Nurse leaders must be able to make effective financial and policy decisions. Equally important is the ability to
communicate their vision for change to policymakers and provide objective, evidence-based support for their
position with respect to the regulatory, political, social, ethical, legal, and financial aspects of systemic change.
This assignment provides an opportunity for you to develop a presentation aimed at soliciting resource and
policy support for the community health care change you proposed in the previous assignment. By successfully
completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and
assignment criteria:
Competency 1: Identify the challenges and opportunities facing health care.
Explain why proposed changes to a health care system require policy and financial support to ensure positive,
systemic change and to overcome present challenges.
Competency 2: Compare the effects of different health care finance models and policy frameworks on resources
and patient outcomes.
Provide broad budget estimates to fund specific capital or human resource outlays that are important to the
success of a proposed change.
Competency 3: Evaluate the positive and negative influences of leaders on health care processes and
outcomes.
Assess the potential future for wellness, health, and improved overall care and the role of visionary leaders in
achieving the desired goals.
Cultivate stakeholder interest in and support for the proposed changes to a community health care system.
Competency 4: Develop proactive strategies to change the culture of the organization by incorporating
evidence-based practices.
Provide compelling evidence that proposed changes to a health care system will produce the intended
outcomes.
Outline a plan for leading transformational, evidence-based change in an organization.
Competency 5: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style consistent
with applicable organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.
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