NURS-FPX4900: Capstone Project for Nursing Assessing the Problem: Quality, Safety, and Cost Considerations

Assessing the Problem: Quality, Safety, and Cost Co
Assessing the Problem: Quality, Safety, and Cost Considerations
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HIV remains a pressing issue in the United States. Over 1.2 million people live with the condition with about 13% unaware of their status. Disproportionate impact on individuals, families, and communities explains the need for evidence-based strategies for responding to the needs of racial and ethnic minorities and others vulnerable to the condition. Focusing on quality, cost, and safety makes stakeholders among them policymakers and healthcare providers aware about challenges that undermine successful prevention and treatment (Areri et al., 2020).

The three enhance efforts toward overcoming health disparities witnessed in underserved and under-resourced communities. Vulnerable populations, largely young people get the opportunity to access essential diagnosis, prevention, and treatment services. Similarly, addressing costs, safety, and quality of HIV care makes stakeholders aware of the factors associated with delayed or postponed care across the continuum. This way, the different stakeholders dedicate time and energy toward identifying resources and allocating them in ways that help reduce health disparities.

This capstone highlights the need for increased commitment to engaging patients and identifying resources that support successful self-management. The findings address calls for evidence-based and patient-centered interventions that make essential services available and accessible by more patients. Collaborations between case managers, social workers, pharmacists, nurses, CHWs, and community-based organizations make it possible to identify challenges associated with HIV management and solutions necessary for preventing undesirable disease progress and premature deaths (Crowley & Rohwer, 2021). This project focuses on interdisciplinary collaboration as one of the pathways for addressing the burden associated with HIV.