Assignment Task: Answer all questions/criteria with explanations and detail.
a. Preventive care and screenings are essential components to primary practice. Identify your clinical practicum setting (which is primary care office) and a population that you typically see (We typically treat older adults). Use HealthyPeople 2030 to describe two preventative care screenings recommended for the identified population.
b. Discuss the preventative care provided at your clinical practicum site by addressing the following:
- What guidelines do providers use to determine which screenings to offer?
- How would you describe the quality of the preventative care you have observed? Have you observed disparities or bias in the care provided to different members of the population?( No, I have no observed any bias)
- How are screening recommendations presented to patients? How do providers address health literacy and the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care when providing patient education about screenings?
c. Screening opportunities are often missed in vulnerable populations and those with limited access to care. Describe changes you recommend in your practice setting and community to increase the frequency of preventative screenings within vulnerable populations.
i. Write the essay as if you are a nurse practitioner student doing clinicals at a primary care office. Accurately analyze, synthesize, and/or apply principles from evidence with no more than one short quote (15 words or less) for the week.
ii. Include a minimum of two different scholarly sources. Cite all references and provide references for all citations.
iii. Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation. Use current APA format to format citations and references and is free of errors.