National Health Policy Assignment 3: Factors Affecting Nurses’ Influence in Government Decision-Making

Title Of Assignment

Factors that impact registered nurses ability to influence national government health policy

Instructions

Write a 3000 word (+/- 10%) assessment on factors that impact registered nurses’ ability to influence national government health policy. This assessment has a weighting of 50%.

This assessment task will enable students to practice writing and presenting research evidence related to the topic in a logical manner. It should demonstrate the development of the argument using supporting literature.

Please consider carefully following the rubrics and link provided below as you construct your assessment. IHM Australia Assessment Guide

Content

Health policies impact the nursing profession and healthcare. Nurses’ involvement in health policy development ensures that healthcare is safe, of high quality, accessible and affordable. Numerous factors influence nurse leaders’ ability to be politically active in influencing health policy development. These factors can be facilitators or barriers to their participation. This assignment will provide the student with an opportunity to examine the factors that impact participation in health policy development.

Students will critically analyse factors that impact registered nurses’ ability to influence current national government policies using research-based evidence in the literature. Students will recommend solutions that nurses can use to influence national health policies.

ULOs Addressed In Assessment 3:

ULO 4. Critically analyse how the national government policy impacts contemporary healthcare

ULO 5. Critically examine the enablers and/or barriers which impact registered nurses in influencing health policies.

Assessment Instructions:

Request For Extension Of Assignment Due Dates:

The student applies for an extension by completing the “Application for Extension form” form if meets the criteria outlined in the policy ‘Student Assessment and Examination Procedure’ available at IHM Australia Policies & Procedures

For your application to be considered, the unit coordinator must receive it on a working day (Friday) before 11/06/2025, 12:14 PM Page 1 of 6 the due date for your assessment task.

Use the link below to apply for an extension time of a maximum of seven calendar days from the original due date for submission of assessment tasks (essays, projects, reflective journals) of your program. IHM Australia Application for Extension of Submission Time

Application For Special Consideration:

Where circumstances outside a student’s control prevent the student from attempting or completing an assessment task or end-of-unit examination at the scheduled time or meant that their performance was significantly affected, the student may apply for special consideration.

Applications for special consideration must be submitted no later than three working days after the due date of the assessment task or the date of the examination.

Late applications will only be considered where the student can demonstrate to IHM that extenuating circumstances prevented them from applying any earlier.

Please ensure that you have read the Special Consideration in Assessment and Examination Policy and Procedure before completing this application form. IHM Student Assessment and Examination Procedure

This form needs to be forwarded to the Course Coordinator of GCAN: Ms. Destiny Artenstein Graduate Certificate in Advanced Nursing

All the extension and special consideration requests must be forwarded using the student outlook email rather than from your personal email.

Late Submissions:

Students who submit an assessment task after the due date (original or extended) will incur an academic penalty of 5% for each day late up to a maximum of 7 days. If an assessment task is more than 7 days late, will receive only a 50% (pass) grade.

Analytical Essay Structure Instruction:

.Add the Title page as outlined by the academic writing guidelines.

The essay should be structured using the standard essay format with an Introduction, Body, and Conclusion and Reference list.

Introduction: Introduce The Essay Following The Order( Maximum 10% Total Word )

General statement about the topic that provides a context for your argument

A Strong thesis statement (purpose statement)

A road map of the essay (how will you present and develop arguments

Body: It Elaborates Your Argument From The Introduction: Identify The Main Essay Themes From The Content Given.

Discuss Health policies and their impact on nursing and health care. Add some health policies from Australia/your local country and how they impact the Australian/ the respective health care system and the nursing profession.

Nurse’s involvement in policy making: Explore benefits, reasons, and examples of involvement.

Structure Your Body Paragraphs:

Present a reasoned case supported by evidence from relevant scholarship written in paragraphs.

Each paragraph should be only 150-200 word to avoid too long or too short paragraphs.Single-sentence paragraphs are abrupt and should be used infrequently. Paragraphs that are too long (i.e., longer than one double-spaced manuscript page) risk losing readers’ attention.

Each body paragraph should have one main idea that supports the argument from the essay topic which is supported by relevant examples and evidence from the body of scholarly work on your topic.

Begin the paragraph with a topic sentence (a clear context for the information to follow). A good topic sentence summarizes the main message of the paragraph.

Each paragraph should be coherently structured at the micro level and macro level(in the paragraph and between the paragraphs).

Conclusion: Approximately 10% Of The Total Word Count

Summary of the content written

Not to add any new information

Do not simply repeat yourself.

How the topic links to the wider context (Bigger picture) in your discipline

Writing And Referencing:

Use appropriate academic writing style, including clear and concise language, proper grammar, and correct citations.

Do not use any AI tool to format and write the content as it can produce a high AI score. This will be considered as an act of breaching the Academic Integrity Policy.

Include in-text citations and provide a comprehensive reference list for all sources used.

Add an adequate number of in-text citations. In-text references or citations are used to acknowledge the work or ideas of others.

In-text Citations and the reference list should be formatted using APA 7

Please use a minimum 20 quality references and keep no more than 50 words of direct quote

Research & Analysis:

Use current peer reviewed literature, including scholarly articles, research papers, policy documents, and credible websites.

Use IHM library, Google scholar and databases such as Pub Med

Conduct a thorough review of current literature, including scholarly articles, research papers, policy documents, and reputable websites.

Focus on recent publications (within the last seven years) to ensure the information is up-to-date and reflects the current understanding of the issue.

Essay 2: