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The Changing Role Of Nursing: Opportunities For Nurse-Led Services For The Management Of Chronic Disease And Diabetes In The Uae, Sharon Brownie
The Changing Role Of Nursing: Opportunities For Nurse-Led Services For The Management Of Chronic Disease And Diabetes In The Uae, Sharon Brownie
School of Nursing & Midwifery, East Africa
There is little debate that current and future healthcare is, and will continue to be, dominated by the prevention and management of increasingly complex chronic health disease; the UAE is no exception. Preventive and disease management services directed at groups and individuals at risk of unfavourable health outcomes are core to the make-up of an effective health system. The burden of noncommunicable, chronic and diabetes-related diseases places a heavy strain on health service cost and service delivery requirements. The UAE is faced with the challenge of identifying and developing effective strategies for the prevention and management of the burgeoning prevalence …
Rising To The Challenge: Nursing Leadership Via Nurse-Led Service Provision For Chronic Disease Management And Prevention, Gary E. Day, Sharon Brownie
Rising To The Challenge: Nursing Leadership Via Nurse-Led Service Provision For Chronic Disease Management And Prevention, Gary E. Day, Sharon Brownie
School of Nursing & Midwifery, East Africa
All nations are currently challenged by the increasing prevalence of non-communicable and chronic disease [1]. In Australia, by 2051, over 50% of the population over 50 will have a chronic disease [2]. In addition to increased levels of chronic disease, services will be stretched through workforce shortages, and government policies to provide greater access to services. Within the United States of America demand for primary care services will further increased by the passage and progressive implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which expands Medicaid coverage to millions of low-income Americans [3]. Given the increasing levels of disease burden, all …