Advocating for the Nursing Role in Program Design and Implementation
As their names imply, the honeyguide bird and the honey badger both share an affinity for honey. Honeyguide birds specialize in finding beehives but struggle to access the honey within. Honey badgers are well-equipped to raid beehives but cannot always find them. However, these two honey-loving species have learned to collaborate on an effective means to meet their objectives. The honeyguide bird guides honey badgers to newly discovered hives. Once the honey badger has ransacked the hive, the honey guide bird safely enters to enjoy the leftover honey.
Much like honeyguide birds and honey badgers, nurses and health professionals from other specialty areas can—and should—collaborate to design effective programs. Nurses bring specialties to the table that make them natural partners to professionals with different specialties. When nurses take the requisite leadership in becoming involved throughout the healthcare system, these partnerships can better design and deliver highly effective programs that meet objectives.
In this Assignment, you will practice this type of leadership by advocating for a healthcare program. Equally as important, you will advocate for a collaborative role of the nurse in the design and implementation of this program. To do this, assume you are preparing to be interviewed by a professional organization/publication regarding your thoughts on the role of the nurse in the design and implementation of new healthcare programs.
To Prepare:
Review the Resources and reflect on your thinking regarding the role of the nurse in the design and implementation of new healthcare programs.
Select a healthcare program within your practice and consider the design and implementation of this program.
Reflect on advocacy efforts and the role of the nurse in relation to healthcare program design and implementation.
The Assignment: (2–3 pages)
In a 2- to 3-page paper, create an interview transcript of your responses to the following interview questions:
Tell us about a healthcare program, within your practice. What are the costs and projected outcomes of this program?
Who is your target population?
What is the role of the nurse in providing input for the design of this healthcare program? Can you provide examples?
What is your role as an advocate for your target population for this healthcare program? Do you have input into design decisions? How else do you impact design?
What is the role of the nurse in healthcare program implementation? How does this role vary between design and implementation of healthcare programs? Can you provide examples?
Who are the members of a healthcare team that you believe are most needed to implement a program? Can you explain why?
Excellent Good Fair Poor
Program Design
In a 2- to 3-page paper, create an interview transcript of your responses to the following interview questions.
· Tell us about a healthcare program within your practice. What are the costs and projected outcomes of this program?
· Who is your target population?
· What is the role of the nurse in providing input for the design of this healthcare program? Can you provide examples?
· What is the role of the nurse in providing input for the design of this healthcare program? Can you provide examples?
· What is your role as an advocate for your target population for this healthcare program? Do you have input into design decisions? How else do you impact design?
41 (41%) – 45 (45%)
Response provides a clear and complete summary of the healthcare program, including an accurate and detailed description of the costs and projected outcomes of the program.
Response provides a clear and accurate description that fully describes the target population.
Response provides a clear and accurate explanation of the role of the nurse in providing input for the design of the program, including specific examples.
Response provides an accurate and detailed description of the role of the nurse advocate for the target population for the healthcare program selected.
Response provides an accurate and detailed explanation of how the advocate\’s role influences design decisions as well as fully explaining impacts to program design.
36 (36%) – 40 (40%)
Response provides a summary of the healthcare program, including a description of the costs and project outcomes of the program.
Response provides an accurate description of the target population.
Response provides an accurate explanation of the role of the nurse in providing input for the design of the program, including some examples.
Response provides an accurate description of the role of the nurse advocate for the target population for the healthcare program selected.
Response provides an accurate explanation of how the advocate\’s role influences design decisions and somewhat explains impacts to program design.
31 (31%) – 35 (35%)
Response provides a summary of the healthcare program that is vague or incomplete or does not include costs or projected outcomes of the program.
Description of the target population is vague or inaccurate.
Explanation of the role of the nurse in providing input for the design of the program is vague, inaccurate, or does not include specific examples.
Description of the role of the nurse advocate for the target population for the healthcare program selected is vague or inaccurate.
Explanation of how the advocate\’s role influences design decisions and impacts to program design is vague or inaccurate.
0 (0%) – 30 (30%)
Response provides a summary of the healthcare program that is vague and inaccurate, does not include costs or projected outcomes of the program, or is missing.
Description of the target population is vague and inaccurate, or is missing.
Explanation of the role of the nurse in providing input for the design of the program, and specific examples is vague and inaccurate, or is missing.
Description of the role of the nurse advocate for the target population for the healthcare program selected is vague and inaccurate, or is missing.
Explanation of how the advocate\’s role influences design decisions and impacts to program design is vague and inaccurate, or is missing.
Program Implementation
· What is the role of the nurse in healthcare program implementation? How does this role vary between design and implementation of healthcare programs? Can you provide examples?
· Who are the members of a healthcare team that you believe are most needed to implement a program? Can you explain why you think this?
36 (36%) – 40 (40%)
Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of the role of the nurse in healthcare program implementation.
Response provides an accurate and detailed explanation of how the role of the nurse is different between design and implementation of healthcare programs, including specific examples.
Response provides an accurate and detailed description of the members of a healthcare team needed to implement the program selected.
32 (32%) – 35 (35%)
Response provides an accurate explanation of the role of the nurse in healthcare program implementation.
Response provides an accurate explanation of how the role of the nurse is different between design and implementation of healthcare programs, and may include some specific examples.
Response provides and accurate description of the members of a healthcare team needed to implement the program selected.
28 (28%) – 31 (31%)
Explanation of the role of the nurse in healthcare program implementation is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.
Explanation of how the role of the nurse is different between design and implementation of healthcare programs is vague or inaccurate and/or does not include specific examples.
Description of the members of a healthcare team needed to implement the program selected is inaccurate or incomplete.
0 (0%) – 27 (27%)
Explanation of the role of the nurse in healthcare program implementation is vague and inaccurate, or is missing.
Explanation of how the role of the nurse is different between design and implementation of healthcare programs is vague and inaccurate, or is missing.
Description of the members of a healthcare team needed to implement the program selected is vague and inaccurate, incomplete, or is missing.
Written Expression and Formatting – Paragraph Development and Organization:
Paragraphs make clear points that support well developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are carefully focused–neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance. A clear and comprehensive purpose statement and introduction is provided which delineates all required criteria.
5 (5%) – 5 (5%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity.
A clear and comprehensive purpose statement, introduction, and conclusion is provided which delineates all required criteria.
4 (4%) – 4 (4%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 80% of the time.
Purpose, introduction, and conclusion of the assignment is stated, yet is brief and not descriptive.
3.5 (3.5%) – 3.5 (3.5%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 60%- 79% of the time.
Purpose, introduction, and conclusion of the assignment is vague or off topic.
0 (0%) – 3 (3%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity < 60% of the time.
No purpose statement, introduction, or conclusion was provided.
Written Expression and Formatting – English writing standards:
Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation
5 (5%) – 5 (5%)
Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors.
4 (4%) – 4 (4%)
Contains a few (1-2) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.
3.5 (3.5%) – 3.5 (3.5%)
Contains several (3-4) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.
0 (0%) – 3 (3%)
Contains many (≥ 5) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors that interfere with the reader’s understanding.
Written Expression and Formatting – The paper follows correct APA format for title page, headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers, parenthetical/in-text citations, and reference list.
5 (5%) – 5 (5%)
Uses correct APA format with no errors.
