1. Political Activism
Many careers are influenced by government regulations. Health care is one of those careers,
similar to education, in which workers are hesitant to be involved in the political process. In
order to advance the cause of quality patient care, it is very important that doctorally prepared
advanced practice nurses get involved in the political process.
This assignment will prepare you to determine what policy you may want to be involved in
changing by creating an objective policy brief. A policy brief is a concise summary of a particular
issue, the policy options to deal with it, and some recommendations on the best option. This
assignment consists of two parts.
General Requirements:
Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:
Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA
Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment requires that at least two additional scholarly research sources related to
this topic and at least one in-text citation from each source.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment
to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite
technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
Upload both parts of the assignment to the assignment drobox.
Learners will submit this assignment using the assignment dropbox in the digital
classroom. In addition, learners must upload this deliverable to the Learner Dissertation
Page (LDP) in the DNP PI Workspace for later use.
Directions:
Part 1: In 500-750 words, address the following:
1. Identify a current health care policy in your community or state. Georgia
2. Research the issue and determine your personal stance based on the current evidence.
Part 2:
1. Locate the contact information for a state, local, or federal official for your area.
2. Locate information regarding the official’s stance on the issue.
3. Send the official a letter or email that explains your position and offers suggestions on
how the official should move forward with the agenda from your policy brief.
Benchmark – Comprehensive Assessment Part Two: Outcomes and Reflection
The DNP comprehensive assessment provides learners the opportunity to demonstrate their
achievement of core and specialty DNP competencies. It is also an appraisal of learners’ ability to
integrate and synthesize knowledge within the context of their scholarly and practice interests and
their readiness to complete the DPI Project. The two-part comprehensive assessment includes
evaluation of work completed throughout the program and a final synthesis and self-reflection
demonstrating achievement of programmatic outcomes. In Part One of the assessment, learners
were required to collect and review coursework deliverables and practice immersion hours
completed in the program thus far. In Part Two, learners are required to synthesize and reflect on
their learning and prioritize work for their DPI Project.
General Requirements:
Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:
Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA
Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment
to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite
technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
Learners will submit this assignment using the assignment dropbox in the digital
classroom. In addition, learners must upload this deliverable to the Learner Dissertation
Page (LDP) in the DNP PI Workspace for later use.
Directions:
To complete Part Two of the DNP comprehensive assessment:
Use the information collected in the competency matrix that you created for Comprehensive
Assessment Part One to address the following prompts as directed. Each response should be
500-750 words. Your responses should concisely demonstrate synthesis of knowledge gained in
the program and the relevant application of knowledge into your practice. You are further required
to cite relevant and specific evidence from your coursework to demonstrate your achievement of
these programmatic outcomes and corresponding competencies.
Outcome 1:
A DNP must integrate and apply appropriate nursing and science-based theories to evaluate and
analyze health and health care phenomena and develop and implement innovative practice
approaches.
In what ways have you integrated and applied nursing and science-based theories in your
coursework and practice during your DNP course of study? How will you apply what you have
learned to your DPI Project? Cite specific evidence from your coursework and practice immersion
hours in your response.
Outcome 2:
A DNP must provide the leadership to develop and implement health care and organizational
policy based on regulatory and other external and internal factors and drive effective change within
organizations.
In what ways have you demonstrated leadership in the development and implementation of policy
or policy change and contributed to quality improvement during your DNP studies? How have you
used leadership skills to lead intraprofessional and interprofessional teams in the analysis and
resolution of complex issues? How have you used principles of leadership, influence, advocacy,
business, finance, economics, and health policy to develop and implement effective plans for
practice-level or systemwide practice initiatives that will improve the quality of health care
delivery? How will you apply what you have learned to your DPI Project? Cite specific evidence
from your coursework and practice immersion hours in your response.
Outcome 3:
A DNP must be able use information systems to mine, analyze, and apply data for the purpose of
improving information systems as well as patient and organizational outcomes.
In what ways have you successfully designed, selected, utilized, and evaluated applied data
analysis programs and health care information systems during your course of study? How have
you used your conceptual ability and technical skills to develop and execute an evaluation plan?
How have you analyzed health information systems and patient care technology for use in
improving outcomes? How will you apply what you have learned to your DPI Project? Cite specific
evidence from your coursework and practice immersion hours in your response.
Outcome 4:
A DNP must be able to articulate and implement strategy and to advocate for the ethical and
equitable deployment of care delivery models for improvement of individual, aggregate, and
population health management.
In what ways have you articulated, deployed, or advocated for the ethical and equitable
deployment of care delivery models for improvement in your coursework and practice immersion
hours? In what ways have you analyzed individual, aggregate, and public health data? In what
ways have you advocated for social justice, equity, and ethical policies within all health care
arenas? How will you apply what you have learned to your DPI Project? Cite specific evidence
from your coursework and practice immersion hours in your response.
Outcome 5:
A DNP must be able to evaluate practice outcomes and use research, national benchmarks, and
other relevant findings from evidence-based practice to design, direct, utilize, and evaluate quality
improvement methodologies that lead to improved patient-centered care.
In what ways have you evaluated practice outcomes and participated in quality improvement
initiatives in your coursework and practice immersion hours? How have you used strategies to
design, direct, and evaluate quality improvement methodologies to promote safe, timely, effective,
efficient, equitable, and patient-centered care? How will you apply what you have learned to your
DPI Project? Cite specific evidence from your coursework and practice immersion hours in your
response.
Self-Reflection:
Based on an evaluation of your learning to date, assess your readiness for undertaking your DPI
Project. How has what you have learned in your coursework, practice immersion hours, and
application of learning in your practice informed your approach to your DPI Project? What do you
need to revise in your 10 Strategic Points document or your Draft Prospectus to successfully
implement your project? Reflect on your progress to this point and outline the steps necessary to
successfully complete your DPI Project Proposal for the Institutional Review Board (IRB).
Portfolio Practice Immersion Hours:
It may be possible to earn portfolio practice immersion hours for this assignment. Enter the
following after the References section of your paper:
Practice Immersion Hours Completion Statement DNP-840A
I, (INSERT NAME), verify that I have completed and logged (NUMBER OF) clock minutes/hours in
association with the goals and objectives for this assignment. I also have tracked said practice
immersion hours in the Lopes Activity Tracker for verification purposes and will be sure that all
approvals are in place from my faculty and practice immersion preceptor/mentor before the end of
the course.
Benchmark Information
This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:
DNP
1.2: Apply science-based theories and concepts to determine the nature and significance of health
and health care delivery phenomena.
1.3: Employ science-based theories and concepts to describe the actions and advanced strategies
to enhance, alleviate, and ameliorate health and health care delivery phenomena as appropriate.
2.1: Employ principles of business, finance, economics, and health policy to develop and
implement effective plans for practice-level or systemwide practice initiatives that will improve the
quality of health care delivery.
2.2: Demonstrate leadership, influence, and advocacy in the development and implementation of
institutional, local, state, federal, or international health policy.
2.3: Employ consultative and leadership skills to lead intraprofessional and interprofessional teams
in the analysis and resolution of complex practice and organizational issues to create change in
health care and complex health care delivery systems.
2.4: Provide leadership in the evaluation and resolution of policy, ethical, and legal issues within
health care systems.
3.1: Demonstrate the conceptual ability and technical skills to develop and execute an evaluation
plan involving data extraction from practice information systems and databases.
3.2: Evaluate current consumer health information sources for accuracy, timeliness, and
appropriateness.
3.3: Analyze and communicate critical elements necessary to the selection, use, and evaluation of
health information systems and patient care technology.
3.4: Design, select, use, and evaluate programs that monitor outcomes of care, care systems, and
quality improvement, including consumer use of health care information systems.
4.1: Analyze epidemiological, biostatistical, environmental, and other appropriate scientific data
related to individual, aggregate, and population health.
4.4: Advocate for social justice, equity, and ethical policies within all health care arenas.
5.2: Design and implement processes/strategies that evaluate outcomes of practice, practice
patterns, and systems of care for individual, aggregate, and populations against national
benchmarks.
5.3: Design, direct, and evaluate quality improvement methodologies to promote
