NURS FPX 4050 Assessment 2 Ethical Policy Factors Care Coordination Ethical and Policy Factors in Care Coordination NURS FPX 4050 Assessment 2 Ethical Policy Factors Care Coordination

In this paper, the aim is to discuss the effect which ethical factors has on care coordination, and what role government policies play during the process. Ethical factors from the nurse’s perspective are also an aspect of importance in the care continuum and coordination. 

NURS FPX 4050 Assessment 2 Ethical Policy Factors Care Coordination

When providing health care, there are many different ethical factors that come into play. When deciding on which course of action to take, the nurses can practice priority based on age, gender and previously underlying medical condition. It is up to the nurse to conduct an analyses to adequately understand the standing of a number of patients, and to expertly provide healthcare to them in the order required. An example that can be served to delineate this point is if two patients are to simultaneously enter a hospital, only to find one bed to be free, it would resolve to the administration to assess and evaluate the involved ethical factors to decide what course of action to take. These sorts of decisions and responses are governed by the Code of Conduct, which will be discussed in detail in this paper. 

How Governmental Policies Affect Coordination of Care

In the United States, the provision of healthcare and care coordination is vastly governed by governmental policies. There are a number of different policies that are active in the United States as a result of the efforts of the Department of Health and Human Services (Regis College Online, 2021), a couple of which will be described in this paper to portray exactly what effect such policies can have on healthcare. 

Government policies can lay out various guidelines and instructions for institutes and healthcare professionals to follow. The reason behind the enforcement of certain guidelines from the government can be to enhance the provision of healthcare, safeguarding the rights of the patients and so forth. Furthermore, policies can encourage professionals to adopt certain measures when dealing with patients. Similarly, policies can also act as a motivation for professionals to pursue a certain mode of treatment or interaction when dealing with patients.