INSTRUCTIONS
Select the chapter from this week’s readings that relates to your work environment and/or emergency preparedness. How do you see health policy impacting nursingpractice in that arena?
Submission Instructions:
Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.
Title of the book: Policy and Politics in Nursing and Health Care 7th edition Editors: D. Mason, D. Gardner, F. Hopkins Outlaw, E. T. O’GradyAAA
Mason, Gardner, Outlaw & O’Grady text:
Chapters 23,24, 28, 30, 31, and 38
Chapter 23: Policy Approaches to address Health Disparities
Chapter 24: Achieving Mental Health Parity
Chapter 28: Public Health: Promoting the health of Populations and Communities
Chapter 30: The Politics and Policy of Disaster Response and Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Chapter 31: Chronic Care Policy: Medical Homes and Primary Care`
Online Materials & Resources
Explore: Cleveland Clinic Patient Centered Medical Home available at http://my.clevelandclinic.org/services/medicine-institute/patient-centered-medical-home (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
Hassmiller, S. B. & Reinhard, S. C. (2014). A bold vision for America’s health care system: The Future of Nursing report becomes a catalyst for change. Nursing Outlook, 63(1), 41-47.
Bulson, J. A. & Bulson, T. (2011). Nursing process and critical thinking linked to disaster preparedness. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 37(5), 477-483.
Smaldone, A. & Cullen-Drill, M. (2010). Mental health parity legislation: Understanding the pros and cons. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing & Mental Health Services, 48(9), 26-34
Gardner, D. B. (2014). Dismantle or improve ObamaCare? Nurses must take action. Nursing Economics, 32(6), 323-326.
About Me
I am a nurse working as a case manager for a health plan, mostly work with Medicaid population.
I assist with coordination of care between PCP and specialist, chronic disease management, education, community resources
Assist with getting approval for procedures, DME, home health, transportation, finding providers that takes the plan.
I think the chapter that relates to what I do is Chapter 31: Chronic Care Policy: Medical Homes and Primary Care` or Chapter 30: The Politics and Policy of Disaster Response and Public Health Emergency Preparedness which ever is easier.
If you need more info, let me know. I can send a sample of my classmates.