NR 576 Week 5 iHuman Reflection Worksheet

Week 5 iHuman Assignment Reflection Worksheet 1. Consider how the setting in which you see clients may impact your recommendations for medications, treatments, or follow-up care. How would your recommendations have changed for this client if he was underinsured? How would your recommendations have changed if the encounter had occurred at a mobile clinic for unhoused clients? If I meet a patient in a hospital, I'm more likely to recommend hospital treatments or meds. Hospitals often offer more resources and treatment alternatives than private offices. In addition, hospital care is usually focused on acute needs, such as medical emergencies. Hospitals are developed for critical patients. In contrast, if I meet a patient in a private clinic, I may recommend the practice's drugs or treatments. Private offices generally have less resources and treatment alternatives than hospitals. Private practices also tend to focus on long-term needs such chronic illness treatment. If the customer has poor health insurance, I would recommend government- provided drugs or sliding-scale clinics. Underinsured people struggle to afford private insurance, thus they may not have the same treatment alternatives as covered people. Underinsured people may also need help paying for treatments and medicines. Thus, government programs or clinics with sliding scale rates may be cheaper for these folks. I'm also more likely to recommend free or community health center follow- up. Community health centers and free clinics provide sliding-scale treatment, making them more affordable for uninsured people. Community health centers and free clinics may be better for those with limited health insurance who need help managing their health since they provide more services than private practices. A mobile clinic for unhoused clients would have made me more willing to provide government- funded or sliding-scale drugs or therapies. Due to their inability to get private insurance, unhoused persons may not have access to the same facilities and treatments as insured people. Homeless persons may need financial support to pay for medicines or treatments, therefore government programs or clinics with sliding scale rates may be cheaper. I'm also more likely to recommend free or community health center follow-up. Community health centers and free clinics provide sliding scale care, making treatment cheaper for unhoused people. Community health centers and free clinics may provide more services than private practices, making them more beneficial for homeless individuals seeking health management assistance. 0320 RB/KK