Reforms In Nursing

The Effect of Healthcare Reforms on Nurses
Maya Angelou, a famous poet, once said, “They may forget your name, but they never forget how you made them feel.” This quote certainly applies to nurses and she basically describes how in the hospital, the patients focus more on the doctors than nurses. and but not nurses even though they spend the most time with patients. Since they spend most of the time with each other, they have a closer connection and interaction with each other than with their doctor. Many people see nurses as an “assistant” to doctors in hospitals or clinics. They give patients whatever they need and provide medicine to what the doctor has told them. But nurses have a bigger role than that. Some people do not really see …show more content…
Obamacare has caused nurses to take on leadership roles and step out of their roles in hospitals or clinics. To provide access to everyone who can’t afford healthcare at a lower cost is one example. Nurses have opened many health clinics that are mainly operated by them. Advance practice registered nurses (APRNs) have opened nurse-led primary care clinics and has been operated independently-without physician supervision- in a growing number of states and in new settings (Nurses Take on New and Expanded Roles). This has caused the ability of more people to get treated and would not have to worry about how much it would cost. Another leadership opportunity that nurses participate in is being able to run in house visit programs. In an article about the program it states that, “These programs arrange for nurses to pay regular visits to disadvantaged first-time mothers during and after their pregnancies to help them become better parents and to link them with social services and other support systems.” (The Nurse Home Visitation Program) The purpose of these programs is to prevent overcrowding in hospitals and to get treated in a fast and efficient way. This program focuses more on pregnancies because nurses can monitor them on a regular basis, help provide info on how to raise their first child, and will provide them whatever they need to raise their baby. Another innovation that has helped nurses step out of their usual roles is with the Transitional Care Model. This model is an evidence-based solution to health care needs of older adults that are poorly managed, often with devastating human and economic consequences. The Transitional Care Model emphasizes the use of master’s-prepared nurses to oversee care from the hospital to within the home reduced re-hospitalizations for elderly patients with multiple chronic conditions (Hassmiller). This