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Court decision that influences actions, behaviours, or decisions of others
What are judicial decisions?
The Canada health act belongs to this category because it determines how priorities are set and resources are allocated.
What are allocative policies?
In this stage information is gained, research is done, issues are identified.
What is policy formulation?
These types of issues have implications for the health of groups of persons and concerns for human rights and freedoms.
What are political-social issues?
The way in which I can be sure my voice is heard through membership and I stay informed of political issues in nursing in Ontario.
What is joining the RNAO?
guidelines for the implementation of laws
What are rules and/or regulations?
The design and role of 'Regulatory policies' of which the Regulated Health Professions Act is an example.
What is to guide/direct actions, behaviour, and decisions of individuals or groups? (to regulate)
In this stage existing policies are amended and rewritten due to changed in health care.
What is Policy modification?
These types of issues may be affected by individual and societal opinions, experiences, values, norms, and beliefs.
What are political-ethical beliefs?
The largest group of HCPs. Power in numbers!
Who are nurses?
Smoking bi-laws belong to this category designed to guide actions and reflect values
What is public policy?
The category to which the CNO competencies are most closely related.
What are Regulatory Policies?
In this stage info about policy is shared and put into action.
What is policy implementation?
Bicycle helmet laws, clean air legislation, harm reduction programs, and food safety and labelling.
What are examples of Political issues involving public health?
Improve access to care, improve scarce resources, decrease RN workload, improve patient safety by electing members of parliament, supporting bills to be passed, writing letters, visiting influential others, MPPs
What are the impacts of nursing as a political force? Lobbying?
This type of policy governs decisions about where to build hospitals and what programs to offer at specific hospitals.
What is allocative policy?
The typical sequencing of health policy process.
What is formulation, implementation, modification?
This stage immediately follows enactment of legislation.
What is policy implementation?