nPurposennThe purpose of this assignment is to discuss healthcare policy of the APN profession and how Transformational Leadership can help to influence policy changes. This week?s assignment focuses on the APN as a Health Policy Leader, one of the nine NONPF NP competencies. Students will analyze how health policy may affect NP practice and how Transformational Leadership can help to influence policy changes.nnActivity Learning OutcomesnnThrough this discussion, the student will demonstrate the ability to:nnCritically analyze how healthcare systems and APRN practice are organized and influenced by ethical, legal, economic and political factors (CO2)nDemonstrate professional and personal growth concerning the advocacy role of the advanced practice nursing in fostering policy within diverse healthcare settings (CO3)nAdvocate for institutional, local, national and international policies that fosters person-centered healthcare and nursing practice (CO4)nDue Date: Wednesday of week 7 by 11:59PM MSTnnStudents must post a minimum of two times in each graded discussion. The two posts in each individual discussion must be on separate days. Posting twice on two different days meets the minimum requirement however for full credit, the student must post?at least three substantive posts on three different days. The student must provide an initial post to each graded discussion topic posted by the course instructor, by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT of Week 7. Subsequent posts, including essential responses to peers, must occur no later than the?Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 7.?Students are expected to submit assignments by the time they are due. Threaded discussions are not considered assignments and are not part of the late assignment policy.nnA 10% late penalty will be imposed for discussions posted after the deadline on Wednesday of week 7, regardless of the number of days late. NOTHING will be accepted after 11:59pm MT on Sunday (i.e. student will receive an automatic 0).nnTotal Points Possible: 100nnRequirements:nnCriteria for ContentnnExplanation of how healthcare policy can impact the advanced practice nurse professionnExplanation of why advocacy is considered an essential component of the advance practice nurse?s rolenDiscuss the four pillars of Transformational leadership and the effect it may have on influencing policy change