Assignment task: Clinical Policy/Issue Paper
Examples would include (but not limited to) topics that involve:
- policies that are unclear and/or outdated and need to be revised
- issues for which there is no current policy and a policy needs to be created and present to the facility practice committee
- issues for which it has been determined that staff are inadequately trained and need an educational offering
- issues for which training is outdated and staff need an educational offering as a refresher
- issues for which there are adequate and current policies but those policies are not being followed and staff need educational offerings with evidence to support the need for following the policies.
Your Clinical Policy/Issue Paper should be completed according to the following guidelines. The paper should include a title page followed by the sections presented in the Healthcare Policy Written Assignment Grading Rubric (Introduction paragraph that includes a clear purpose statement, sub-headings: Setting, Identification/Definition of Policy/Issue Problem, Statement of Current Policy/Issue Guidelines, Scope of the Problem, Conclusion. At least five current, professional, peer-reviewed research references are required.)
APA 7th Edition formatting must be followed. NO ABSTRACT is to be included in the paper.