How Government Policies Related to Homeless Shelter Organizations Affect Care Coordination

Specific Policies Affecting the Community

Some of the specific policies impacting the community include Fair Housing Act, the strategic action plan for the homeless, Affordable Care Act, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. The strategic action plan for the homeless was enacted and adopted in the year 2007, the main objective of the act is to prevent homelessness in families thereby assisting individuals to achieve the desired social and health services. The act also enhances the approaching aimed at tracking the progress in ending homelessness in different parts of the country. Fair Housing Act declares that the vulnerable people should not be discriminated when it comes to the utilization of services in the United States of America. From the act, the implication is that homeless shelters ought to balance between the inadequacy of the available resources and the increasing demands of housing from the homeless people in different streets.  

National, State, and Local Policies Raising Dilemma in Care Coordination

Some of the acts that creates dilemma in care coordination include Affordable Care Act, Fair Housing Act and the American Disabilities Act. The American Disabilities Act states that individuals with disabilities should not be denied the benefits brought about by the homeless shelter services, activities and programs. However, there are always ethical questions that emerge, for instance, there are always problems associated with the resource inadequacies preventing different organizations from meeting the demands of the disable individuals from different communities. The affordable care act, on the other hand, often undergo several amendments, making it become a challenge particularly when it comes to the insurance coverage for the patients (Sorrell, 2016). Affordable Care act was implemented to increase the quality and access to care for all the populations. The changes in the insurance coverage often makes it difficult for homeless people to obtain the required medical coverage. Finally, the Fair Housing Act fails to recognize the resource capabilities, as well as the capacities of various homeless shelters across the United States of America.    

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Impact of Nurses’ Code of Ethics on Coordination of Care

Nurse’s code of ethics have substantial impacts in the coordination of care for the patients. Ethical standards often provide the basis for coordination in the healthcare delivery processes. Nurse’s adherence to the code of ethics often leads to the delivery of quality care as well as the patient’s satisfaction. Adherence to the ethical standards also promotes nurse’s commitment to the provision of care to the patients. Nursing code of ethics often promote the realization of the families, patient, and the community needs when it comes to the provision of quality care (Schweid, 2016). Through code of ethics, nurses usually become committed towards meeting the demands of the population as well as empowering them to take responsibilities of their health behaviors. Finally, the code of ethics often promotes the coordination of care with high level of compassion among the healthcare professionals including nurses. Nurses should always adhere to the ethical standards to promote unique needs and dignity for the population being served. In other words, nurses need to respect the rights of the population while coordinating care.