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Health Policy Paper
Forward the topic of the health policy paper to faculty at the
end of Week One,
Health policy unfolds daily and drives clinical practice in the
US. The student will investigate current policies or legislation
underway for a specific health-related issue. The Student will
develop a scholarly APA formatted paper supported by
evidence. The policy paper rubric:
Introduction to population or problem (incidence, prevalence,
epidemiology, cost burden etc)
Description of how the policy is intended for a specific
population, program or organization
Specific legislators involved in the policy development and
dissemination
Identify the role of the APRN in assisting with the policy or
refuting the policy – this requires the evidence to support
opinion, ideas and/or concepts.
Discuss how the policy influences clinical practice and is used
to promote best outcomes
Examine how the policy can be used by the interprofessional
team to ensure coordinated and comprehensive care for the
specific population
Conclusion – summarize findings
APA format – use of primary peer-reviewed references as much
as possibleSubmission Details:Support your responses with
examples.Cite any sources in APA format.Submit your

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I think a person’s perception about psychology changes if they
have a Christian faith. having a Christian faith can change how
many things are viewed. I believe that all fields of science,
whether that be studies like biology or psychology, can benefit
greatly from having a Christian faith incorporated into the
studying of them. If you are a Christian, who believes in the
one true God creating everything, then it is easy to see His hand
in many aspects of psychology. Whether they be the pastor and
his wife, a church elder, a deacon, or even a missionary and his
wife, I believe all prominent members of a church should have
some sort of base knowledge in psychology. This can help them
better understand and help the members of the congregation
who need them. this can also help them to direct them in the
best possible direction for more help if the person requires a

11. more professional ear to talk to. However, I also believe that
there are many churches that overlook the importance of
psychology all together. This is how I feel about the church I
grew up in until the age of fourteen. I do not remember
psychology ever being a very prominent aspect of the leadership
in that church. What little I knew of it then, I learned from my
mom, who has always been interested in psychology. All of
these factors helped drive me towards declaring psychology as
my minor. I hope to someday be a social worker, and I firmly
believe it is important for anyone working with people in any
way, shape, or form to have some sort of training in
psychology. I feel that it is important to be able to see where
they’re coming from mentally, if you have any hope of helping
them. I have personally heard Christians claim that a person
does not need a therapist; all they need is church. While I fully
believe in God, the importance of His Word, and His ability to
heal all troubles, physical and mental, I believe that is why God
allowed the profession of therapists and psychologists alike to
come into existence. I believe that having a faith of any kind is
good for everyone’s own personal psychology. Believing in
something can be a powerful thing. I think the church needs to
start developing a more outspoken view on the importance of
psychology. I am not saying they have to promote it as a
positive thing, but just talking about it and putting it out there.
It feels like any subject even close to things such as mental
health has become very taboo and uncomfortable. Even simply
mentioning psychology seems to make people think something
bad is coming up right behind it. In the church I grew up in, I
always felt as if is was more important to present a good face
than it was to ask for help if you felt that you were having
trouble. There was never anyone who actually said this to me,
but it was just a feeling I always had. It never mattered how
bad I felt inside; I felt that at church it was important to keep a
smile on your face and sing the hymns. Problems at home
should be left at home. Personal problems were just that.
Personal. The first serious interaction I ever had with both

12. Christianity and psychology in the same setting was here at
Liberty. I learned so much and had the interest I already carried
for psychology sparked even further. Before coming to Liberty,
I was really struggling with my Christian faith. the different
psychology classes have actually helped me to better understand
how to make my faith in God my own. How to best go about
using my personality and my way of doing things to promote
God in my life. I am not someone who has been very good at
sticking to devotions, but by finding a creative way to do them,
I have been doing devotions twice a day. I have learned that
not everyone is the same and that is okay. We all think and
process things differently. It is important for us each to find
the best way to have our relationship with God. He wants a
unique and special relationship with each of us. It is our jobs to
work at developing and following through with them.
Understanding our own psychology is the first step in this.
Topic Selected
Legislation that may impact your topic
The population affected by this topic and legislation
Scope of the topic:
State?
Facility?
County?
Impact on APRNs role or practice
My topic selection for the health promotion paper is restricting
nurse practitioners in Florida to prescribe opioids medication.
Opioids are a known class of drugs such as codeine, oxycodone,
morphine, illegal heroin, and fentanyl.
Florida Governor, Rick Scott, signed into law a bill limiting the
prescription of opioids in a bid to combat the national opioid
epidemic in Florida. This primary emphasis of this topic is
restrictions of opioids prescriptions by nurse practitioners in
Florida (Florida Nurses Association, 2019). Florida is one of the
states with strict restrictions on nurse practitioners. For

13. instance, nurses are not allowed to practice independently. They
are required to practice under supervision of patients
This topic and legislation affect a wide range of population in
Florida. Opioids are usually given to patients after they undergo
surgery, accidental and treatment of chronic diseases. However,
the concerned patients in this topic is patients with chronic
diseases such as arthritis (Florida Nurses Association, 2019). To
relieve pain, patients are given opioids medication.
The emphasis of this topic is trying to change restrictions on
prescription of opioids as well as other controlled substances in
Florida by nurse practitioners. I specifically focus on medical
outpatient clinics in Miami Dade County that provide
emergency, minor surgeries, treatment of chronic diseases and
other procedural interventions that needs use of opioids to
relieve pain (Florida Nurses Association, 2019). Changing the
current legislation will save patients from taking a lot of time to
access pain relievers.
If Florida legislature goes ahead to lift restrictive late on how
nurse practitioners practice and more specifically prescription
of opioids and other medical controlled substances, nurse
practitioners in Florida will be able to practice independently
with minimal or no supervision (Florida Nurses Association,
2019). Nurse practitioners will be in a position to utilize the
knowledge they have in nursing practice and implement it into
use. This will have an increased access to healthcare services
and enable nurse practitioners to establish their outpatient
clinics for more care services.