Week 5 Social Media Discussion: Healthcare Policies and Population Health (Graded)

Purpose

The purpose of this discussion is for learners to discuss how healthcare policies impact population health.

Course Outcomes

This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

CO5 Utilize a collaborative approach to address factors that influence population health (PO2)

CO6 Examine collaborative trends in community health nursing (PO2)

Due Date

· During the assigned week (Sunday the start of the assigned week through Sunday the end of the assigned week):

· Posts in the discussion at least two times, and

· Posts in the discussion on two different days

Points Possible

100 points

Directions

· Social Media discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers using a social media platform as inspiration. In the social media discussions, students:

· Demonstrate understanding of concepts for the week

· Integrate outside scholarly sources and social media postings

· Engage in meaningful dialogue with classmates and/or instructor

· Express opinions clearly and logically, in a professional manner

· Use the rubric on this page as you compose your answers.

· Best Practices include:

· Participation early in the week is encouraged to stimulate meaningful discussion among classmates and instructor.

· Enter the discussion often during the week to read and learn from posts.

· Select different classmates for your reply each week.

Discussion Question

Healthcare policies impact all populations. Now, with the use of social media, policies involvement and awareness are rising.

1. Take a moment to review the Twitter feed for compelling Tweets that are related to healthcare policy and are directly impacting your community or those you care for.

2. Give an overview of a policy or potential policy. Include how it could impact your community or those you care for positively negatively.

3. Next, discuss the importance that interdisciplinary collaboration would have related to the policy.

4. Then, identify any ethical concerns it raises for you and why.

5. Compose a 280-character or fewer Tweet that describes what you have shared with the class. Remember Twitter only allows 280 characters (this include spaces, etc.) so you will need to be concise. It should include a hashtag. Include a reference URL if applicable. Share this Tweet in the discussion. (Note: A Twitter account is not required).

6. Your discussion post should look like:

· Paragraph one: overview of the policy or potential policy. Include how it could impact your community or those you care for positively negatively.

· Paragraph two: Discuss the importance that interdisciplinary collaboration would have related to the policy.

· Paragraph three: Identify any ethical concerns it raises for you and why

· Paragraph four: Compose a Tweet that describes what you have shared with the class.

· Resources: Where did you find your data?

7. Example Tweet: Medications should be affordable. #pharmaceuticaltransparency #nursesunit #advocate https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-takes-action-lower-prescription-drug-prices-and-increase-transparency