Develop a scholarly and professionally written 2 page single-spaced policy brief on the recommendation you selected from the IOM report following the format presented in the Lavis et al. article.

Health Policy Proposal Analysis

To prepare:

Review the Lavis et al. article on preparing and writing policy briefs provided in the Learning Resources.
Select one of the recommendations within the IOM The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health: Report Recommendations to focus on for this assignment.

Research the history of the problem behind the recommendation and what has been done to try to solve the problem.

What does the recommendation say should be done? Are there any groups, nursing and others, currently supporting work to implement the recommendation (e.g., Kaiser Family Foundation, professional organizations)?

Does the recommendation suggest specific groups that should be involved in the implementation? Think critically about how the recommendation should be implemented – did the IOM get it right? What other strategies are

to Complete

Develop a scholarly and professionally written 2 page single-spaced policy brief on the recommendation you selected from the IOM report following the format presented in the Lavis et al. article.

Include the following:

Short introduction with statement of the problem.
The selected recommendation (from the IOM Report)
Background
Current characteristics
The impact of the recommendation from the perspective of consumers, nurses, other health professionals, and additional stakeholders
Current solutions
Current status in the health policy arena
Final conclusions
Resources used to create the policy brief

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