Read and watch the lecture resources & materials below early in the week to help you respond to the discussion questions and to complete your assignment(s).

Read

Mason, Gardner, Outlaw & O’Grady text:Chapters 23,24, 28, 30, 31, and 38

Online Materials & Resources

1. Explore: Cleveland Clinic Patient Centered Medical Home available at http://my.clevelandclinic.org/services/medicine-institute/patient-centered-medical-home(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
2. Hassmiller, S. B. & Reinhard, S. C. (2014). A bold vision for America’s health care system: The Future of Nursing report becomes a catalyst for change. Nursing Outlook, 63(1), 41-47.
3. Bulson, J. A. & Bulson, T. (2011). Nursing process and critical thinking linked to disaster preparedness. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 37(5), 477-483.
4. Smaldone, A. & Cullen-Drill, M. (2010). Mental health parity legislation: Understanding the pros and cons. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing & Mental Health Services, 48(9), 26-34
5. Gardner, D. B. (2014). Dismantle or improve ObamaCare? Nurses must take action. Nursing Economics, 32(6), 323-326.

Select the chapter from this week’s readings that relates to your work environment and/or emergency preparedness. How do you see health policy impacting nursing practice in that arena?

Submission Instructions:

• Your initial post should be at least 500 words,formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. Your initial post is worth 8 points.

Your assignment will be graded according to the grading rubric.