Week 7: APNs as Healthcare Policy
Leaders
The purpose of this assignment is to discuss healthcare policy of the APN profession
and how Transformational Leadership can help to influence policy changes. This week’s
assignment focuses on the APN as a Health Policy Leader, one of the nine NONPF NP
competencies. Students will analyze how health policy may affect NP practice and how
Transformational Leadership can help to influence policy changes.
APNs as Healthcare Policy
Leaders
Requirements:
Explanation of how healthcare policy can impact the advanced practice nurse
profession
Explanation of why advocacy is considered an essential component of the
advance practice nurse’s role
Discuss the four pillars of Transformational leadership and the effect it may have
on influencing policy change
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