The benchmark assesses the following competency:

Benchmark: 5.1. Understand the human experience across the health-illness continuum.

Research the health-illness continuum and its relevance to patient care. In a 750-1,000 word paper, discuss the relevance of the continuum to patient care and present a perspective of your current state of health in relation to the wellness spectrum. Include the following:

1. Examine the health-illness continuum and discuss why this perspective is important to consider in relation to health and the human experience when caring for patients.
2. Reflect on your overall state of health. Discuss what behaviors support or detract from your health and well-being. Explain where you currently fall on the health-illness continuum.
3. Discuss the options and resources available to you to help you move toward wellness on the health-illness spectrum. Describe how these would assist in moving you toward wellness (managing a chronic disease, recovering from an illness, self-actualization, etc.).

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. 

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Your written assignment for this module should be a 1-2 page paper (not including title page and reference page) that describes the following:

• What did you learn from this course that you did not already know?
• How will you apply what you learned to your patient care?

You should include a minimum of 2 references. Include a title page, in-text citations, and a reference page in APA format.

A nurse manager is attending a national convention and is attending a concurrent session on staffing ratios. Minimum staffing ratios are being discussed in the nurse manager’s own state. The nurse manager has a number of questions about staffing ratios that the session is covering. The nurse manager knows that evidence exists that increasing the number of RNs in the staffing mix leads to safer workplaces for nurses and higher quality of care for patients.

1. What are the three general approaches recommended by the American Nurses Association (2017) to maintain sufficient staffing?

2. Summarize the findings that are often cited as the seminal work in support of establishing minimum staffing ratio legislation at the federal or state level

.3. Analyze what proponents and critics say about whether mandatory minimum staffing ratios are needed.

Two registered professional nurses are attending a meeting where the focus is examining teaching methods that enable them to share information with newly diagnosed diabetic patients. One nurse initiates a discussion on the use of social media in teaching patients and the use of social media for all health care providers.

1. Discuss actions the nurse should take before using social media as a teaching tool.

2. What types of social media could benefit health care providers and patients?3. What are the pitfalls to utilizing social media for both patients and health care providers? 

1-The Patient protection and Affordable Care Act has many benefits for nurses and the nursing profession. There are two in particular that really stood out for me personally:

Section 5309 Nurse education, practice, and retention grants. —This section discusses 2 new grants that will be primarily focused on nurse retention rates. One will award grants to accredited nursing schools or health facilities to promote career advancement among nurses. The other will give awards to nursing schools or health facilities that can demonstrate enhanced collaboration and communication among nurses and other health care professionals. Priority directed towards applicants that have not previously received an award.

Section 5509 Graduate nurse education demonstration. Appropriates $50 million per year to establish a graduate nurse education demonstration program in Medicare. Hospitals selected will be reimbursed for educational and clinical instruction costs attributed to training advanced practice nurses to provide primary/preventive care, translational care, chronic care management, as well as any other nursing services appropriate for the Medicare eligible population. Those hospitals selected will partner with community based care settings and accredited nursing schools to undertake the demonstration program and will reimburse partners for their share of costs. 

I chose these two provisions because I feel as if they are important to the future of nursing. Nursing education plays a pivotal role in health care reform as we learned last week. The higher education nurses have, the more competent they are at their jobs and the more they are able to effectively care for patients. Having programs that help fund education can greatly impact the number of nurses that are willing to go back to school. Sometimes cost is the issue and nurses simply may not be able to afford the high cost of a higher educations. These two provisions and many more have realized the importance of nursing education and are investing in it.

2-Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is the health reform legislation that was established by the 111th Congress. PPACA, also known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Obamacare, was signed into law by President Obama March of 2010. This new legislation provides health insurance for so many individuals who didn’t have health insurance. With the many unique individuals gaining health insurance, the demand for nursing care has also increased. The PPACA has many health-care-related provisions that have been put into action and changed the nursing field. Two key nursing provisions that have impacted nursing practice are the health care workforce loan repayment program and the graduate nurse education demonstration (“Health Care Reform: Key Provisions Related to Nursing,” 2010). The health care workforce loan repayment program gives loan repayment options for psychiatric nurses, social workers, and professional or school counselors who serve in underserved areas. To be eligible, they must work in those areas for at least two years. This will encourage prospective students to choose those fields of practice to qualify for loan forgiveness programs. The second nursing provision is a graduate nurse education demonstration. This program provides grants and loans to nurses who are pursuing advanced nursing practitioners. Advance practice nurses needs are in primary care, translational care, and chronic care management. This program will encourage nurses to pursue an advanced degree and further their education.
References:
Health Care Reform: Key Provisions Related to Nursing. (2010). Retrieved from https://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.wocn.org/resource/resmgr/AdvocacyPolicy/PPACA_and_Nursing_-_Nursing_.pdf

3-The PPACA has many health-care related provisions that has been put into action and changed the nursing field. The health care workforce loan repayment program offers loan reimbursement options for psychiatric nurses, social workers, and professional or school counselors who work in underserved areas. In order to be qualified, they must work in those areas for at least two years. This will inspire prospective students to pick those fields of practice in order to qualify for the load forgiveness programs. The second key nursing provision is the graduate nurse education demonstration. This program provides grants and loans to nurses who are pursuing advance nursing practitioners. Advance practice nurses are needed in primary care, chronic care management. This program will encourage nurses to pursue an advance degree and further their education.

Alba

Reference

           Health Care Reform:  Key Provisions Related to Nursing. (2010). Retrieved from https://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.wocn.org/resource/resmgr/AdvocacyPolicy/PPACA_and_Nursing_-_Nursing_.pdf