COVID-19
COVID-19 has had a catastrophic impact on persons of all ages, races, cultures and geographic regions. Using the websites included in the course site, other scholarly websites of your choosing, or scholarly articles, please address the following.
1. What is our current understanding of the impact of COVID-19 on mental health? For example, is there an increase in particular mental health problems? What are the most common problems?
2. Are there any cultural/racial/socioeconomic or other disparities in identifying COVID-19 and accessing treatment? Make an argument that there are disparities or there are not disparities. Be specific and use evidence from scholarly literature and professional websites to support your stance.
3. Identify a specific group: (example: elderly, children, first responders, homeless, prisoners, single parents, first responders and other essential workers, gender). You may also choose another group if you wish. -What specific stressors have they likely experienced due to COVID-19? Be specific.
– What are the specific risk factors of this group: physical, psychological, socioeconomic? -Identify one issue related to access for care for this group. As nurses, what (if any) part can we play in facilitating access and improving health (this can be on a micro or macro level). Be specific and use evidence from scholarly literature and professional websites to support your stance!!!!