Instructions
As a nurse, you encounter many opportunities to create and initiate change. Speak up whenever possible to advocate for those in need. Advocating for change and conducting research in an effort to improve patient outcomes is an important part of your role as a nurse. In this assignment, you create a communication plan as a step toward creating a platform to advocate for the resolution of problem(s) presented in the case.
Review the Ethics Cases Index of the AMA Journal of Ethics website.
Select a case from the Access to Care section that is relevant to your current role or your concentration.
Identify the primary issue or issues of the case.
Create a communication plan that will serve as a framework for ensuring issues identified in the case are acknowledged and acted upon.
Include in your communication plan:
•Problem(s) presented in the case
?Issue(s) identified
•Why this issue is important
•Impact on medical decision making
•Proposed solution
?Model/theory framework
?Central message
?Target audience
?Research needed
•Media outlets
Include a 30-second concise speech addressing the legislator or elected official who can influence policy that resolve the problems.
Cite at least three to five scholarly articles.
your communication plan assignment as one of the following
•infographic (a visual respresentation of the communication plan)
•8- to 10-slide presentation
•875-word paper
