Foundations for population health in community

Stanhope, M. (2022). Foundations for population health in community/public health nursing (6th ed.). Elsevier.
Available in the ClinicalKey Student Nursing database in the Virtual Library.
Chapter 3: US and Global Health Care

According to Stanhope (2022), despite the many technological advances and financial investment in health systems in the United States, there are three main problems. These are: cost, access and quality.

1. In the table, describe each of the health problems. Use chapter 3 of the textbook as a reference.

Cost: Access: Quality:

II. Role of the nursing professional – patient advocate (advocacy)

A. Read, study, and analyze the following study material:

Stanhope, M. (2022). Foundations for population health in community/public health nursing (6th ed.). Elsevier.
Available in the ClinicalKey Student Nursing database in the Virtual Library.
Chapter 15: Case Management

1. Answer the following questions.

a. Briefly define the role of the patient advocate, according to Stanhope (2022), in chapter 15.
b. It explains how the nursing professional, in his role as patient advocate, can contribute to the creation and improvement of health programs.
c. It demonstrates how the use of policies can improve health services at the national and global levels. Present two (2) examples.
d. List three (3) nursing interventions that meet the needs of the patient, family and community in various social contexts and that comply with national and global health policies.
and. It identifies some similarities and differences in national and global policies related to nursing care.

III. Final reflection (20 points)

A. Argue in paragraph form what you learned about national and global health policies.
B. Based on what has been learned, it presents some alternatives to improve health systems at a national and global level.