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Thesis
Nurse Practitioner's Ability to Impact Change for the Uninsured
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
05/2010
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/3436
Abstract
In health care treatment disparities persist which represents a major health and social challenge. As our country's jobless rate soars to record levels, many have experienced the reality of trying to obtain health care and insurance that is too expensive or not available. The reality is people are dying because of lack of health care from preventable causes. Two models of care that currently exist to provide care for the uninsured population will be acknowledged and discussed. Safety net clinics and academic nurse managed centers (ANMCs) represent innovative ways to care for the uninsured which helps to bridge a health care system gap. Greater emphasis will be on the ANMC model, for the continuum of direct care, clinical practice, and research contributes to the development of heightened student awareness of the uninsured needs though socialization, understanding and skill in human diversity and sensitivity. Nurse Practitioners (NPs) can aim to make a real difference of service by participating and building relationships in their communities which can have an impact and improve the lives of the patients in the short term until the fight for long term systemic health reform is achieved. We are at a crucial juncture in the health policy debate for the best strategies to provide universal coverage.
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- Title
- Nurse Practitioner's Ability to Impact Change for the Uninsured
- Creators
- Karla McGee
- Contributors
- Renee Hoeksel (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Research Projects, College of Nursing
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Spokane, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900590527301842
- Copyright
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis