Healthcare Policy
NURS5001
3 Credit Hours
| Course Description |
The primary focus of this course is the analysis of
healthcare systems. Public and private healthcare delivery systems are
examined. Students explore future challenges and processes to improve
systems.
| Course Objectives |
At the conclusion of this course the student will be able
to:
| Prerequisites and Co-requisites |
Admission to the RODP-MSN program or
permission of Coordinator.
| Course Topics |
I. Policy
and politics: a framework for advance nursing
II. Historical
overview of Unites States healthcare policy
III. Policy
development and analysis
IV. Financing
healthcare
V. Mechanism
for controlling healthcare
VI. Collective
strategies for political action
VII. Political
action through professional organizations
| Textbooks |
Please visit the Virtual Bookstore to obtain textbook
information for this course: http://rodp.bkstr.com
| Supplementary Materials |
Supplemental periodicals and journal
articles assigned by instructor.
| Hardware Requirements |
The minimum requirements can be found at http://www.rodp.org/students/hardware_software.htm
| Software Requirements |
The minimum requirements can be found at http://www.rodp.org/students/hardware_software.htm
Additional software requirements for this course include
Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint), and Acrobat Reader.
| Instructor Information |
Please see the separate page inside the course to find
instructor contact information.
| Testing Procedures |
All course requirements are submitted online and will
include short papers related to the required reading material. One on-line
exam will be given in this course. The dates for the exam will be posted on
the course calendar. Students are required to complete the exam on the
posted date. Exam format may consist of multiple choice and essay type
questions.
| Grading Procedure |
|
Module assignments, quizzes & short papers |
25% |
|
Final Exam |
25% |
|
Formal Paper |
35% |
|
Online Discussions |
15% |
| Grading Scale |
A =93-100
B = 85-92
C = 77-84
D = 70-76
F =<70
| Assignments and Projects |
The student will submit a formal paper
discussing a healthcare issue with health care policy implications.
Discussion of relevance, economic considerations and strategies for
implementation will be expected. The paper will consist of 10-12 type
written pages (in MS Word only). The document is expected to be free of
grammatical and punctuation errors. The paper and reference page should be in
APA format. The student will submit the paper via WebCT
to the instructor. The student is advised to keep a copy of all
written work.
Detailed
instructions for the project can be found on the WebCT
link
assignment link.
| Class Participation |
All students are expected to actively participate in
online class discussions. Each discussion question posted will be assigned a
date by which the student must respond. If a student is unable to
fulfill this requirement for any reason, he/she should notify the instructor
prior to the class and make alternative arrangements. The aim is to
encourage interaction among students and faculty, not simply to present
information. Students are required to respond to all discussion
questions. Student responses to discussion questions must be
substantive, that is, thoughtful and analytical. Students will be expected to
respond to all questions asked within a module. Because the WebCT
system has its own way of formatting material posted on the discussion
feature, the student will not be expected to strictly follow APA guidelines
for online submissions. However, the student is held to academic standards of
writing style and the use of proper grammar, punctuation and spelling.
| Punctuality |
Students are expected to:
Check
the course calendar for the due dates of assignments.
Check
the course bulletin board frequently for announcements.
| Course Ground Rules |
The student is expected to:
Learn
how to navigate in the WebCT system.
Participate
by responding to all discussion questions.
Keep
abreast of course announcements.
Use
the assigned college or university e-mail address as opposed to a personal
e-mail address.
Contact
the instructor if unclear about assignment expectations.
Address
technical problems immediately.
| Guidelines for Communcation |
Email:
Always
include a subject line.
Remember
without facial expressions some comments may be taken the wrong way.
Be
careful in wording your emails. Use of emoticons might be helpful in some
cases.
Use
standard fonts.
Do
not send large attachments without permission.
Special
formatting such as centering, audio messages, tables, html, etc. should be
avoided unless necessary to complete an assignment or other communication.
Respect
the privacy of other class members.
Discussion Groups:
Review
the discussion threads thoroughly before entering the discussion.
Try
to maintain threads by using the "Reply" button rather starting a
new topic.
Do
not make insulting or inflammatory statements to other members of the
discussion group.
Be
respectful of others ideas.
Be
patient and read the comments of other group members thoroughly before
entering your remarks.
Be
cooperative with group leaders in completing assigned tasks.
Be
positive and constructive in group discussions.
Respond
in a thoughtful and timely manner.
Chat:
Introduce
yourself to the other learners in the chat session.
Be
polite. Choose your words carefully. Do not use derogatory statements.
Be
concise in responding to others in the chat session.
Be
prepared to open the chat session at the scheduled time.
Be
constructive in your comments and suggestions.
| Library |
The Tennessee Virtual Library is available to all
students enrolled in the Regents Degree Program. Links to library materials
(such as electronic journals, databases, interlibrary loans, digital reserves,
dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps, and librarian support) and Internet
resources needed by learners to complete online assignments and as background
reading must be included in all courses.
| Students with Disabilities |
Qualified students with disabilities will be provided
reasonable and necessary academic accommodations if determined eligible by the
appropriate disability services staff at their home institution. Prior to
granting disability accommodations in this course, the instructor must receive
written verification of a student's eligibility for specific accommodations
from the disability services staff at the home institution. It is the
student's responsibility to initiate contact with his/her home institution's
disability services staff and to follow the established procedures for having
the accommodation notice sent to the instructor.
| Syllabus Changes |
The instructor reserves the right to make changes as
necessary to this syllabus. If changes are necessitated during the term of the
course, the instructor will immediately notify students of such changes both
by individual email communication and posting both notification and nature of
change(s) on the course bulletin board.
| Technical Support |
If you are having problems logging into the course,
timing out of the course, using the course web site tools, or other technical
problems, please visit the AskRODP Customer
Support web page at http://help.rodp.com/or
call the AskRODP Help Desk at
1-866-550-RODP (1-866-550-7637)