Ethical and Policy Factors in Care Coordination

This is a 5 page script that will be supported by a PowerPoint. This project only requires a script for recording. The PowerPoint will come later.
Your nurse manager at the community care center is well connected and frequently speaks to a variety of community organizations and groups. She has noticed the good work you are doing in your new care coordination role and respects your speaking and presentation skills. Consequently, she thought that an opportunity to speak publicly about contemporary issues in care coordination would be beneficial for your career and has suggested reaching out to a community organization or support group to gauge their interest in hearing from you, as a care center representative, on a topic of interest to both you and your prospective audience.
You have agreed that this is a good idea and have decided to research a community organization or support group that might be interested in learning about ethical and policy issues related to the coordination of care. Your manager has suggested the following community organizations and support groups: Nursing homes.
To prepare for this assessment, you may wish to:
Research your selected community organization or support group.
Review the Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretive Statements and associated health policy issues, specifically, the ACA
Cite 5 credible sources from peer-reviewed journals or professional industry publications to support your presentation. Include your source citations on a references page appended to your narrative script.
Grading Requirements
The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the Ethical and Policy Factors in Care Coordination Scoring Guide, so be sure to address each point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.
Explain how governmental policies related to the health and/or safety of the community affect the coordination of care.
Provide examples of a specific policy affecting the organization or group.
Be sure influential policies include the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA).
Identify national, state, and local policy provisions that raise ethical questions or dilemmas for care coordination.
What are the implications and consequences of specific policy provisions?
What evidence do you have to support your conclusions?
Assess the impact of the code of ethics for nurses on the coordination and continuum of care.
Consider the factors that contribute to health, health disparities, and access to services.
Consider the social determinants of health identified in Healthy People 2020 as a framework for your assessment.
Provide evidence to support your conclusions.
Communicate key ethical and policy issues in a presentation affecting the coordination and continuum of care for a selected community organization or support group. Either speaker notes or audio voice-over are included for a proficient score; both speaker notes and the audio voice over are included for a distinguished score.
Present a concise overview.
Support your main points and conclusions with relevant and credible evidence.
Suggested Citations:
Policy and Ethics
As you read the following, consider how policy and ethics relate to your current role and the role of the care coordinator.
Bower, K. A. (2016). Nursing leadership and care coordination: Creating excellence in coordinating care across the continuum. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 40(2), 98–102.
Collins, B. L. Saylor, J. (2018). The Affordable Care Act: 8 years later. Nursing Management, 49(8), 42–48.
Connor, J. A., Antonelli, R. C., O'Connell, C. A., Bishop Kuzdeba, H., Porter, C., & Hickey, P. A. (2018). Measuring care coordination in the pediatric cardiology ambulatory setting. Journal of Nursing Administration, 48(2), 107–113.
Lamb, G., Newhouse, R., Beverly, C., Toney, D. A., Cropley, S., Weaver, C. A., Kurtzman, E., Zazworsky, D., Rantz, M., Zierler, B., Naylor, M., Reinhard, S., Sullivan, C., Czubaruk, K., Weston, M., Dailey, M., Peterson, C., & Task Force Members. (2015). Policy agenda for nurse-led care coordination. Nursing Outlook, 63(4), 521–530.
Townsend, C. S., McNulty, M., & Grillo-Peck, A. (2017). Implementing huddles improves care coordination in an academic health center. Professional Case Management, 22(1), 29–35.
Zolotorofe, I., Fortini, R., Hash, P., Daniels, A., Orsolini, L., Mazzoccoli, A., & Gerardi, T. (2018). Return on investment for the baccalaureate-prepared RN in ambulatory care. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 48(3), 123–126.
Ethics and Community Care
As you read the following documents, focus on how ethics impacts community care, and consider the cultural implications.
American Nurses Association. (2015). Code of ethics for nurses with interpretive statements.
Magelssen, M., Gjerberg, E., Lillemoen, L., Førde, R., Pedersen, R. (2018). Ethics support in community care makes a difference for practice. Nursing Ethics, 25(2), 165–173.