Nurses and the Lack of Health Insurance

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This paper discusses a frequently cited cultural, social and economic problem of our day - the fact that millions of American's live without any health insurance. The paper specifically looks at the impact of this situation on nursing professionals. The paper then looks at ways that we may be able to change the situation as individuals and specifically how nurses can improve the current situation.

From the Paper:

"One way that an individual nurse could create awareness practices in addition to striving toward poverty and health profiling in their community would be to advocate for the development of a share system where nurses can move from one setting to another, allowing them the opportunity, say one day a month to work in an environment that offers care to underserved populations. A shared system, like this would be welcomed by almost any clinic or service that provides such care as staffing is usually one of their greatest problems. Additionally, almost any organization either for or non-profit would value the opportunity, if they believed individual nurses were willing to do so, to partner and help in a broader need base situation, if for no other reason than for corporate social responsibility."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Boaz, R. F. (1994). Rethinking Universal Health Care Security and Cost Containment. Challenge, 37(4), 27.
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