Discussion: Review of Current Healthcare Issues NURS 6053

Discussion: Review of Current Healthcare Issues NURS 6053

If you asked ten people what they believe is the most pressing issue confronting healthcare today, you might get ten different responses. Costs increasing? Regulation? What is a technological disruption?

These and numerous other issues are debatable. Not surprisingly, much has been said about these topics in research, within the profession, and in the news. Whether it’s a matter of finance, quality, workload, or outcomes, there’s no shortage of changes that need to be made.

In this Discussion, you examine a national healthcare issue and consider how that issue may impact your work setting. You also analyze how your organization has responded to this issue.

To Prepare:

Review the Resources and select one current national healthcare issue/stressor to focus on.

NURS 6053 Week 1 Discussion Review of Current Healthcare Issues Slayers

Reflect on the current national healthcare issue/stressor you selected and think about how this issue/stressor may be addressed in your work setting.
By Day 3 of Week 1

Post a description of the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected for analysis, and explain how the healthcare issue/stressor may impact your work setting. Then, describe how your health system work setting has responded to the healthcare issue/stressor, including a description of what changes may have been implemented. Be specific and provide examples.

Discussion: Review of Current Healthcare Issues NURS 6053 By Day 6 of Week 1

Respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days who chose a different national healthcare issue/stressor than you selected. Explain how their chosen national healthcare issue/stressor may also impact your work setting and what (if anything) is being done to address the national healthcare issue/stressor.

Submission and Grading Information

Grading Criteria

To access your rubric:

Week 1 Discussion Rubric

Post by Day 3 and Respond by Day 6 of Week 1

To participate in this Discussion:

Week 1 Discussion

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ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.
Weekly Participation

Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.
APA Format and Writing Quality

Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.
Use of Direct Quotes

I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.
LopesWrite Policy

For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.
Late Policy

The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.
Communication

Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me:
Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.

Week 1 Response 1

     Hello Maryam, I thought your post was interesting. I have the same experience. My unit is burned out because of a nursing shortage, and my facility is not hiring new nurses. The medical center is using agency nurses to make up for the insufficiencies. Human Resources are not using enough agency nurses to make a difference. Unfortunately, they do not stay as long as expected because of the working conditions. The nurse ratio has increased with high patient acuity. My facility is implementing mandatory rotation and being pulled to different units frequently to alleviate the shortage. This is how my facility is handling the issue, but it is causing increased cal-louts and burnouts. Some nurses graduate and start working and then determine the profession is not what they thought it would be. Others may work a while and experience burnout and leave the job. Turnover in nursing seems to be leveling off, but only after years of steady climbing in rates. The national average for turnover rates is 8.8 % to 37.0%, depending on geographic location and nursing specialty (Hadad et al., 2020). I work for the government, and they have always been slow with hiring nurses. The hiring process is prolonged due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    The shortage of nurses leads to an increase in the workload of the existing workforce, which results in a predictable rise in medication errors. Close to half of all nurses employed have admitted to committing a medication error in the past year. Errors may range from infusing medicines at the wrong rate (most common) to giving improper treatment or mixing up drugs between patients, which easily can result in fatal consequences. (Bradley University, 2018). The manager and nurse coordinator check on the nurse frequently to determine if assistance is needed because of the overwhelming workload. If help is needed, they will help.

References

Bradley University. (2018, June 15). The nursing shortage and how it will impact patient care | bradley university

     online. Retrieved March 4, 2021, from

Hadad, L. M., Annamaraju, P., & Toney-Butler, T. (2020, December 4). Nursing shortage – statpearls – ncbi

     bookshelf. NCBI Resources. Retrieved March 4, 2021, from

Hello Alexis,

I really enjoyed your post; you chose a strong discussion topic that I feel as if many of us can relate. Universal healthcare would greatly benefit many if not all of the citizens in our country. I work in an osteoporosis center, where we frequently have issues with patients having high deductibles and copays; therefore, making the treatment that is best for that patient unaffordable. We often times have to argue with high level appeals, which takes a great deal of time and we still often are denied. This is beyond frustrating and is really serving the patient a disservice. Upon researching, I found an article indicating that a jury in Oklahoma awarded $25.5 million dollars to the family of a cancer patient. The family was awarded such a large sum of money because recklessly denies insurance coverage for a cancer patient. The insurance company cited her recommended treatment as experimental. The woman ultimately died. This is a terrible example of how insurance companies can really hinder the well-being of a patient (Aetna ordered, 2018). If we all had universal health coverage, perhaps this woman would have received the care that she as a citizen deserves. Unfortunately, at least half of the population in this world does not have full coverage for healthcare. More than 930 million people spend at least 10% of the overall household budgets paying for healthcare. Universal health care would ensure that everyone, including individuals and families, had access to the health care they need without facing financial hardship. It covers the entire range of basic, high-quality health services, from prevention to recovery, rehabilitation, and palliative care. Many countries are making great strides towards universal health care (Universal health, 2019).  It is the hope that we can achieve such a status so that each and every American can receive the care that is deserved.

References

Aetna ordered to pay $25.5 million for denying coverage to woman who died of cancer. (2018, November 11). Retrieved March 05, 2021, from

Universal health coverage (UHC). (2019, January 24). Retrieved March 05, 2021, from https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/universal-health-coverage-(uhc)