NURSING DUE APRIL 13, 2018. SEE ATTACHED CASE STUDY AND RUBRIC

Research a health care organization or a network that spans several states within the U.S. (Example: United Healthcare, Vanguard, Banner Healthcare, etc.).

Harvard Business Review Online and Hoover’s Company Records, found in the GCU Library, are useful sources. You may also find pertinent information on your organization’s webpage.

Review “Singapore Airlines Case Study.”

Prepare a 1,000-1250-word paper that focuses on the organization or network you have selected.

Your essay should assess the readiness of the health care organization or network in addressing the health care needs of citizens in the next decade and include a strategic plan that addresses issues pertaining to network growth, nurse staffing, resource management, and patient satisfaction. Provide a comparison to the health care organization or network and the Singapore Airlines. Include any cultural issues that may influence the practices listed above.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA 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 Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

What are social determinants of health? How do social determinants of health contribute to the development of illness? What is a communicable disease chain? Are there steps that a nurse can take to break a link within the communicable disease chain? Give a specific example.

Readings within your text covering international/global health and the following websites will assist you in answering these questions:

1. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Global Health website: http://www.cdc.gov/cogh/index.htm
2. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Global Health website: http://www.globalhealth.gov/index.html
3. Families USA – Why Global Health Matters—Here and Abroad website: http://www.familiesusa.org/
4. World Health Organization (WHO) website: http://www.who.int

APA format MSN degree 1 page with 3 references one from walden university library   Due March 8, 2019 at 7pm

Response need for below discussion:

            When deciding on curriculum changes/advancements or any new program/change, it is important to focus on both internal and external factors as well as do a needs assessment. These factors can either be positive or negative, and some factors faculty can control while others are out of the faculty’s control. Internal factors are those that are within the institution/clinic etc. and external factors are those that influence the change or development but are external (Keating & DeBoor, 2018). “In any dynamic organization, curriculum change is not a choice but a requirement” (Billings & Halstead, 2016, p. 73). Changes in curriculum or always needed to keep up to date with changes in the community, town, country, and world (Billings & Halstead, 2016).

            This week’s post is going to focus on the external factor: population demographics and trends. Before implementing any changes, it is important to know the characteristics of the population. It is important to know who the potential students will be and who the students will be taking care of once they graduate. Knowing whether there are adult learners or younger learners can help with curriculum advancements. Ethnicity, financial resources, and faculty availability are crucial to curriculum development (Keating & DeBoor, 2018).

            When I worked out west in a college in downtown Calgary, it was very clear based on patient demographics that ethnicity and financial resources were key factors to keep in mind when developing curriculum. Many of the students first language were not English, they had immigrated to Canada, and many had financial struggles. A lot of the students were nurses, pharmacists and even physicians in their home country. Cultural sensitivity will need to be taken into consideration with all changes/developments in the curriculum (Billings & Halstead, 2016). If students can’t afford to go to school or don’t have access to financial resources, they may not perform to their highest standard in school. I had students who came to clinical exhausted and who I had to send home for safety reasons. These students had to work multiple jobs to get by and provide for their family. A lot of these students also needed help with their English, and therefore the college had to take this into mind and make sure the resources were available for English tutoring. Calgary, in general, had a lot of minorities, and therefore these are the patients that the students will be taking care of when they graduate.

            The demographics of our population are rapidly shifting and “by 2030 it is estimated people age 65 and older will represent almost 20% of the total U.S. population” (Billings & Halstead, 2016, p.74). This means nurses need to be trained in chronic care and end of life care (Billings & Halstead, 2016). There will also be an increased need for home care. These statistics help nursing faculty to adjust the curriculum appropriately to make sure the newest generation of nurses is trained to help this population (University of Saint Mary, 2019).

References

Billings, D.M., & Halstead, J.A. (2016). Teaching in nursing: A guide for faculty (5th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.

Keating, S.B., & DeBoor, S.S. (Ed.). (2018). Curriculum development and evaluation in nursing (4th ed.). New York, NY: Springer.

University of Saint Mary. (2019). The impact of the aging population on nursing. Retrieved from https://online.stmary.edu/msn/resources/impact-of-aging-population-on-nursing

Yes!  I agree completely that the cost of drugs required to treat acute and chronic illness is a huge problem among health care facilities and patient quality of life!  I have known several people diagnosed with cancer and have great insurance in the beginning, only have to go on to stop working and lose insurance.  What happens next? They cannot afford the treatment due to the high prices for meds.  It’s really sad that that is the way it is.

One of the reasons that the cost of drug prices are higher in the United States, is that the U.S. allows drug companies to set their own price for medications.  In other countries, a delegated body negotiates the price, and it is loosely based upon the benefit of the drug to the patient (Kesselheim, Avorn, & Sarpatwari, 2016).

With the prevalence of chronic diseases, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) cite part of the reasoning for high drug prices is due partially to specialty drugs (Abramowitz & Cobaugh, 2016).  Do you feel that with the high number of baby boomers approaching the age of needing more medical needs, big pharma companies see a supply and demand-type situation to raise the cost of drugs?

References

Abramowitz, P. W., & Cobaugh, D. J. (2016). The costs of prescription drugs in the United States: the pharmacists’ voices must be heard. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. http://dx.doi.org/10.2146/ajhp160156

Kesselheim, A. S., Avorn, J., & Sarpatwari, A. (2016, August 30). The high cost of prescription drugs in the United States origins and prospects for reform. JAMA, 316(8), 858-871. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2016.11237