, Public Policy and Healthcare

50-400 words, APA format, with APA citation

Post a brief description of a public policy that is having an impact on your practice; summarize your analysis of the policy using the bulleted list above as a guide. Then, summarize the issue you would like to influence though a change in public policy, and outline how you would utilize Kingdon’s Model to guide your policy development. 

Ban on public smoking

o    Select one public policy that currently is impacting you and your practice. Consider the following:

• Evaluate key characteristics of an effective women’s preventive health care program

o    What health care driver was the policy designed to address: cost, quality, access, or a combination?

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o    Does the policy appear to be achieving its intended results? On what data are you basing your assumption?

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o    What have been the effects (adverse or positive) of this policy on health care cost, quality, and access?

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o    How is this policy affecting your nursing practice?

• Next, select a health care issue—something you see or experience on a daily basis—about which you would like to influence a practice change through the policy process.
• Review the Learning Resources, focusing on Kingdon’s Model. How would you utilize this model to guide your policy development?

https://www.scottbradford.us/2003/12/04/the-kingdon-policy-window-model-and-its-application-to-the-new-york-public-smoking-ban/

http://nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Volume82003/No1Jan2003/InterweavingPolicyandDiversity.aspx