you will be asked to respond to the prompt or prompts in the discussion forum

 you will be asked to respond to the prompt or prompts in the discussion forum. Your initial post should be 75-150 words in length, and is due on Sunday. By Tuesday, you should respond to two additional posts from your peers. 

Non physician Practitioners  

You may have received care from non-physician health professionals (NPP). Generally, NPPs provide primary care. Each state has different rules, but it is common for NPPs to practice under a medical doctor. The NPP is also referred to as a Primary Care Provider (PCP), but this term may refer to both MDs and Advanced Practice Nurses (APRN). The APRN can care for patients in many of the areas in which physicians practice, but they do not have an MD or a DO degree. They include physician assistant, nurse practitioner, and certified nurse midwives. The Affordable Care Act specifically promoted the use of NPP/APRN as a cost effective addition to MDs. Most importantly, patient care quality outcomes are the same.

Explore the use of NPP/APRNs.

Include the following aspects in the discussion:

• Share a scholarly resource you have found about NPP/APRNs
• Investigate whether NPP/APRNs will be able to meet the demands of primary care services
• Share, if you are comfortable (no personal details) if you prefer a NPP/APRN or a physician.
• Discuss if patient care outcomes are equal to MDs

Part2

Each week, you will be asked to respond to the prompt or prompts in the discussion forum. Your initial post should be 75-150 words in length, and is due on Sunday. By Tuesday, you should respond to two additional posts from your peers. 

Challenges for Health Care

Review your readings for week 5.  Take note of some of the new health care challenges that interest you the most. Be sure to include facts, be objective, and provide thoughtful insights for your peers. Review the links from the lecture to assist you with some ideas:

Aging population

Allied Health care worker shortage

Medication costs

Report on 4 major issues impacting health care workers.

Include the following aspects in the discussion:

• Search news reports, health care web sites, and the text about health care issues
• Consider personal experiences with health care
• Discuss possible solutions to your chosen issues