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Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 250 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. You are required to use 1 scholarly resource in addition to your textbook. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

Part One

Technology is continuing to evolve in health care. This evolution of technology keeps nurses continuously learning.

• Describe a technological change in your workplace and how this change has affected your everyday nursing practice. 
• What new technology would you like to see implemented in your workplace? Explain your choice.

Part Two

Health care reform in the United States has been largely controversial. Choose 1 of the following topics, and visit the corresponding Web site to review the implications of the current legislature that may be important for nurses to know:

• Pre-Existing Conditions
  • Locate information about pre-existing conditions under the Related Links column on the left-hand side of the page.  
• Strengthening Medicare
  • Explore the benefits of these services. 
• Reducing Health Disparities
  • Choose a program designed to reduce health disparities, and review the information.  

After you have selected 1 of the above topics, address the following:

• Summarize this area of the law in your own words. 
• Discuss how it may affect the practice of nursing overall and more specifically, in your workplace. 

Responses to Other Students: Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates with at least a 100-word reply about their Primary Task Response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following questions:

• What did you learn from your classmate’s posting? 
• What additional questions do you have after reading the posting? 
• What clarification do you need regarding the posting? 
• What differences or similarities do you see between your posting and other classmates’ postings? 

Discussion Board Rubric

The Discussion Board Grading Rubric is a scoring tool that represents the performance expectations for the discussion. This Discussion Board Grading Rubric is divided into components that provide a clear description of what should be included within each component of the discussion. It’s the roadmap that can help lead your discussion. Discussion Board Grading Rubric

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

References

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2016, October 3). Strategies for reducing health disparities: Selected CDC-sponsored interventions, United States, 2016. https://www.cdc.gov/minorityhealth/strategies2016/index.html

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). (n.d.). Strengthening medicare.https://www.cms.gov/apps/files/medicare-savings-report.pdf

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). (2017, January 31). Pre-existing conditions. https://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/about-the-aca/pre-existing-conditions/index.html

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