Developing and Changing Poplarville, Mississippi : Report
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Developing and Changing Poplarville, Mississippi : Report
Added on 2019-10-16
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Running head: DEVELOPING AND CHANGING1Developing and Changing Poplarville, MississippiEarnest JobSchool of Nursing
DEVELOPING AND CHANGING2AbstractPoplarville, a small town located in Mississippi, is changing rapidly. Cultural diversity, new economic development, and social and health management issues create increased anxiety for the community leaders. Health care workers feel stressed as more patients require treatment for diseases and health issues that are unfamiliar. Education for health care workers regarding new cultures and disease management is needed. Community members need to be educated on disease management, with continued access to medications at free or discounted prices.A community health clinic, located in the old locally owned grocery store, would providea venue for nurse practitioners to provide comprehensive health care and education to all community members. Diabetic, HIV/AIDS and TB medications could be provided free or at reduced prices. Educational information on swimming, safe sex, diabetes, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, depression and nutrition could be offered.Nurse practitioners would be available to provide education to local nurses and medical providers regarding cultural diversity, disease management and support for increasing health related problems.
DEVELOPING AND CHANGING3Developing and Changing Poplarville, MississippiPoplarville is a town in crisis. The small rural community is growing rapidly with the major construction of a new resort and casino. New cultures, with the addition of South African workers, more Native Americans and Eastern Europeans, are bringing different medical and social issues to the medical professionals. With an aging medical provider soon to retire, the closing of the small grocery where many people were provided with free medications, and frustrated hospital nurses regarding lack of knowledge regarding unknown diseases, a bold step needed to be taken.What if the money currently sitting untouched in the “Swim out of the Weeds” fund, which has grown to $1.5 million, could be utilized to purchase the small grocery and convert it into a community health clinic that would be run by nurse practitioners?Ethically, this plan would be benefitting the community in many ways. It would provide comprehensive health care and education to all community members which would follow the principle of beneficence, to do what is good (Rainbow, 2002). It would also allow the community members to make decisions that apply to their lives and have some control over their life experiences. Diabetic, HIV/AIDS and TB medications could be provided free or reduced prices. The small grocery store was providing this to the community, and in view of the fact that the store is closing, this would be a way to follow the ethical principle of doing least harm. Educational information on safe swimming would keep the original plans for the money intact, which would be fair and just for the community members that established the trust fund many years ago. Education on safe sex, diabetes, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, depression and nutrition would also be provided.
DEVELOPING AND CHANGING4Nurse practitioners would be available to provide education to local nurses and medical providers regarding cultural diversity, disease management and support for increasing health related problems. Approaching the remaining benefactors of the trust fund, along with the community planning committee, with the explanation utilizing the ethical principles as outlined, should provide all involved with enough beneficial reasons to utilize this money for the establishment ofa community health clinic.Diversity issues arise rapidly when people from other countries begin to arrive in a community. Poplarville, with a small population of Native Americans, now has seen an increase in this culture due to the casino being built. South African and Eastern Europeans have now arrived, which this community knows nothing about. An aging population is now experiencing more youth and young adults with small children. New diseases and unfamiliar customs and beliefs are being experienced. Life as many of the community members knew it, is now changing rapidly (Davis, 2014).The community clinic will be able to help with some of these changes, by providing education on cultural diversity issues, new and unfamiliar customs and health related problems. Providing care for a diverse population, the medical professional will be able to identify the uniqueness of each patient they encounter. It does not matter what the person looks like or if they have an accent, if their beliefs are different from yours, what matters is they are a patient seeking help.Genetics and genomics have important roles in both the health and disease management of individuals. Genomic variants are a contributing factor in nine of the ten leading causes of death in the United States, which include diabetes and cardiovascular disease ("National Human
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