Current Healthcare Issue
Assignment Instructions: Evidence-Based Position Paper on a Current Healthcare Issue
Purpose:
A position paper in healthcare is an essay where you take a stance on a specific healthcare issue, providing arguments and evidence to support your viewpoint. The goal of a position paper is to convince the audience that your opinion is valid and worth listening to. A clear statement of your position on a topic or issue allows the reader to immediately understand what you are arguing for and prepares them to follow your line of reasoning. It is important to support your argument with evidence to ensure the validity of your claims, as well as to address the counterclaims to show that you are well informed about both sides.
You will select a relevant healthcare issue that is debatable and significant in your area of nursing practice. Ask yourself the following questions to ensure that you will be able to present a strong argument:
Is it a real issue, with genuine controversy and uncertainty?
Can you distinctly identify two positions?
Are you personally interested in advocating one of these positions?
This issue could be related to policy, ethics, patient care, technology, or healthcare systems. Some examples (do not use these exact examples) may include:
The effectiveness of telemedicine in rural healthcare.
Mandating vaccinations for healthcare workers.
The role of nurse practitioners in managing chronic illnesses.
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