Graduate Curriculum Committee Course Proposal Form
for Courses Numbered 6000 and Higher
Note: Before completing this form, please carefully read the accompanying instructions.
Submission guidelines are posted to the GCC Web site: http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/gcc/index.cfm
1. Course prefix and number:
NURS 8276
2. Date:
09/06/12
3. Requested action:
x New Course: Healthcare Policy, Politics, and Ethics
Revision of Active Course
Revision & Unbanking of a Banked Course
Renumbering of an Existing Course from
from
to
#
x
Required
#
Elective
4. Method(s) of delivery (check all boxes that apply for both current/proposed and expected
future delivery methods within the next three years):
Current or
Proposed Delivery
Method(s):
Expected
Future Delivery
Method(s):
On-campus (face to face)
Distance Course (face to face off campus)
x
Online (delivery of 50% or more of the instruction is offered online)
x
5. Justification (must cite accreditation and/or assessment by the graduate faculty) for new course
or course revision or course renumbering:
The Graduate Faculty of the College of Nursing, in response to the 2004 endorsement by
the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) to move the entry level
preparation for all advanced practice nursing from the master’s level to the doctorate
level by 2015, determined that the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) will be offered. The
DNP degree more accurately reflects competencies required for the complexities of the
evolving healthcare environment, prepares graduates for leadership in practice, and
translates research into evidence-based practice that promotes high quality and safe
patient care. This course proposal supports this endeavor and is approved by the graduate
faculty at the College of Nursing.
6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
8276. Healthcare Policy, Politics, and Ethics (3) P: Graduate status or consent of the DNP
program director. Ethical, legislative, regulatory processes, and outcomes that influence
healthcare policy.
7. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
8. Course credit:
Lecture Hours
3
3
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
Lab
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Studio
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Practicum
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Internship
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Other (e.g., independent study) Please explain.
s.h.
3
Total Credit Hours
25
9. Anticipated annual student enrollment:
10. Changes in degree hours of your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Changes in Degree Hours
DNP CON
N/A
11. Affected degrees or academic programs, other than your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Changes in Degree Hours
None
s.h.
N/A
12. Overlapping or duplication with affected units or programs:
x Not applicable
Documentation of notification to the affected academic degree programs is
attached.
13. Council for Teacher Education (CTE) approval (for courses affecting teacher education):
x Not applicable
Applicable and CTE has given their approval.
14. University Service-Learning Committee (USLC) approval:
x Not applicable
Applicable and USLC has given their approval.
s.h.
15. Statements of support:
a. Staff
x Current staff is adequate
Additional staff is needed (describe needs in the box below):
b. Facilities
x Current facilities are adequate
Additional facilities are needed (describe needs in the box below):
c. Library
x
Initial library resources are adequate
Initial resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief explanation and an
estimate for the cost of acquisition of required initial resources):
d. Unit computer resources
x
Unit computer resources are adequate
Additional unit computer resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief
explanation and an estimate for the cost of acquisition):
e. ITCS resources
x
ITCS resources are not needed
The following ITCS resources are needed (put a check beside each need):
Mainframe computer system
Statistical services
Network connections
Computer lab for students
Software
Approval from the Director of ITCS attached
16. Course information (see: Graduate Curriculum and Program Development Manual for
instructions):
a. Textbook(s) and/or readings: author(s), name, publication date, publisher, and
city/state/country. Include ISBN (when applicable).
APA (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.,
2nd printing). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. ISBN-13: 9781433805615
De Chesnay, M. & Anderson, B. (2012). Caring for the vulnerable (3rd Ed.).
Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. ISBN: 978-1-4496-3592-3.
Milstead, J.A. (2013). Health policy and politics: A nurse’s guide (4rd ed.). Sudbury
MA: Jones and Bartlett. ISBN-13: 978-1449665098
Sare, M.V. & Ogilvie, L. (2010). Strategic planning for nurses: Change management in
healthcare. Sudbury MA: Jones and Bartlett. ISBN-13: 978-0763766177
Selected readings from current periodicals and URL’s.
b. Course objectives for the course (student – centered, behavioral focus)
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Critically analyze health policy proposals, health policies, and related issues
from the perspective of consumers, nursing, other health professions, and other
stakeholders in policy and public forums.
2. Apply leadership principles and strategies in the development and
implementation of institutional, local, state, federal, and/or international health
policy.
3. Actively participate on committees, boards, or task forces at the institutional,
local, state, regional, national, and/or international levels to improve healthcare
delivery and health policy outcomes.
4. Inform others, including policy makers at all levels, regarding nursing, health
policy, and patient care outcomes.
5. Advocate for the nursing profession within the policies and healthcare
communities.
6. Provide leadership actions that shape health policy, financing, regulation, and
delivery.
7. Advocate for social justice, equity, and ethical policies within all healthcare
arenas.
c. Course topic outline
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
1. Strategic planning and policy development
a. Local
b. State
c. Federal
d. Education of policy makers
2. Legislative and regulatory structure, processes, and outcomes
a. Federal
b. State
c. Ethical and social justice considerations
d. Identification of key stakeholders
3. Public and private organization governance structures
a. Non-Profit
b. For Profit
c. Leadership and ethical considerations
4. Policy analysis and implementation
a. Evidence-based development and implementation
b. Nursing leadership analysis
5. Advocacy for communities and populations
a. Nursing autonomous practice
b. Institute of Medicine implications
c. Ethical considerations
6. Consequences of policy interventions
a. Social Justice and rationing of healthcare
b. Ethical considerations
c. Nursing leadership
d. Financial implications and influences
7. Impact of global health care issues on policies
d. List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and grading/evaluation system
for determining a grade
Grading Scale
93-100 = A
85-92 = B
77-84 = C
<76 = F
Evaluation Methods:
Discussion Boards (5 worth 4 points each
related to the content in the topical outline)
20%
Legislative Issue Paper (formal paper describing
a current legislative issue that affects local,
state, national or global health)
15%
Health Policy Letter to Representative
(professional letter to selected state or federal
policy-maker related to legislative issue)
20%
Personal Involvement & Reflection (formal
paper analyzing leadership and ethical
considerations in healthcare rationing
and policy development
15%
Follow up Communications (formal paper presenting
the results of contacts with selected state
and/or federal policy-makers)
5%
Strategic Plan Analysis (formal paper presenting
a strategic plan for policy development/change
implementation and evaluation related to the
selected legislative issue)
25%
100%