Influence of the State Board of Nursing Practice Standards and Governmental Policies on the Intervention’s Development

Strategies for Communicating and Collaborating with the Population to Improve Cancer Care Outcomes

As mentioned earlier, the population group of focus is African Americans. The overall goal of the intervention is to improve care outcomes for African American adults with cancer by educating them on appropriate cancer management and prevention of progression through early detection. Thus, involving them actively through communication and collaboration was vital in the intervention’s development. According to Penedo et al. (2020), gathering the patients’ input in cancer care intervention is important to ensure the intervention captures the actual needs.

Information was gathered from the population group, revealing that they know that cancer is a serious issue among them. In addition, the population members expressed interest in finding a solution to improve cancer care outcomes and thus would participate actively in the educational program. The other benefit of gathering patient information is that it enhanced an understanding of the problem from their perspective, thus informing the intervention in addressing the particular needs included in the patients’ concerns.

Communication and collaboration strategies to improve cancer care outcomes among African Americans include two-way communication, regular updates, meetings, and acknowledging stakeholder contributions. Two-way communication and regular updates promote communication since the team can give and provide feedback. According to Ueda et al. (2020), holding regular meetings with the stakeholders enhances collaboration as the team can exchange perspectives and get updates on the intervention’s progress. In addition, respecting and recognizing each stakeholder’s role in the intervention motivates the stakeholders, thus encouraging active participation.

Healthcare interventions addressing health concerns at the patient, family, or population levels should be developed in line with the current policies and regulations. Aligning interventions with current policies and regulations enhances the intervention’s success, acceptance and sustainability. Similarly, in this case, the population education intervention’s development was guided by the state board nursing practice standards and the governmental policies on cancer care interventions.

Research shows that all interventions to improve cancer care outcomes should be developed using the current guidelines and regulations on cancer care (Alcaraz et al., 2020). My state board nursing practice standards, scope of practice, and ethical conduct influenced the intervention. Since the board restricts nurses from practicing independently in my state, I developed the intervention under the supervision of a physician. In addition, the intervention was developed considering professional ethical conduct in the interaction between the group and the nurse, as the state board of nursing recommends.

Furthermore, the intervention development was guided by the American Cancer Society (ACS) guidelines for cancer prevention. According to Rock et al. (2020), the ACS has developed guidelines for cancer prevention, including screening, diet, and physical activity. These guidelines were used to develop the population’s educational content on cancer prevention. In addition, the HIPAA governmental policies on patient information informed the intervention development by considering privacy and security safeguards when handling and sharing patient information. Using these policies and guidelines makes the intervention more likely to improve cancer care outcomes among African Americans since it employs best practices, professional practice standards and protects patient information.