UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
COLLEGE OF NURSING
COURSE SYLLABUS
FALL/ 2012
COURSE NUMBER NUR 4837
COURSE TITLE Healthcare Policy, Finance, and Regulatory Environments
CREDITS 2
PLACEMENT BSN Program: 3rd Semester Upper Division
PREREQUISITE NUR 3638 Population Focused Care
COREQUISITE NUR 3826 Legal and Ethical Issues in Nursing
FACULTY Jane F Houston DNP, CNM e-mail:
Clinical Assistant Professor
Office Hours: Friday 10-12 or by appointment
352/273-6411 (Office)
352 871-0151 (Cell)
DEPARTMENT CHAIR M. Josephine Snider, EdD, RN
HPNP 4221 (352 2736359)
Office Hours: by appointment only
JACKSONVILLE CAMPUS DIRECTOR
Andrea Gregg, DSN, RN
Jacksonville (904) 244-5172
Office hours: By appointment only
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The purpose of this course is to examine the foundations of healthcare policy, the financial structure of healthcare systems, and the regulatory environments that have impact on nursing practice and client care. Emphasis is on selected issues affecting healthcare policy. Focus is on the influence of the nursing profession on policy and regulation.
COURSE OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this course, the student will:
1. Demonstrate basic knowledge of healthcare policy, finance, and regulatory environments, including local, state, national, and global healthcare trends.
2. Examine legislative and regulatory processes relevant to the provision of healthcare.
3. Examine the roles and responsibilities of regulatory agencies and their effect on care quality, workplace safety, and the scope of nursing and other health professionals’ practice.
4. Discuss the implications of healthcare policy on issues of access, equity, affordability, and social justice in healthcare delivery.
COURSE SCHEDULE
Section Day Time Room
3471 Mondays 12:50 pm – 2:45 pm HPNP G103
E-Learning (Sakai) is the course management system that you will use for this course. E-Learning is accessed by using your Gatorlink account name and password at http://lss.at.ufl.edu. There are several tutorials and student help links on the E-Learning login site. If you have technical questions call the UF Computer Help Desk at 352-392-HELP or send email to .
It is important that you regularly check your Gatorlink account email for College and University wide information and the course E-Learning site for announcements and notifications.
Course websites are generally made available on the Friday before the first day of classes.
ATTENDANCE
Students are expected to be present for all scheduled classes, other learning experiences, and examinations. Students who have extraordinary circumstances preventing attendance should explain these circumstances to the course instructor prior to the scheduled class or as soon as possible thereafter. Instructors will then make an effort to accommodate reasonable requests. A grade penalty may be assigned for late assignments, including tests. Students are responsible for responding to online assignments as part of their attendance. Make-up for exams (not quizzes) will be given only under extenuating circumstances that could not have been predicted ahead of time and may be in a different format then the test given at the scheduled time.
ACCOMMODATIONS DUE TO DISABILITY
Each semester, students are responsible for requesting a memorandum from the Disability Resource Center to notify faculty of their requested individual accommodations. This should be done at the start of the semester.
STUDENT HANDBOOK
Students are to refer to the College of Nursing Student Handbook for information about College of Nursing policies, honor code, and professional behavior.
TOPICAL OUTLINE
1. The organization of healthcare systems
2. Economics of healthcare delivery
3. Regulations that affect workplace safety, healthcare outcomes, and the scope of nursing and other health professionals’ practice.
4. Legislative and regulatory processes
5. State, national, and global healthcare trends, related policies and regulations.
6. Political activism and the role of professional organizations in healthcare policy, finance, and regulatory environments
7. Access to and fair distribution of healthcare
TEACHING METHODS:
Lecture, web-based activities, small group discussion, assigned readings
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
Participation in classroom activities, web-based projects, discussions, written assignments, and projects
EVALUATION METHODS/COURSE GRADE CALCULATION
Policy Brief 15% (in class activity)
Project 25% (out of class activity)
Test 25%
Participation 10% (class attendance and weekly discussion group participation)
Presentation 25%
100%
Assignments/Papers will be returned within 2 weeks.
GRADING SCALE/QUALITY POINTS
A 95-100 (4.0) C 74-79* (2.0)
A- 93-94 (3.67) C- 72-73 (1.67)
B+ 91- 92 (3.33) D+ 70-71 (1.33)
B 84-90 (3.0) D 64-69 (1.0)
B- 82-83 (2.67) D- 62-63 (0.67)
C+ 80-81 (2.33) E 61 or below (0.0)
* 74 is the minimal passing grade
For more information on grades and grading policies, please refer to the University’s grading policies: https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/regulations/info/grades.aspx
REQUIRED TEXTS
Mason, D.J., Leavitt, J.K., & Chaffee, M.W. (Eds). (2012). Policy & politics in nursing and
health care. (6th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.
WEEKLY CLASS SCHEDULE
8/27 / Introduction to healthcare policy
US healthcare system
/ Chapter 1, 2
Chapter 13
9/3 / HOLIDAY
9/10 / ONLINE READING PREP / Chapters 14, 16, 17, 18, 19
9/17 / Economics of health care:
Lecture and Class Discussion
9/24 / ONLINE READING PREP / Chapters 15, 21,22,31
10/1 / Issues of access to care, equity, affordability, and social justice:
Lecture and class discussion
10/8 / Legislative and regulatory process / Chapters 2, 3, 64, 65, 66
10/15 / Student Presentations
10/22 / Student Presentations
10/29 / Student Presentations
11/5 / Policy making, Political activism and the role of the nurse and professional organizations / Chapters 8,11, 46, 68, 76, 81
11/12 / HOLIDAY
11/19 / Health policy brief activity / Read page 55 and skim chapters 47-50, 53, 56, 57
11/22 / ONLINE READING PREP / Chapters 39, 59, 63, 82, 91
12/3 / Issues and trends in health care
Lecture and Discussion
12/10 / Final examination 7-9pm
Approved: / Academic Affairs Committee:
General Faculty:
UF Curriculum Committee: / 09/09
09/09
10/09
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