Delivery Models
Examine changes introduced to reform or restructure the U.S. health care delivery system. In a 1,000-1,350 word paper, discuss action taken for reform and restructuring and the role of the nurse within this changing environment. Include the following:
1.Outline a current or emerging health care law or federal regulation introduced to reform or restructure some aspects of the health care delivery system. Describe the effect of this on nursing practice and the nurse’s role and responsibility. Discussion on emerging health care law or federal regulation, and effect on nursing practice and the nurse role, and responsibility is well-developed.
2. Discuss how quality measures and to pay for performance affect patient outcomes. Explain how these affect nursing practice and describe the expectations and responsibilities of the nursing role in these situations. A thorough and insightful discussion on how quality measures and to pay for performance affect patient outcomes, and how they affect nursing practice, expectations, and responsibilities of the nursing role, is presented.
3. Discuss professional nursing leadership and management roles that have arisen and how are they important in responding to emerging trends and in the promotion of patient safety and quality care in diverse health care settings?
A well-developed discussion on professional nursing leadership and management roles, and the importance of these roles in responding to emerging trends and patient safety and quality care, is presented. The discussion demonstrates a thorough understanding of the nursing profession in emerging trends and patient care in a diverse health setting.
4. Research emerging trends. Predict two ways in which the practice of nursing and nursing roles will grow or transform within the next five years to respond to upcoming trends or predicted issues in health care. Predictions for how the practice of nursing and nursing roles will grow or transform within the next 5 years to respond to upcoming trends or predicted issues in health care are thoroughly discussed. The predictions are based on evidence and highly relevant to emerging trends.
An abstract is not required. Intro Paragraph – The thesis is comprehensive and contains the essence of the paper. The thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear.
