Accessing Critical Care Settings

Accessing Critical Care Settings

Patient Centered Care: Health Services and Settings Encountered by a Patient with a Critical Illness. (CLO 2, 5) (20 points)

Please review the scenario provided in the below case study:

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Next, consider a patient who has a severe but undiagnosed disease, illness, or injury. Based on your knowledge of this disease, illness, or injury, ask yourself the following questions:

Accessing Critical Care Settings

• What steps might the patient have to go through to determine a diagnosis?
• What types of health care settings and services might they be exposed to during this process?
• What barriers or challenges might they encounter when attempting to access and pay for health services in these settings?
• How might the patient’s experience differ in health settings with high quality service vs. low quality service?
• Post your answer, adding insights based on Jim’s experience from the case study as well as your own personal or professional experiences.
• Your initial Discussion Board posts should be at minimum 250 words.  You are expected to conduct independent research on the subject and use two scholarly sources in addition to the textbook. Provide in-text citations and list of references to support your post as required.

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Accessing Critical Care Settings

• What steps might the patient have to go through to determine a diagnosis?
• What types of health care settings and services might they be exposed to during this process?
• What barriers or challenges might they encounter when attempting to access and pay for health services in these settings?
• How might the patient’s experience differ in health settings with high quality service vs. low quality service?
• Post your answer, adding insights based on Jim’s experience from the case study as well as your own personal or professional experiences.
• Your initial Discussion Board posts should be at minimum 250 words.  You are expected to conduct independent research on the subject and use two scholarly sources in addition to the textbook. Provide in-text citations and list of references to support your post as required.