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Analysis of Advocacy in Healthcare
Analysis, Advocacy, Healthcare
Instructions: Response must be at least 300 words written in current APA format with at least two academic references cited. References must be within the last five years. Response must extend, correct/refute, or add additional nuance.
Advocating for the legislature needed to improve healthcare often involves demonstrating the need for additional state and or federal funding. When healthcare professionals pursue advocating for a particular patient population, they must first identify the needs of that group and then examine what possible solutions there are to the problem so a plan can be put in place. The formulation of a plan is crucial so a demonstration of why and how the requested funds will be used can be presented to lawmakers.
A healthcare problem I have witnessed in my career is the continuing lack of mental health and substance abuse services available for the increasing demand. Currently, Florida ranks 49th in the nation for mental health spending and 35th for substance abuse spending. A recent reduction in the state’s budget for the allocation of mental health services has caused many mental health and substance abuse organizations to cut their budgets and therefore lose beneficial programs (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, 2021).
An advocacy action that I can take to improve healthcare through legislation is in my work as a behavioral health nurse navigator. A key function of my role in processing hospital referrals for patients needing mental health treatment is that I collect and report on patient data.
Information used on rates of emergency room recidivism, the availability of inpatient crisis unit beds, and the time it takes to secure an outpatient appointment are all part of the data we use to demonstrate the needs of services and the lack of available resources. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2020 almost 94,000 fatal overdoses occurred which was a 31% increase over the year prior (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2021).
My department presents the data we obtain to our local government representatives and healthcare stakeholders who can then lobby the state to secure more funding for service expansion, especially for the medication assisted-treatment programs (MAT). Studies show that patients who receive buprenorphine or methadone are more likely after 30 days to be engaged in addiction
treatment and less likely to abuse opioids than those with counseling alone (American College of Emergency Physicians, n.d.). Advocating for more funding for MAT programs to expand the number of patients that can be treated would greatly promote the health and safety of those suffering from substance abuse disorders in the community.
An effective strategy to convince lawmakers to allocate more funding for programs is by providing personal stories in addition to statistical data. More than 81,000 people died of a drug overdose last year and overdoses are the leading cause of death for people under 50 (American College of Emergency Physicians, n.d.).
From my work in navigation, we can collect anecdotal data as well as statistical data so that information can be presented to the state to show how when patients were successfully enrolled in the MAT program, they had fewer emergency room visits and thus reducing the costs associated with unnecessary inpatient stays.
In Arizona when healthcare professionals identified the need for a community-based prescription medication disposal program to combat the opioid endemic they worked with the state to secure funding for the development of that program and various others including a program to provide education on Narcan for first responders (Moroney et al., 2021).
This is another example of how healthcare can be improved when healthcare professionals assess the specific need in their community and work with government agencies to develop and implement strategies and programs to make a positive difference.
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Content (worth a maximum of 50% of the total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
20 points out of 50: The essay illustrates poor understanding of the relevant material by failing to address or incorrectly addressing the relevant content; failing to identify or inaccurately explaining/defining key concepts/ideas; ignoring or incorrectly explaining key points/claims and the reasoning behind them; and/or incorrectly or inappropriately using terminology; and elements of the response are lacking. |
30 points out of 50: The essay illustrates a rudimentary understanding of the relevant material by mentioning but not full explaining the relevant content; identifying some of the key concepts/ideas though failing to fully or accurately explain many of them; using terminology, though sometimes inaccurately or inappropriately; and/or incorporating some key claims/points but failing to explain the reasoning behind them or doing so inaccurately. Elements of the required response may also be lacking. |
40 points out of 50: The essay illustrates solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content; identifying and explaining most of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology; explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples. The answer is complete. |
50 points: The essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content; identifying and explaining all of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology explaining the reasoning behind key points/claims and substantiating, as necessary/useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples. No aspects of the required answer are missing. |
Use of Sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points). |
Zero points: Student failed to include citations and/or references. Or the student failed to submit a final paper. |
5 out 20 points: Sources are seldom cited to support statements and/or format of citations are not recognizable as APA 6th Edition format. There are major errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a major reliance on highly questionable. The Student fails to provide an adequate synthesis of research collected for the paper. |
10 out 20 points: References to scholarly sources are occasionally given; many statements seem unsubstantiated. Frequent errors in APA 6th Edition format, leaving the reader confused about the source of the information. There are significant errors of the formation in the references and citations. And/or there is a significant use of highly questionable sources. |
15 out 20 points: Credible Scholarly sources are used effectively support claims and are, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition is used with only a few minor errors. There are minor errors in reference and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources. |
20 points: Credible scholarly sources are used to give compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses above the maximum required references in the development of the assignment. |
Grammar (worth maximum of 20% of total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
5 points out of 20: The paper does not communicate ideas/points clearly due to inappropriate use of terminology and vague language; thoughts and sentences are disjointed or incomprehensible; organization lacking; and/or numerous grammatical, spelling/punctuation errors |
10 points out 20: The paper is often unclear and difficult to follow due to some inappropriate terminology and/or vague language; ideas may be fragmented, wandering and/or repetitive; poor organization; and/or some grammatical, spelling, punctuation errors |
15 points out of 20: The paper is mostly clear as a result of appropriate use of terminology and minimal vagueness; no tangents and no repetition; fairly good organization; almost perfect grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word usage. |
20 points: The paper is clear, concise, and a pleasure to read as a result of appropriate and precise use of terminology; total coherence of thoughts and presentation and logical organization; and the essay is error free. |
Structure of the Paper (worth 10% of total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
3 points out of 10: Student needs to develop better formatting skills. The paper omits significant structural elements required for and APA 6th edition paper. Formatting of the paper has major flaws. The paper does not conform to APA 6th edition requirements whatsoever. |
5 points out of 10: Appearance of final paper demonstrates the student’s limited ability to format the paper. There are significant errors in formatting and/or the total omission of major components of an APA 6th edition paper. They can include the omission of the cover page, abstract, and page numbers. Additionally the page has major formatting issues with spacing or paragraph formation. Font size might not conform to size requirements. The student also significantly writes too large or too short of and paper |
7 points out of 10: Research paper presents an above-average use of formatting skills. The paper has slight errors within the paper. This can include small errors or omissions with the cover page, abstract, page number, and headers. There could be also slight formatting issues with the document spacing or the font Additionally the paper might slightly exceed or undershoot the specific number of required written pages for the assignment. |
10 points: Student provides a high-caliber, formatted paper. This includes an APA 6th edition cover page, abstract, page number, headers and is double spaced in 12’ Times Roman Font. Additionally, the paper conforms to the specific number of required written pages and neither goes over or under the specified length of the paper. |
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