to APN practice.
3. Determine whether your state is or is not implementing the three components.
4. Describe how the decision to implement or not implement the three components impacts healthcare in your state.

Assessment Requirements:  MUST BE APA7th ed Formatted!

Before finalizing your work, you should:

• be sure to read the assessment description carefully (as displayed above);
• consult the Grading Rubric (under the Course Resources) to make sure you have included everything necessary;
• utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors; and
• review APA formatting and citation information found in the Academic Success Center, online, or elsewhere in the course.

Your writing assessment should:

• follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.)
• be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;
• display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics; and
• use APA 7th edition formatting and citation style.

Minimum Submission Requirements

• Proper notification of any resubmission, repurposing, or reworking of prior work per the Purdue Global Student Coursework Resubmission, Repurposing, and Reworking Policy Resource.
• This assessment should be a 3- to 4-page Microsoft Word document, in addition to the title and reference pages.
• Support your paper with a minimum of three scholarly references.
• Respond to the questions in a thorough manner, providing specific examples of concepts, topics, definitions, and other elements asked for in the questions. Your submission should be highly organized, logical, and focused.
• Your submission should provide a clearly established and sustained viewpoint and purpose.
• Your writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful.
• Your submission must be written in Standard English and demonstrate exceptional content, organization, style, and grammar, and mechanics.
• A separate page at the end of your submission should contain a list of references in APA format. Use your textbook, the Library, and the internet for research.
• Be sure to include references for all sources and to cite them using in-text citations where appropriate. Your sources and content should follow current APA citation style. Review the writing resources for APA formatting and citation found in Academic Tools. Additional writing resources can be found within the Academic Success Center.

If the work submitted for this competency assessment does not meet the minimum submission requirements, it will be returned for revision. If the work submitted does not meet the minimum submission requirements by the end of the term, you will receive a failing score.

Competency Assessment Rubric

All competency criteria must be met to earn a B grade and pass this Course Outcome.

A predefined number of mastery criteria must be met to earn an A grade, indicating mastery of the Course Outcome. See the CLA and Grade Criteria Chart below.

CLA and Grade Criteria Chart

*Not Yet Competent grades convert to an F at term end

*If work submitted for this competency assessment does not meet the minimum submission requirements, it will be returned for revision without being scored. If the work submitted does not meet the minimum submission requirements by the end of the term you will receive a failing score.

Minimum Submission Requirements

MN506M4 Readings

Textbook Readings

Read the following topics in Nickitas, Middaugh, & Feeg (2020). Policy and politics for nurses and other health professionals:

• Chapter 1: “Nursing’s History of Advocacy and Action”
• Chapter 2: “Policy and Politics Explained”
• Chapter 3: “A Policy Toolkit for Healthcare Providers and Activists”
• Chapter 4: “Population Health Care: Access, Cost, and Quality”
• Section 3: Affordable Care Act: From Enactment to Sustainability

 Journal Readings

Please retrieve and read the following journal articles from the Library or Course Resources.

Arnold, H. D. (2013). The Affordable Care Act and international recruitment and migration of nursing professionals. Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies, 20(2), 1373–1391.

Collins, B., Saylor, J. (2018). The affordable care act: Where are we now? Nursing 2018, 48(5), 43-47. doi:10.1097/01.NURSE.0000531892.08687.b7.

Craig, G. (2018). Advocacy: What does health policy mean to nursing? American Nurse Today, 13(5), 37.

Fox, J. B., & Shaw, F. E. (2015). Clinical preventive services: Coverage and the Affordable Care Act. American Journal of Public Health, 105(1), e7-e10.

Gardner, D. (2016). Health policy and politics. Election 2016: Where are we with the Affordable Care Act? Nursing Economic$, 34, 251-254.

Sommers, B. D., Gordon, S., Somers, S., Ingram, C., & Epstein, A. M. (2014). Medicaid on the eve of expansion: A survey of state Medicaid officials on the Affordable Care Act. American Journal of Law & Medicine, 40(2/3), 253–279.

Sprayberry, L. D. (2014). Transformation of America’s health care system: Implications for professional direct-care nurses. MEDSURG Nursing, 23(1), 61–66.

Story, C. R., Crethar, H. C., & Hall, P. T. (2014). Privilege, oppression and the Affordable Care Act: Cultural implications for health educators. American Journal of Health Studies, 29, 302–308.

Walker, D., Barton-Burke, M., Sariam, M., Gosselin, T., Ireland, A., Norton, V., & Newton, S. (2015). Everyday advocates: Nursing advocacy is a full-time job. American Journal of Nursing, 115(8), 66-70. doi:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000470409.04919.0f

MN506M4 Advanced Practice Nursing – Legislative and Policy Strategies

COURSE INFORMATION

Course Title:                     Advanced Practice Nursing – Legislative and Policy Strategies

Credit Hours:                    1

Prerequisites:                   None

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

MN506M4-4: Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the current health care act of the United States.

COURSE MATERIALS

For courses with ebooks or digital books, go to the Table of Contents and click on the link titled Digital Book.

If your course has a physical textbook that you have not received, please contact your Student Advisor if you have not done so previously.

TEXTBOOK INFORMATION

MediaType:     Physical

Title:                Essentials Of Nursing Law And Ethics Edition:       2nd (2013)

Author:                   Westrick, S.J. Publisher:                        Jones and Bartlett Book ISBN:               978-1-284-03020-4

Ebook ISBN: MediaType:                        Physical

Title:                Policy and Politics For Nurses and … – With Access Edition:          3rd (2018)

Author:            Nickitas, D.M., Middaugh, D.J., & Feeg, V. Publisher:  Jones and Bartlett

Book ISBN:     978-1-284-14039-2

Ebook ISBN:

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

The following software requirements are required in this course beyond the ones listed in the catalog:

GRADING CRITERIA/COURSE EVALUATION

 PURDUE UNIVERSITY GLOBAL GRADING SCALE

 POLICIES

Students who wish to review current policies (academic appeals, attendance, plagiarism, etc.) should refer to the current Purdue University Global Catalog.

Extension Policy

You are expected to submit the Competency Assessment by 11:59 p.m.ET on the Sunday of the final week of the course.

The competency assessment will not be accepted after Sunday of the final week of the term without an extension request and approval. In order to request an extension, you must have attempted the competency assessment at least once beforehand.

Your professor will determine whether an extension is appropriate. If your extension request is approved, the final deadline for the competency assessment is Thursday 11:59 p.m. ET, two days after the close of the course. Only one attempt may be made during the extension.

Please note that extensions are possible in module courses but not Incompletes.

ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATIONS – If there are any academic accommodations you feel would be helpful to you in your classes, please do not hesitate to reach out to Student Accessibility Services (SAS) for assistance.

COURSE SPECIFIC POLICIES

Students must take all modules of the master course outcome. All modules must be taken in sequential order. Students cannot test out of any part.

Course Module Preview

Every competency module provides a Course Module Preview document. This document includes the course outcomes, readings, and assignment information for all of this course’s modules. The intent is to allow you to work ahead until you receive access to the next module in the sequence.

Download the Course Module Preview

COURSE ACTIVITIES

This module course includes five sections: Getting Started, Learn, Connect, Practice, and Competency Assessment. You are not required to complete the sections in any particular order, but you must complete the readiness check in “Getting Started” first in order to access content in all of the other sections. The competency assessment is the only graded assignment in the module.

Getting Started: This section introduces you to the learning outcome that is the focus for the module. You must complete the readiness check in this section in order to access the other sections in the course.

Readiness Check

 Each competency module begins with a readiness check. This is a multiple-choice assessment with feedback that gives you an opportunity to gauge your current knowledge of the content and decide what to study in order to cover gaps in your knowledge and be successful on the final competency assessment. The readiness check is not graded and does not affect your standing in the module. You must complete the readiness check to gain access to the other course content and the competency assessment. You are only provided one attempt on the readiness check.

Learn: This section is designed to allow you to review and/or learn the content related to the learning outcome that will be assessed in the competency assessment. This section may include reading, research, recorded videos, and other informational resources to review concepts related to the learning outcome.

Connect: This section offers further insight into the focus of this module by providing opportunities to interact with your instructor and classmates. These interactions include live Faculty Connect opportunities and asynchronous discussion topics.

Faculty Connect opportunities are held weekly and focus on topics related to the course. The Faculty Connect opportunities will be structured to address your questions about specific competency modules and their competency assessments. Faculty Connect opportunities are optional, but you are strongly encouraged to attend. Your instructor will provide you additional information about the Faculty Connect opportunities.

Practice: This section includes activities designed to help you practice the concepts you need to know to complete the competency assessment. These activities may be knowledge checks, quizzes, or labs. All practice activities include feedback.

Competency Assessment: The competency assessment (CA) assesses your level of performance on the specific learning outcome that is the focus of the module. CAs are performance-based assessments that require you to demonstrate your knowledge, understanding, and proficiency through the creation of a product, artifact, or exam. The other learning activities in the competency module are designed to help you achieve mastery on the CA. You must pass the CA to receive credit, and you can attempt the assessment an unlimited number of times within the six week term. However, the CA must be completed successfully by the end of the term to earn credit. A score of “A” or “B” is a passing grade for the module. You may not resubmit an assessment during this term if a minimum passing score of “B” has been earned. Your performance on the CA is assessed with a Competency Assessment Checklist Rubric. Be sure to review any minimum submission requirements provided in the competency assessment directions. If the work submitted for this competency assessment does not meet the minimum submission requirements, it will be returned for revision. If the work submitted does not meet the minimum submission requirements by the end of the term, you will receive a failing score.

End-of-Term Submission Requirements: The deadline to submit competency assessments is Sunday, 11:59 p.m. ET of the final week of the term. If you expect to receive feedback, revise, and resubmit a CA near the end of the term, you are encouraged to make your submission no later than 6 days (Thursday, 11:59 p.. ET) before the end of the final week of the term.

Submissions submitted on the Sunday of the final week will be graded before final grades are due rather than in the timeframe instructors use during the term.

DISCUSSION BOARDS

 The Discussion Board is where you post your responses to discussion topics and share your experiences in completing exercises and applying the content of the module. Discussion topics provide a forum for you to seek clarification and answer important questions about the course material. The discussion also allows you to receive feedback from the instructor and other students in the class.

INSTRUCTOR’S FEEDBACK

 Competency assessments submitted during the term will be graded within 24 hours. Assessments submitted on Friday will be graded within 72 hours and assessments submitted on Saturday will be graded within 48 hours, with the exception of assessments submitted on the Sunday of the final week of the term and holidays. Assessments submitted on the Sunday of the end of the term will be graded by the final grade deadline. If there is a holiday, assessments will be returned within 24 hours of the return from the holiday. Refer to the Gradebook and Dropbox within your course to review the feedback. If you do not earn a passing score on your attempt, you should use the feedback provided to help guide your next attempt. Assessments submitted on Sunday of the final week are final and cannot be revised. If you have any questions or concerns about your competency assessment score and/or the feedback you receive, be sure to contact your instructor for clarification.

RUBRICS

 The Competency Assessment Checklist Rubric is provided in the Competency Assessment section of the course. The rubric is a tool your instructor uses to determine your performance on the competency assessment. The rubric consists of a list of criterion statements indicating the requirements to show competent performance on the learning outcome. Criterion are listed separately in order to indicate the items that are the minimum requirement to show competent performance, while other criteria represent mastery level achievement. All competency criterion statements must be met to pass the competency assessment. In order to achieve a mastery score (an “A” grade), you must meet all competency criterion statements as well as more than half of the mastery criterion statements. You should follow the rubric so you understand exactly what is expected of you and how you will be evaluated in the competency assessment.

Following the rubric will help make sure you demonstrate competence in all required aspects of the competency assessment. You are encouraged to read both the competency assessment directions and the checklist rubric when you first start the module. Talk to your professor right away if you have any questions about them.

Tutoring and many other resources are available in the Academic Success Center section of the

My Studies tab on the Purdue Global Campus home page.

NETIQUETTE

Interactions in an online classroom can be in written form as well as in audio or video. Your comfort level with expressing ideas and feelings in writing will add to your success in an online course. The ability to write is necessary, but you also need to understand what is considered appropriate when communicating online.

The word “netiquette” is short for “Internet etiquette.” Rules of netiquette have grown organically with the growth of the Internet to help users act responsibly when they access or transmit information online. As a student, you should be aware of the common rules of netiquette for the web and employ a communication style that follows these guidelines.

• Wait to respond to a message that upsets you and be careful of what you say and how you say
• Be considerate. Rude or threatening language, inflammatory assertions (often referred to as “flaming”), personal attacks, and other inappropriate communication will not be tolerated.
• Never post a message that is in all capital letters — it comes across to the reader as SHOUTING! Use boldface and italics sparingly, as they can denote
• Keep messages short
• Always practice good grammar, punctuation, and composition. This shows that you have taken the time to craft your response and that you respect your classmates’
• Keep in mind that Discussion Boards are meant to be constructive exchanges, and it is important to respect those views that are different from
• Be respectful and treat everyone as you would want to be treated
• Use spell check before sending a written message

Using a webcam in an online meeting room requires thought and consideration for the netiquette environment. Keep your surroundings free of clutter and distraction. Do not allow others in your setting to enter the webcam view. Be sure your attire and background are appropriate for a classroom setting. If in doubt, turn off your camera. When using a microphone be mindful of your mute button – stay on mute until it is an appropriate time to speak – then enable your mute button again when you have finished sharing. Also, be mindful of how you reply to differing opinions or course content that you may not agree with. Feel free to express your views and ask questions in a calm and respectful way.

You should also review and refer to the section on Responsible Use of University Technology contained in the most recent Purdue Global Catalog.

Note: This syllabus is subject to change during this term/session or in future

terms/sessions. This syllabus was published for course content as of 2201C. (E-Track terms are 12 weeks in length and consist of two 6-week sessions)

Competency Assessment Rubric

All competency criteria must be met to earn a B grade and pass this Course Outcome.

A predefined number of mastery criteria must be met to earn an A grade, indicating mastery of the Course Outcome. See the CLA and Grade Criteria Chart below.

CLA and Grade Criteria Chart

*Not Yet Competent grades convert to an F at term end

*If work submitted for this competency assessment does not meet the minimum submission requirements, it will be returned for revision without being scored. If the work submitted does not meet the minimum submission requirements by the end of the term you will receive a failing score.

Minimum Submission Requirements

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

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• Discussion Questions (DQ)

Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, including a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words. Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source. One or two-sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words. I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.

• Weekly Participation

Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately. In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies. Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work). Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.

• APA Format and Writing Quality

Familiarize yourself with the APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in Loud-cloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required). Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation. I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.

• Use of Direct Quotes

I discourage over-utilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Master’s level and deduct points accordingly. As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content. It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.

• LopesWrite Policy

For assignments that need to be submitted to Lopes Write, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me. Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes. Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own? Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in Loud-cloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.

• Late Policy

The university’s policy on late assignments is a 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies. Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances. If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect. I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension. As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.

• Communication

Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me: Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class. Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.

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