Assignment task: Ethical and Policy Factors in Care
Coordination
For this assessment, select a community organization or group that you feel would be interested in learning about ethical and policy issues that affect the coordination of care. Then, develop and record a 10-12-slide, 20-minute presentation, with audio, intended for that audience.
Create a detailed narrative script or speakers notes for your presentation, 4-5 pages in length.
Before you complete the instructions detailed in the courseroom, first select one of the following community organizations or groups:
- Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA): GLMA is a national leader in LGBTQ+ health issues and provides a free-to-the-public listing of LGBTQ+-friendly practices in the United States.
- Veterans Affairs (VA): The VA has an LGBTQ+ Veteran Care Coordinator (VCC) in every VA health care system to help LGBTQ+ veterans get the care they need. The VCC can answer questions, advocate for patients' right to quality care, and help patients get started with services for LGBTQ+ veterans.
After you have selected one of the problems/issues from the list above, return to the detailed instructions in the course room to complete your assessment.
Introduction:
This assessment provides an opportunity for you to develop a presentation for a local community organization, which provides an overview of ethical standards and relevant policy issues that affect the coordination of care. Completing this assessment will strengthen your understanding of ethical issues and policies related to the coordination and continuum of care, and will empower you to be a stronger advocate and nursing professional.
Preparation:
It would be an excellent choice to complete the Vila Health: Ethical Decision Making activity prior to developing the presentation. The activity provides a helpful update on the ethical principles that will help with success in this assessment.
Scenario:
Your nurse manager at the community care center is well connected and frequently speaks to a variety of community organizations and groups. She has noticed the good work you are doing in your new care coordination role and respects your speaking and presentation skills. Consequently, she thought that an opportunity to speak publicly about contemporary issues in care coordination would be beneficial for your career and has suggested reaching out to a community organization or support group to gauge their interest in hearing from you, as a care center representative, on a topic of interest to both you and your prospective audience. You have agreed that this is a good idea and have decided to research a community organization or support group that might be interested in learning about ethical and policy issues related to the coordination of care.
To prepare for this assessment, you may wish to:
- Research your selected community organization or support group.
- Review the Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretive Statements and associated health policy issues, specifically, the ACA.
- Review the assessment instructions and scoring guide to ensure you understand the work you will be asked to complete.
- Allocate sufficient time to rehearse your presentation before recording the final version for submission.