Chronic Illness

Discussion Prompt

Part 1 (Preparation): Nurse practitioners must prioritize equitable care and prevent bias when treating chronic illness patients. For the Week 2 discussion, interview your clinical preceptor or a clinic leader or senior staff for your FNP596 clinic site. Request a 5-10 minute conversation, either in person, via phone, or through teleconference, explaining it’s for a school assignment focusing on healthcare equity and diversity. Inquire about existing measures in place at the clinic to promote equitable care among diverse patient populations. Ask about any training, policies, or discussions addressing provider bias and healthcare equity, as well as strategies to mitigate bias.

Part 2: In your Week 2 discussion, introduce your clinical site by name, city, and state, and include patient demographics (ages, races, ethnicity, genders, languages spoken, types of visits seen), and whether the providers and ancillary staff match these demographics. 

Summarize the interview findings and then propose specific actionable suggestions for your site, based on the current literature available. Identify potential barriers to implementation and outline how success could be measured. Include a reference list with a minimum of one high-level scholarly reference for competency, and for excellent or superior scores, two or more recent high-level scholarly sources in APA format.