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Write a doctoral-level discussion post to include the listed references-Mason, D. J., Perez, A., McLemore, M. R., & Dickson, E. L. (2021). (8th ed.). Elsevier., https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1499893, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06838-9, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06838-9. Citations to be added in the text. Use the following instructions for completion. In completing Module 1, you have received an introduction to health policy. This discussion post aims to connect these foundations of health policy to your clinical practice, exploring how policy influences your clinical interests and future practice goals. *The answers should focus on mental health medication adherence.*
To complete this discussion post assignment: Identify a Clinical Interest: Choose a clinical issue, domain, or topic that you are passionate about (The answers should focus on mental health medication adherence.) This could be related to your current practice, future career goals, or DNP project ideas.
Research the Issue: Conduct a brief review of the literature to understand the significance of the issue and its impact on patients. Provide evidence-based support for your claims, and cite accordingly.
Connect to Health Policy: Use political philosophy to briefly explain this clinical issue in the context of the US Health Care System (access, quality, financing). Discuss the potential role of the US welfare state in addressing the clinical issue, and the position of national nursing organizations or other relevant professional organizations. Guidelines and Grading The discussion post and response should be written in scholarly language. Here are some tips to help:
Follow APA format (7th edition). You can think of your discussion post as a short APA paper without a cover page. Emphasize using the APA format for citing evidence to support your claims. Include in-text citations as appropriate
Make sure you thoroughly review the rubric (Rubric was not attached) and contact your instructor if you have any questions or need clarification. In researching the issues, focus on the local and/or national significance of the issues. For example, you can think about questions like how many are impacted by this clinical issue? How are patients and providers impacted by it? Is the issue more prevalent or significant in certain geographical areas or for certain patient populations? Feel free to build on your own previous work, if you have examined the evidence related to the clinical issue already, but make sure the evidence you are building on is the most current and of the highest quality available for this topic.
When connecting to health policy, refer to chapter 6 in the required textbook to help you in the use of political philosophy Policy and Politics in Nursing and Health Care, 8th Edition. Mason, D.J., Dickson, E., McLemore, M.R, Perez, G.A (Eds). Elsevier, 2021, Chapter 6, pages 45-51(Feel free to use any additioal scolorly works)