NURS 6050 Module05 Week10 Assignment: NURS 6050 Module05 Week10 Assignment: Assessing a Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation
Program/policy evaluation is a valuable tool that can help strengthen the quality of programs/policies and improve outcomes for the populations they serve. Program/policy evaluation answers basic questions about program/policy effectiveness. It involves collecting and analyzing information about program/policy activities, characteristics, and outcomes. This information can be used to ultimately improve program services or policy initiatives.
Nurses can play a very important role assessing program/policy evaluation for the same reasons that they can be so important to program/policy design. Nurses bring expertise and patient advocacy that can add significant insight and impact. In this Assignment, you will practice applying this expertise and insight by selecting an existing healthcare program or policy evaluation and reflecting on the criteria used to measure the effectiveness of the program/policy.
To Prepare:
- Review the Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation Analysis Template provided in the Resources.
- Select an existing healthcare program or policy evaluation or choose one of interest to you.
- Review community, state, or federal policy evaluation and reflect on the criteria used to measure the effectiveness of the program or policy described.
The Assignment:
Based on the program or policy evaluation you selected, complete the Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation Analysis Template. Be sure to address the following:
- Describe the healthcare program or policy outcomes.
- How was the success of the program or policy measured?
- How many people were reached by the program or policy selected?
- How much of an impact was realized with the program or policy selected?
- At what point in program implementation was the program or policy evaluation conducted?
- What data was used to conduct the program or policy evaluation?
- What specific information on unintended consequences was identified?
- What stakeholders were identified in the evaluation of the program or policy? Who would benefit most from the results and reporting of the program or policy evaluation? Be specific and provide examples.
- Did the program or policy meet the original intent and objectives? Why or why not?
- Would you recommend implementing this program or policy in your place of work? Why or why not?
- Identify at least two ways that you, as a nurse advocate, could become involved in evaluating a program or policy after 1 year of implementation.
- Milstead, J. A., & Short, N. M. (2019). Health policy and politics: A nurse’s guide (6th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
- Chapter 7, “Health Policy and Social Program Evaluation” (pp. 116–124 only)
- Glasgow, R. E., Lichtenstein, E., & Marcus, A. C. (2003). Why don’t we see more translation of health promotion research to practice? Rethinking the efficacy-to-effectiveness transition. American Journal of Public Health, 93(8), 1261–1267.
Shiramizu, B., Shambaugh, V., Petrovich, H., Seto, T. B., Ho, T., Mokuau, N., & Hedges, J. R. (2016). Leading by success: Impact of a clinical and translational research infrastructure program to address health inequities. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 4(5), 983–991.
Williams, J. K., & Anderson, C. M. (2018). Omics research ethics considerations. Nursing Outlook, 66(4), 386–393. doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2018.05.003
Rubric Detail
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| Program/Policy Evaluation
Based on the program or policy evaluation you seelcted, complete the Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation Analysis Template. Be sure to address the following: · Describe the healthcare program or policy outcomes. · How was the success of the program or policy measured? · How many people were reached by the program or policy selected? |
32 (32%) – 35
(35%) Response clearly and accurately describes in detail the healthcare program or policy outcomes.
Response accurately and thoroughly explains in detail how the success of the program or policy was measured.
Response clearly and accurately describes in detail how many people were reached by the |
28 (28%) – 31
(31%) Response accurately describes the healthcare program or policy outcomes.
Response accurately explains how the success of the program or policy was measured.
Response accurately describes how many people were reached by the program or policy and accurately describes the impact of the program or |
25 (25%) – 27
(27%) Description of the healthcare program or policy outcomes is inaccurate or incomplete.
Explanation of how the success of the program or policy was measured is inaccurate or incomplete.
Description of how many people were reached by the program or policy and the impact is vague or inaccurate.
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0 (0%) – 24 (24%)
Description of the healthcare program or policy outcomes is inaccurate and incomplete, or is missing.
Explanation of how the success of the program or policy was measured is inaccurate and incomplete, or is missing.
Description of how many people were reached by the program or policy and the associated impacts is vague and inaccurate, or |
examples.
- Did the program or policy meet the original intent and objectives? Why or why not?
- Would you recommend implementing this program or policy in your place of work? Why or why not?
- Identify at least two ways that you, as a nurse advocate, could become involved in evaluating a program or policy after 1 year of accurately explains in detail the stakeholders involved in the program or policy evaluation.
- Response clearly and accurately explains in detail who would benefit most from the results and reporting of the program or policy evaluation.
- Response includes a thorough and accurate explanation of whether the program met the original intent and outcomes, including an accurate and detailed explanation of the reasons supporting why or why not.
- Response includes a thorough and accurate explanation of whether the program involved in the program or policy evaluation.
- Response explains who would benefit most from the results and reporting of the program or policy evaluation.
- Response includes an accurate explanation of whether the program met the original intent and outcomes, including an accurate explanation of the reasons supporting why or why not.
- Response includes an accurate explanation of whether the program should be implemented, including an accurate explanation of the reasons involved in the program or policy evaluation is vague or inaccurate.
- Explanation of who would benefit most from the results and reporting of the program or policy evaluation is vague or inaccurate.
- Explanation of whether the program/policy met the original intent and outcomes and the reasons why or why not is incomplete or inaccurate.
- Explanation of whether the program or policy should be implemented, and the reasons why or why not, is incomplete or inaccurate.
- stakeholders involved in the program or policy evaluation is vague and inaccurate, or is missing.
- Explanation of who would benefit most from the results and reporting of the program or policy evaluation is vague and inaccurate, or is missing.
- Explanation of whether the program or policy met the original intent and outcomes and the reasons why or why not is incomplete and inaccurate, or is missing.
- Explanation of whether the program or policy should be implemented, and the reasons why or why not, is incomplete and inaccurate, or
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spelling, and punctuation with no errors. | grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors. | several (3-4) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors. | spelling, and punctuation errors that interfere with the reader’s understanding. |
| Written | 5 (5%) – 5 (5%) | 4 (4%) – 4 (4%) | 3.5 (3.5%) – 3.5
(3.5%) Contains several (3-4) APA format errors. |
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