Assignment #3 - Issue Analysis Paper This assignment must be submitted to the instructor as an email attachment no later than Sunday of week 14. This assignment is completed by each student individually. You will analyze an issue, policy or problem of interest. Limit your paper to no more than 6 - 8 pages excluding title and reference pages. Use APA standards and insure proper grammar. A minimum of 4 peer reviewed or reliable references must be cited (do not use Wikipedia as a reference). Assignment Criteria: Context: Define the issue: Choose a health or nursing related issue that you feel passionate about and would like to become knowledgeable about. Discuss how the issue came about, current and future effects on the community, those who raised the issue and those now interested in it and how the issue moved to the public agenda. Background: Exploring the background of the issue puts the problem in context and clarifies and specifies the issue. The background should include an examination of social, economic, ethical, legal, political, and cultural factors that impact the issue. Stakeholders: Stakeholders are the parties who have a stake in the outcome of the issue debate. Stakeholders might include policy makers with specific proposals related to the issue, individuals or groups who might be potentially affected by the issue, and special interest groups. Policy Goals and Options: What is the overall goal and objectives related to the issue? State the goal/s and objectives as concisely as possibly. Options and Alternatives: Identify and describe options that have been presented to address the issue. To do this, you will have to do your research. Explore options presented by politicians, stakeholders, interest groups, concerned citizens etc. You might want to include pilot projects that have been implemented or grassroots efforts. For some issues, you may even look at what other countries or governments have tried. Don’t forget to analyze the “do nothing” option as there might be strong pressure to maintain the status quo. You will be comparing all of the options in a later section of the paper, so in this section focus on defining and describing the option rather than discussing its pros and cons (you will do this under the “Comparison” section). All of your options and alternatives must be supported with evidence or references. Do not make up an option that has not been discussed or base an option only on your subjective opinion, unless you can support your idea with evidence and references from valid sources. Evaluation of Options and Alternatives: Rating each option: Based on the evidence you have found, discuss each option according to the following criteria: quality, access, fairness, protection of rights cost, administrative and political feasibility. Be sure to address both positive and negative aspects. Be sure to support your comparison with solid evidence or references from valid sources Comparison of Options: Based on the ratings from the criteria above, compare each option according to the pros and cons associated with implementation. Summary and recommended policy: Based on the comparison of options, identify the most effective and feasible solution. Provide a short rationale for why this option is best. Mason, D. J., Leavitt, J. K., Chaffee, M.W., (Eds.) Policy and Politics in Nursing and Health Care, (2007), Saunderss Elsevier, St. Louis, MO, pgs 83 – 91 APA, Grammar, and Writing Effectiveness The following APA and grammar are implemented: - APA formatting is used – title page, running head, page numbers, reference page - Citations and references are written correctly according to APA - Direct quotes do not exceed a total of 2 for the entire paper. The over use of direct quotes puts the writer at risk of plagiarism and according to APA a paper should not contain more than 15% of direct quotes. It is always better to paraphrase with proper citations. Save direct quotes for statements that can only be stated directly such as a famous saying, title, etc. - Grammar – spelling, sentence structure, punctuation, word choice, etc. is correct References : A minimum of 4 professional or reliable references are provided using APA standards in both text citations and reference list Page Limit - Limited to no more than 6 pages (this can vary slightly), excluding title and