Health Disparities, Leadership and Economic Models

Health Disparities, Leadership, and Economic Models

My discussion on the impact of strong leadership skills in nursing care with a strong economic model in patient management with my preceptor earlier this week was a great success. We noted that leadership is an essential skill for all qualified professionals. In nursing practice, these skills can improve the motivational levels of other nurses in the work environment, impacting a positive attitude towards patients’ management and service delivery and increasing their sense of responsibility. Leadership skills in nursing practice involve individual effort to influence other people’s behaviors by direct provision of individualized care, which is the primary goal of healthcare practice. These skills also help in problem-solving.

No progress has been made in addressing health disparities despite the technological advancements in medical treatment. For instance, a low life expectancy (15 years less) will be experienced by a child born in the Glasgow area in the UK compared to a child born in one of the richest parts of the city.   Growing up in deprived areas exposes the child to no safe place to play, increasing the risk of accidents and injuries to the child. This desperately also increases the likelihood of developing breathing problems in children living in damp housing.

Healthcare is a complex dimension, and as nurses, we need to understand how these different healthcare concepts are integrated. This means nurses ought to look at everything in a broader picture, from basic physiological processes to our residential areas. During our discussion, we also noted that there is low community knowledge of the available healthcare resources. This has led to underutilization of resources, thus exposing the community to higher risks of developing non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, among others. It is, therefore, worthwhile to note that addressing the healthcare disparities will directly or indirectly impact the lives of community members positively. During this week’s meeting, we also discussed the capstone project proposal.

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Health Disparities, Leadership, and Economic Models

Professional Capstone and Practicum Reflective Journal

Students are required to submit weekly reflective narratives throughout the course that will culminate in a final, course-long reflective journal due in Topic 10. The narratives help students integrate leadership and inquiry into current practice.

This reflection journal also allows students to outline what they have discovered about their professional practice, personal strengths and weaknesses, and additional resources that could be introduced in a given situation to influence optimal outcomes. Each week students should also explain how they met a course competency or course objective(s).

In each week’s entry, students should reflect on the personal knowledge and skills gained throughout the course. Journal entries should address one or more of the areas stated below.  In the Topic 10 graded submission, each of the areas below should be addressed as part of the summary submission.

1. New practice approaches (Week 1)
2. Interprofessional collaboration (Week 2)
3. Healthcare delivery and clinical systems (Week 3)
4. Ethical considerations in health care  (Week 4)
5. Practices of culturally sensitive care  (Week 5)
6. Ensuring the integrity of human dignity in the care of all patients   (Week 6)
7. Population health concerns (Week 7)
8. The role of technology in improving health care outcomes (Week 8)
9. Health policy (Week 9)
10. Leadership and economic models –  This week’s topic (Week 10)
11. Health disparities –  This week’s topic (Week 10)

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.