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: (3 pages)

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 four ways that you, as a nurse advocate, could become involved in evaluating a program or policy after 1 year of implementation.

If you talk about a possible poor health outcome, do you believe that outcome will occur? Do you believe eye contact and personal contact should be avoided?
You would have a difficult time practicing as a nurse if you believed these to be true. But they are very real beliefs in some cultures.
Differences in cultural beliefs, subcultures, religion, ethnic customs, dietary customs, language, and a host of other factors contribute to the complex environment that surrounds global healthcare issues. Failure to understand and account for these differences can create a gulf between practitioners and the public they serve.
In this Assignment, you will examine a global health issue and consider the approach to this issue by the United States and by one other country.
To Prepare:
    Review the World Health Organizations (WHO) global health agenda and select one global health issue to focus on for this Assignment.
    Select at least one additional country to compare to the U.S. for this Assignment.
    Reflect on how the global health issue you selected is approached in the U.S. and in the additional country you selected.
    Review and download the Global Health Comparison Matrix provided in the Resources.
The Assignment: ( 2-page Global Health Comparison Matrix; 1-page Plan for Social Change)
Part 1: Global Health Comparison Matrix
Focusing on the country you selected and the U.S., complete the Global Health Comparison Matrix. Be sure to address the following:
    Consider the U.S. national/federal health policies that have been adapted for the global health issue you selected from the WHO global health agenda. Compare these policies to the additional country you selected for study.
    Explain the strengths and weaknesses of each policy.
    Explain how the social determinants of health may impact the global health issue you selected. Be specific and provide examples.
    Using the WHOs Organizations global health agenda as well as the results of your own research, analyze how each countrys government addresses cost, quality, and access to the global health issue selected.
    Explain how the health policy you selected might impact the health of the global population. Be specific and provide examples.
    Explain how the health policy you selected might impact the role of the nurse in each country.
    Explain how global health issues impact local healthcare organizations and policies in both countries. Be specific and provide examples.
Part 2: A Plan for Social Change
Reflect on the global health policy comparison and analysis you conducted in Part 1 of the Assignment and the impact that global health issues may have on the world, the U.S., your community, as well as your practice as a nurse leader.
In a 1-page response, create a plan for social change that incorporates a global perspective or lens into your local practice and role as a nurse leader.
    Explain how you would advocate for the incorporation of a global perspective or lens into your local practice and role as a nurse leader.
    Explain how the incorporation of a global perspective or lens might impact your local practice and role as a nurse leader.
    Explain how the incorporation of a global perspective or lens into your local practice as a nurse leader represents and contributes to social change. Be specific and provide examples.

Directions:

1.    Read the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. (2011, august). White Paper: A nurses guide to the use of social media. Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
https://www.ncsbn.org/Social_Media.pdf
2.    Watch the video on Social Media https://www.ncsbn.org/347.htm
3.    Read assigned readings.
4.    If needed to support your discussion, provide one current article for applying critical thinking and clinical decision-making processes related to the use of social media.

Write a paper discussing how does ethical decision making apply to nursing students regarding social media. This assignment should be between 150 and 250 words. Use AP format for this assignment. An example will be available for you.

If you talk about a possible poor health outcome, do you believe that outcome will occur? Do you believe eye contact and personal contact should be avoided?
You would have a difficult time practicing as a nurse if you believed these to be true. But they are very real beliefs in some cultures.
Differences in cultural beliefs, subcultures, religion, ethnic customs, dietary customs, language, and a host of other factors contribute to the complex environment that surrounds global healthcare issues. Failure to understand and account for these differences can create a gulf between practitioners and the public they serve.
In this Assignment, you will examine a global health issue and consider the approach to this issue by the United States and by one other country.
To Prepare:
    Review the World Health Organizations (WHO) global health agenda and select one global health issue to focus on for this Assignment.
    Select at least one additional country to compare to the U.S. for this Assignment.
    Reflect on how the global health issue you selected is approached in the U.S. and in the additional country you selected.
    Review and download the Global Health Comparison Matrix provided in the Resources.
The Assignment: ( 2-page Global Health Comparison Matrix; 1-page Plan for Social Change)
Part 1: Global Health Comparison Matrix
Focusing on the country you selected and the U.S., complete the Global Health Comparison Matrix. Be sure to address the following:
    Consider the U.S. national/federal health policies that have been adapted for the global health issue you selected from the WHO global health agenda. Compare these policies to the additional country you selected for study.
    Explain the strengths and weaknesses of each policy.
    Explain how the social determinants of health may impact the global health issue you selected. Be specific and provide examples.
    Using the WHOs Organizations global health agenda as well as the results of your own research, analyze how each countrys government addresses cost, quality, and access to the global health issue selected.
    Explain how the health policy you selected might impact the health of the global population. Be specific and provide examples.
    Explain how the health policy you selected might impact the role of the nurse in each country.
    Explain how global health issues impact local healthcare organizations and policies in both countries. Be specific and provide examples.
Part 2: A Plan for Social Change
Reflect on the global health policy comparison and analysis you conducted in Part 1 of the Assignment and the impact that global health issues may have on the world, the U.S., your community, as well as your practice as a nurse leader.
In a 1-page response, create a plan for social change that incorporates a global perspective or lens into your local practice and role as a nurse leader.
    Explain how you would advocate for the incorporation of a global perspective or lens into your local practice and role as a nurse leader.
    Explain how the incorporation of a global perspective or lens might impact your local practice and role as a nurse leader.
    Explain how the incorporation of a global perspective or lens into your local practice as a nurse leader represents and contributes to social change. Be specific and provide examples.