Current healthcare is faced by various challenges that are politicized to affect the care provided by nurses and other care providers. The United States healthcare reforms and the Affordable Care Act are among the emerging issues that have affected positively the quality and access to care although they have affected the current political climate of healthcare. Health insurance has increased access to care although this has increased health disparities. The disparity in health care is a significant factor that demands the attention of Doctor of Nursing Practice graduate due to its impact on the quality and safety of care (Ginter, Duncan & Swayne, 2018). Education and food distribution are some of the disparities that affect health care access, especially in the current political climate. Healthcare coverage is still low in some communities and regions due to disparity, and that has greatly affected access to care by the poor. Such disparities contribute to current healthcare political climate, and they can be minimized by setting policies that will guide the United States healthcare.
DNPs have the knowledge and leadership skills that can be required when developing healthcare policies aimed to reduce healthcare disparities. With the advanced education that DNPs have, they are in a position to impact policy development that will be against variation in healthcare among various communities. Nurses can care and serve underserved and vulnerable populations unlike other healthcare professionals; therefore, they have the responsibility to develop policies and programs that will prevent the current politics in healthcare (Sherrod & Goda, 2016). Workplace diversity is also another way that nurses can use to minimize disparities in healthcare by implementing policies in all workplaces of their encounter.
References
Ginter, P. M., Duncan, W. J., & Swayne, L. E. (2018). The strategic management of health care organizations. John Wiley & Sons.
Sherrod, B., & Goda, T. (2016). DNP-prepared leaders guide healthcare system change. Nursing management, 47(9), 13-16.