Assignment: Assessing a Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation

Assignment: Assessing a Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation

Program/policy evaluation is a valuable tool
that can help strengthen the quality of programs/policies and improve
outcomes for the populations they serve. Program/policy evaluation
answers basic questions about program/policy effectiveness. It involves
collecting and analyzing information about program/policy activities,
characteristics, and outcomes. This information can be used to
ultimately improve program services or policy initiatives.
Nurses can play a very important role assessing
program/policy evaluation for the same reasons that they can be so
important to program/policy design. Nurses bring expertise and patient
advocacy that can add significant insight and impact. In this
Assignment, you will practice applying this expertise and insight by
selecting an existing healthcare program or policy evaluation and
reflecting on the criteria used to measure the effectiveness of the
program/policy.
To Prepare:
Review the Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation Analysis Template provided in the Resources.
Select an existing healthcare program or policy evaluation or choose one of interest to you.
Review community, state, or federal policy evaluation and reflect on
the criteria used to measure the effectiveness of the program or policy
described.
The Assignment: (2–3 pages)
Based on the program or policy evaluation you
selected, complete the Healthcare Program/Policy Evaluation Analysis
Template. Be sure to address the following:
Describe the healthcare program or policy outcomes.
How was the success of the program or policy measured?
How many people were reached by the program or policy selected?
How much of an impact was realized with the program or policy selected?
At what point in program implementation was the program or policy evaluation conducted?
What data was used to conduct the program or policy evaluation?
What specific information on unintended consequences was identified?
What stakeholders were identified in the evaluation of the program
or policy? Who would benefit most from the results and reporting of the
program or policy evaluation? Be specific and provide examples.
Did the program or policy meet the original intent and objectives? Why or why not?
Would you recommend implementing this program or policy in your place of work? Why or why not?
Identify at least two ways that you, as a nurse advocate, could
become involved in evaluating a program or policy after 1 year of
implementation.

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