Is health care a right or a privilege?Explain

•With this week’s Learning Resources in mind, consider this question: Is health care a right or a privilege?

•Review the media presentation for this week, focusing on the role of the government in health care.

•Pinpoint a social, economic, technological, ethical, or legal issue that could, or has, affected health care delivery in the United States.

•Locate a current article from the popular press (within the past 6 months) related to the health care issue you identified. How does this article inform your understanding of the influence of your selected issue in the health care debate?

Please use two of theses resources

Readings

•Kovner, A. R., & Knickman, J. R. (Eds.). (2011). Health care delivery in the United States (Laureate Education, Inc., custom ed.). New York, NY: Springer Publishing. ◦Chapter 1, “The Current U.S. Health Care System” (pp. 3–24)

This chapter introduces the importance of engaging stakeholders in improving U.S. health care.

◦Chapter 2, “Health Policy and Health Reform” (pp. 25–45)

This chapter reviews the history of U.S. health care system and the evolution of government’s role.

◦Chapter 6, “Public Health: Policy, Practice, and Perceptions” (pp. 103–110)

This section of Chapter 6 explains the issues and concerns with the current system and the impact of public health law, regulation, and services.

◦Chapter 8, “Access to Care” (pp. 151–169)

This section of Chapter 8 examines the characteristics of the uninsured and the policy implication affecting health care delivery systems.

•Erlen, J. (2010). Informed consent: Revisiting the issues. Orthopaedic Nursing, 29(4), 276–280.

Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

This article explores the issue of informed consent in the context of research with human subjects. The author defines informed consent and makes suggestions to better the process of acquiring informed consent.

•Mullinix, C., & Bucholtz, D. (2009). Role and quality of nurse practitioner practice: A policy issue. Nursing Outlook, 57(2), 93–98.

Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

The authors of this article examine the challenges that nurse practitioners encounter when establishing the quality of care they provide. The text reviews the strengths and weaknesses of literature pertaining to the subject.

•Los Angeles County DPH Public Health Nursing. (2007). Public Health Nursing Practice Model. Retrieved from https://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phn/docs/PracticeModelfinal2.pdf

This article supplies a graphical depiction of the Public health Nursing Practice Model. The graphic emphasizes the cyclical nature of the model.