Saturday, March 30, 2013

Outcome 4

Demonstrate basic knowledge of healthcare policy, finance, and regulatory environments including local, state, national, and global health care trends.

This has been a difficult discussion for me to respond to. I am currently in Nursing Policy and Ethics and I find each post and discussion takes me many hours to be able to get my thoughts out in a manner that conveys how I feel and what I know. This is an area where I think constant learning and growth happens (and has to) because it is always changing. Healthcare policy, finance, and regulatory environments are the subject of many topics on all levels of government right now due to Obama Care and other health care options that are being put forth.

Right now there is only one paper that I plan to put into my portfolio. This may change based on the rest of the semester, but for the Public Health Nursing Ethics assignment I not only researched information but I interviewed nurses and physicians on their opinions and experiences regarding the changes in health care and the “us” vs. “them” mentality of the health care community. I learned a lot and am proud of the work I put into the assignment.

Even though I am not as familiar with this subject as I should be, I think that I am in a good position right now because I am currently in the class and there is so much going on in the community it gives me the opportunity to not only take part if I want to, but to understand better the consequences and benefits of proposed changes.

Public Health Nursing and Ethics

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