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Essential V
Essential V
Hai-Duong Nguyen
Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice (2008), a document providing nine
Essentials, a curricular framework that outlines the expected outcomes of graduates of baccalaureate
nursing programs. (AACN, 2008, p. 3) The Essentials includes necessary requirements and
recommendations for the core knowledge required of all healthcare professionals (AACN, 2008, p.
3).This passage will focus on Essential V: Healthcare Policy, Finance, and Regulatory Environments
Upon meeting Essential V, the baccalaureate graduate nurse will demonstrate understanding of
healthcare policies including financial and regulatory influence of the healthcare system as important
considerations in professional nursing practice (AACN, 2008, p. 3). For this paper, I will discuss how
my Congressional Letter (Nguyen, 2017) meets the Essential V: Healthcare Policy, Finance, and
Regulatory Environments.
Exemplar
The piece of work I selected to demonstrate understanding of Essential V: Healthcare Policy, Finance,
and Regulatory Environments is my Congressional Letter (Nguyen, 2017). This letter reached out to
Congressional Cummings in an attempt to promote awareness of the healthcare crisis in Baltimore, Md.
With my letter, I was able to demonstrate understanding of healthcare policies, patient care service
organization, finance, and its reimbursement means. I was also able to demonstrate understanding at the
baccalaureate level how healthcare policy is developed and my influence as a nursing student may
allow for potential change. My letter incorporates many aspects from healthcare policies and its
relevance with nursing. I informed a congressional leader about the HIV epidemic and reported
statistical support about the issue addressed. I raised my concern to Congressman Cummings by
informing him residents of Baltimore need increased access to care to allow for better health outcomes
for people living with HIV, and there needs to be a reduction in HIV-related disparities and health
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inequities. My suggestion to this issue we can print an article in the community paper educating the
public prevention strategies to reduce the risk of acquiring or transmitting HIV; The article will
highlight HIV-related statistics, our concerns, reachable goals within a given amount of time, and the
Reflection
This example relates to Essential V: Healthcare Policy, Finance, and Regulatory Environments because
the assignment illustrated I have understanding of healthcare policies and its influence on the health of
communities, I used evidence-based research and attainable nursing interventions to meet Essential V
(AACN, Pg. 20, 2008). By addressing health related needs I will increase my understanding of
legislative and regulatory processes relevant to the provision of health and its impact of sociocultural,
economic, legal, and political factors influencing healthcare delivery and practice (AACN, Pg. 21,
2008). This project displays my ability to analyze a population and determine healthcare concerns,
References
Essential V: Healthcare Policy, Finance, and Regulatory Environments. (2008). In The Essentials of