Topic 1: Health Care Issues in the United States
Discussion Question Topic 1 DQ 1 What were the major causes of U.S. mortality in the last 100 years, and what public health measures most contributed to improvements in the health of the nation? Include at least two source citations from the readings and/or additional sources to support your answer.
Included readings:
This course utilizes health care policy as a framework to analyze how health is defined and health care is designed and delivered in the United States and around the world. Emphasis is placed on issues of cost, quality, access, disparities, and finance. The various roles of the master’s prepared nurse in the health care system are explored. Prerequisite: NUR 504.
Textbook Advanced practice nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession Barker, A. M., & DeNisco, S. M. (2016). Advanced practice nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession (3nd ed.). Boston: Jones & Bartlett. ISBN 13: 9781284072570
Electronic Resource Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretive Statements American Nurses Association. (2015). Code of ethics for nurses with interpretive statements (2nd ed.). Silver Springs, MD: Author. http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ EthicsStandards/CodeofEthicsforNurses/Code-ofEthics-For-Nurses.html Electronic Resource Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act View the \”Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act\” media. http://lc.gcumedia.com/zwebassets/ courseMaterialPages/nur508_healthcare-reformvideo-series-v1.1.php
1. Advanced practice nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession Read Chapters 7 and 8. Electronic Resource 2. About Healthy People Read \”About Healthy People,\” located on the HealthyPeople.gov website. Electronic Resource 3. Proposed Healthy People 2020 Objectives Read \”Proposed Healthy People
