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CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL

ACADEMIC UNIT:School of Nursing
DATE PREPARED:10/29/2016
PRIMARY AUTHOR(S):Dr. Shuphrah Williams-Evans
ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE FACULTY APPROVED: (Committee Chairperson's Signature)Dr. Janet P. McMillan, APRN, PMHNP-BCDigitally signed by Dr. Janet P. McMillan, APRN, PMHNP-BC Date: 2016.10.30 10:18:13 -05'00'10/29/2016 (Date)
CHAIRPERSON/DEAN APPROVED: (Chairperson's/Dean Signature)Dr. Shuphrah Williams-Evans, PhD, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BCDigitally signed by Dr. Shuphrah Williams-Evans, PhD, FNP BC, PMHNP BC Date: 2016.10.30 10:18:36 05'00'10/29/2016 (Date)
  1. NEW COURSE NUMBER: NUR 903
  2. NEW COURSE TITLE: Health Care Policy
  3. CAPSULE STATEMENT OF COURSE CONTENT FOR CATALOG: The purpose of this course is to facilitate the student's exploration of policy formulation, implementation, and modification in the United States. A model of policymaking will be analyzed in core components of the health care policy and planning, including the sociopolitical and economic context of health and health seeking behaviors will be emphasized. Healthcare policy and planning at the local, state, federal, and international levels will be explored. Ethical dimensions of public policy formulation and implementation will be highlighted. The roles of the nursing profession and individual nurses as they relate to the development and implementation of health policy will be investigated. Key concepts that influence policymaking such as politics, advocacy, ethics, federalism, pluralism, polarization, civil rights and civil liberties will be discussed.
  4. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE CONTENT FOR COURSE SYLLABUS: The purpose of this course is to facilitate the student's exploration of policy formulation, implementation, and modification in the United States. A model of policymaking will be analyzed in core components of the health care policy and planning, including the sociopolitical and economic context of health and health seeking behaviors will be emphasized. Healthcare policy and planning at the local, state, federal, and international levels will be explored. Ethical dimensions of public policy formulation and implementation will be highlighted. The roles of the nursing profession and individual nurses as they relate to the development and implementation of health policy will be investigated. Key concepts that influence policymaking such as politics, advocacy, ethics, federalism, pluralism, polarization, civil rights and civil liberties will be discussed.
  5. PRIER ÉQUISITES: NUR 700; NUR 703; NUR 706; NUR 800; NUR 801; NUR 804; NUR 805; NUR 806; NUR 807; NUR 808; NUR 900; NUR 901

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