Week 1 Discussion: The Changing Aspects of Healthcare (kd, EA-graded)

Week 1 Discussion: The Changing Aspects of Healthcare (kd, EA-graded)

Week 1 Discussion: The Changing Aspects of Healthcare (graded)

Purpose
This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following Course Outcome (CO).

CO 1: Apply leadership concepts, skills, and decision making in the provision of high-quality nursing care, healthcare team management, and the oversight and accountability for care delivery in a variety of settings. (PO 2)
Discussion
Healthcare reform is a term that is ever present in our practice settings and will not disappear any time soon.

Review the article below and answer the following questions.

Buerhaus, P. I., Skinner, L. E., Auerbach, D. I., & Staiger, D. O. (2017). Four challenges facing the nursing workforce in the United States. Journal of Nursing Regulation, 8(2), 40-46. . doi:10.1016/S2155-8256(17)30097

https://www-sciencedirect-com.chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/science/article/pii/S2155825617300972 (Links to an external site.)

Select one of the four challenges and expand on how your workforce has responded to the change.
How have these challenges affected the access to care for your patients?
What can you do to decrease the effect on your patients? Provide a specific example.

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Shortage of Physicians
Shortage and unequal distribution of healthcare providers is among the issues in healthcare workforce today especially in rural and poor settings. Offering healthcare services to a population of more than thirty million individuals will require implementation of appropriate

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