Assignment 1: Discussion Questions

Complete as directed by the facilitator.

Discussion Area and post responses to one discussion question as assigned by the facilitator. All responses should be posted to the appropriate topic in this Discussion Area. It is important to support what you say with relevant citations from both the course materials and outside resources. Include the South University Online Library in your research activities utilizing not only the nursing resource database, but also those pertaining to education, business, and human resources.

Comment on at least two of your peers' responses. You can ask technical questions or respond generally to the overall experience of attempting the question. Be objective, clear, and concise. Always use constructive language. All comments should be posted to the appropriate topic in this Discussion Area.

Select a discussion question from the topics menu below and click the question to begin. Use the Respondlink to post responses and materials that pertain to that question. Use the Respond link beneath any existing postings to respond to it.

Discussion Question 2

There are many approaches to providing population based cost-effective care. Nurse-managed clinics are sometimes developed for this purpose. Go to the South University library and locate at least one article about a nurse-managed clinic for population health. Explain the clinic functions as described in the article. What are the strengths? Weaknesses? Are there any data available to help evaluate this system? Does this provide any ideas to you of a potential clinic you might want to start?