Description

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate advocacy skills in health policy related to the selected population and practice problem. This week, you discovered that the DNP-prepared nurse needs to develop an advocacy plan to impact healthcare policy with an emphasis on population health. In this assignment, you will create an oral testimony presentation that can be used to advocate for change to improve the health outcomes for your selected population, National Practice Problem, and policy. Formulation of the testimony supports professional formation, communication, and dissemination skills relevant to the DNP-prepared nurse.

Instructions

1. Review the lesson and readings about advocacy, especially the Jurns (2019) article on ISBAR.
2. Using the population, National Practice Problem, and policy from previous weeks, prepare testimony advocating for policy change or implementation, using the ISBAR format presented by Jurns (2019).
3. Use the same testimony that was created for the Week 7 Discussion. Incorporate feedback provided in the discussion post.
4. You may address any policymaker from the local to national level but please identify your audience.
5. Create the oral testimony using Kaltura or voice-over PowerPoint. Click on the following link for instructions on how to use Kaltura:

o Kaltura Tutorials https://mychamberlain.sharepoint.com/sites/StudentResourceCenter/SitePages/Kaltura.aspx

o PowerPoint Voice-Over Tutorial https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/record-a-slide-show-with-narration-and-slide-timings-0b9502c6-5f6c-40ae-b1e7-e47d8741161c

Testimony Content and Organization

Your assignment will be graded on the content, accuracy, and quality of the testimony. Include each of the following components in your testimony:

(I) Identify

• Address the person to whom you are speaking.
• Introduce self and provide credentials.
• Present expertise/experience and interest in issue.

(S) Situation

• Describe the issue.
• Identify the policy and provide the bill name and number if applicable.
• Using data, present the consequences if the policy is not enacted.

(B) Background

• Acknowledge the decisionmaker’s interests.
• Restate your expertise and ability to comment on the issue.
• Share a personal note of interest or brief story.

(A) Assessment

• Give your expert professional assessment of the situation.
• Provide evidence supporting how the policy positively affects stakeholders.
• Identify support from stakeholders, special interest groups, and/or coalitions.

(R) Recommendation/Request

• Offer your recommendation for a course of action.
• Thank the policymaker for their time/attention.
• Offer your assistance and expertise.

Salutation

• Your name and title
• Credentials
• Contact information

Testimony Accuracy

• Provide sufficient information and detail.
• Explain content correctly to the policymaker being addressed.
• Identify a direct relationship between the policy intervention and the proposal.

Testimony Quality

• Demonstrate time management: Presentation is 3 minutes or less.
• Follow the ISBAR format.
• Adhere to Standard English usage and mechanics.
• Provide clear and understandable audio.