Assignment task:
Describe how Nurse: Patient ratios, (especially in VA) issues affect health outcomes; include a description of the population most affected. Why is it important for nurses to advocate for policy change related to this issue. What is a rationale for this policy to be changed and would a RN have the expertise to advocate for this issue.
Critically appraise the healthcare policy using Bardach's eightfold steps to policy analysis.
1. Define the problem
2. Assemble evidence
3. Construct alternatives
4. Select the criteria to evaluate the alternatives
5. Project the outcomes
6. Confront the trade-offs
7. Make decisions
8. Tell your story