Week 1
Hi class,

Topics to review during our first week of the course:

· How Healthcare reform is impacting primary care https://www.ajmc.com/contributor/sophia–bernazzani/2016/03/how–healthcare–reform–is–impactingprimarycare 

• Healthcare reform 101: What the health is going on in 2018? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwTWhwWLzHQ  

• Healthcare Transformation and Changing Roles for Nursing https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5266427/pdf/ornur3612.pdf 

Frequently when the shortage of primary care providers is mentioned with regard to healthcare reform, insurance companies and other institutions forget to factor in the impact nurse practitioners can have on increasing access. How do you think we can improve this understanding of the nurse practitioner role?

Discussion 1: Susana Castellanos

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    As listed in the articles provided, there are many barriers to health care access for patients to receive primary care services from a family nurse practitioner. Among them are the annoyingly-varied scope of practice regulations that are different from state-to-state, health care reimbursement from insurance companies, misinformation regarding the roles of the nurse practitioner in health care, and the unvoiced stigma towards nurse practitioners that might exist (Bernazzani, 2016). These are all factors that impede our ability to practice as primary care providers. These barriers do not decrease the burden on primary care providers, despite the fact that more nurses are graduating from these graduate programs to become nurse practitioners. I believe that if the scope of practice for family nurse practitioners can be more standardized across the United States, rather than varying state-by-state, it would have a huge positive impact on the other barriers. A standardized scope of practice for a family nurse practitioner may reduce confusion regarding the role the FNP has in primary care (Altman, 2016). This will allow easier collaboration between other primary care providers. In addition, reimbursement from insurance companies may be better able to recognize the FNP as a primary care provider. If scope of practice is standardized, perhaps patients can accept care in an easer fashion from an FNP and may promote better access to health care.

References:

Altman, S. H. (2016, February 22). Removing Barriers to Practice and Care. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK350160/

Bernazzani, S. (2016). How Healthcare Reform Is Impacting Primary Care. Retrieved from https://www.ajmc.com/contributor/sophia-bernazzani/2016/03/how-healthcare-reform-is-impacting-primary-care

Week 2

The main post in this class was in week 1, that show before NOW this discussion only I need to do a peer response Week 2

Note por the professor:

Hello class,

Please refer to your APA format in your postings. The journal name and volume is italicized font. Ex.

…The American Nursing Journal,7(9),,,,

Discussion Board 1 Health Care Reform and NP role

Please update your APA to reflect doi or retrieved point, next time I will deduct points if missing. Refer to your APA manual.

Again missing to include the doi or retrieved from .. as on your initial post. This time -0.25 (correction on private evaluation note here) 

Assignment:

Professional Development Exercises :

• Describe why there is such a struggle when addressing end-of-life issues
• What are the differences between allowing a patient to die and physician-assisted suicide?
• Discuss the controversy that can occur when considering a patient’s right to know whether a caregiver has AIDS and the caregiver’s right to privacy and confidentiality.
• Describe the distinctions among wrongful birth, wrongful life, and wrongful conception. Discuss the moral dilemmas of these concepts
• Discuss the arguments for and against partial birth abortions
• Discuss why there is controversy over genetic markers and stem cell research

Please combine all of these responses into a single Microsoft Word document for submission. APA Format

Please submit only complete assignments (not partial or “draft” assignments).

Submit only the assignments corresponding to the module in this section.

You are not required to adhere to the 500-1000 word count for each of the responses, but please be thorough in your responses so that you adequately address all aspects of each question.

Assignment 2: Human Resource Management Training Proposal
Due Week 8 and worth 300 points

Imagine you have been selected to conduct a recruiting and staffing  training program for a group of new human resource management (HRM)  employees at a health care company. You need to prepare a proposal for  the organization outlining your strategy for the training program.
 

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

1. Create an overview of the process and steps involved in human  resource planning, recruiting, interviewing, selecting, and hiring of  employees.
2. Develop a comprehensive strategy for training new employees. Focusing on the role of the new employees within the organization.
3. Propose two to four (2-4) training strategies aimed at motivating the employees to learn key aspects about their new jobs.
4. Determine key issues that human resource management employees would  be likely to encounter in the health care field. Prepare a plan that  will enable the new employees to address each issue which includes  instructional strategies, resources that will be utilized, and  evaluation criteria for determining success.
5. Design at least three (3) visual components that enhance the program you have outlined, such as charts or diagrams.
6. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this  assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as  academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• This course requires use of new Strayer Writing Standards (SWS).  The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please  take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with  one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow SWS  or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional  instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the  student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date.  The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required  assignment page length. 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze the importance of training and development.
• Analyze the elements of position descriptions, recruiting, selection interviewing, and workflow analysis.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in health care human resources management.
• Write clearly and concisely about health care human resources management using proper writing mechanics.

1-Discuss  and provide 2 specific ways Early Conceptualization About Nursing Theory can be applied to advanced practice nursing. Identify one MSN Essential that most relates to this particular topic. 

*Under the Class Resources tab, students will find the MSN Essentials which help to guide and shape graduate nursing education. Select 1 of these essentials that most closely reflect the concepts of this theory.**

note:  All discussion posts must be minimum 250 words, references must be cited in APA format, and must include minimum of 2 scholarly resources published within the past 5-7 years.  Please be sure to cite your reference(s) in APA format, at the end of your posting.