Week 1 Health Inequities – Faculty Response

Week 1 Health Inequities – Faculty Response

Nurse practitioners hold great power in making healthcare fair and good for all people. Their workplace’s mission and beliefs guide them in this vital goal. NPs can train medical staff to deeply understand the many cultures around them (Flaubert et al., 2021a; Flaubert et al., 2021b). Learning about different backgrounds, customs, and views builds real trust with patients from those communities. When mutual understanding and respect exist, patients will listen closely and work hard to improve their health.

The NPs should journey into neighborhoods that lack access to quality healthcare. They can share knowledge on how to live in wellness at local events. They can check on people’s health conditions with free screening days. Partnering with trusted community groups lets the nurses reach even more of the residents in need. (Flaubert et al., 2021a; Flaubert et al., 2021b) Giving out the right information in a caring way empowers folks to take charge of their own wellness journey. Sometimes, people face challenges that block them from the required medical services. The NPs must speak loudly for programs to bring healthcare to where it is unavailable. Mobile clinics, modern telehealth technology, and sliding payment assistance can all make healthcare accessible for every person (Reightler, 2023). Removing these barriers is necessary to make health resources fair and just.

Nurses have an ethical duty to raise their voices about policies and systemic issues that cause inequality in healthcare. They can closely work with leaders to adjust rules and funding pathways to provide more aid for underserved communities. Promoting diversity and inclusion among the medical staffing ranks also helps all patients receive properly understanding care. By using their respective voices, the NPs can restructure healthcare’s very foundations to align with meeting the needs of all people equally and justly.

When Nurse Practitioners fully follow their workplace’s moral compass for helping humanity, they gain immense ability to defeat unjust health inequalities (Reightler, 2023). Blending cultural friendliness, powerful community presence, affordable access efforts, and policy-level progressive reforms – these nurses become true heroes who champion comprehensive healthcare justice for all. With utmost expertise and noble drive, they can heal divides and uplift whole populations towards longer life and vibrant wellness.

References

Flaubert, J. L., Menestrel, S. L., Williams, D. R., & Wakefield, M. K. (2021a). Supporting the health and professional well-being of nurses. In www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. National Academies Press. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK573902/

Flaubert, J. L., Menestrel, S. L., Williams, D. R., & Wakefield, M. K. (2021b). The role of nurses in improving health equity. In www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. National Academies Press (US). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK573898/

Reightler, J. (2023). Reasons Why I Love Being a Nurse Practitioner | American Public University. Www.apu.apus.edu. https://www.apu.apus.edu/area-of-study/nursing-and-health-sciences/resources/reasons-why-i-love-being-a-nurse/

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Week 1 Health Inequities – Faculty Response

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