Homework Name: Health Care Law
Purpose: This homework will help nursing students to analyze how current laws in the U.S. healthcare system relate to the provision of quality, safe, and cost-effective care. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought public health into the spotlight. News media are now frequently talking about such public health issues as disease surveillance and immunizations (especially related to the development of a potential vaccine for COVID-19).By having a greater understanding of health care law, including exemplars such as public health and safety and immunizations, nursing students will be better prepared to transition into the role of novice nurses within a complex health care system.
Skills: The purpose of this homework is to help you practice the following skills that are essential to your success in this course and as a future nurse:
Explaining how Health Care Law impacts patient care -this will ultimately help students to protect both their patients and their licenses by practicing within established legal boundaries.
Explaining how public health laws related to such issues as disease surveillance and immunizations are likely to impact both individual patients' and the community's ultimate health outcomes, and how nurses can use this information to help their patients and communities.
Analyzing how nurses can work as advocates and educators regarding the importance of public health initiatives.
Knowledge: This homework will help you to become familiar with the following important content knowledge in this discipline: Healthcare Law and the specific exemplars related to public health: disease surveillance and immunizations. An understanding of this concept impacts nurses' ability to provide patient-centered care.
Task:
Start by reading the chapter titled Health Care Law in your Giddens book. Then, read:
"The Importance of Public Health Nursing in a Pandemic". This brief piece, co-written by the Chair of the Public Health Nursing section of hte American Public Health Association, highlights many of the reasons that a strong public health nursing workforce is more important than ever.
Also read: Immunizations: What Nurses Should Know Immunization laws have long been a part of public health efforts to keep communities safe, and with the upcoming 2020 influenza season, combined with the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses being able to educate the public and individual patients about the importance of immunizations will be more critical than ever.
As you're reading the articles, think about how they relate to what you read about Health Care Law in your nursing concepts book.
• Analyze the assigned pieces on public health nursing and immunizations, and describe how those articles relate to what you learned by reading the Giddens chapter on Health Care Law (this should be one substantial paragraph - please see the example I provided).
• When faced with a patient who is vaccine hesitant or resistant, how will you fulfill your role as an educator in addressing your patient's fears or concerns?
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.