DNP 825 Topic 4 Discussions 1 GCU Nov 2021
Topic 4 DQ 1
Evaluate how social factors, such as personal or professional values, influence both individual
and population health. How does your worldview influence the way you provide health care at
both the individual and population level? Provide examples and relevant literature to support
your response.
Social factors, such as personal or professional values can influence both individual and
population health when both the health care professionals and patients have different worldview.
Social factors that influence the health of a population include economic, education,
environmental factors. Race and ethnicity are the major determinants of Socioeconomic status
(SES). People with poor socioeconomic status (SES) disproportionately have poor health
outcome. Low SES and its correlates, such as lower educational achievement, poverty, and poor
health, ultimately affect our society (American Psychological Association, 2017). SES affects
how people view their health and the importance they put into staying healthy. People who have
better SES are healthier than their poor counterparts. They also value their health and usually
, have a long-term view of their lives.
According to statics, over 30% of African Americans and Hispanics children and adolescents are
living in poverty. Poor SES affects the entire population, and it puts economic burden on the
society. As a nation, it is our responsibility to address these inequalities because in the end, we all
pay for it. Today it is widely recognized that unequal socioeconomic conditions intensely shape
population health. Consequently, an important way to reduce population health differences is to
reduce social inequality and poverty (Ozdemir & Ozdemir, 2019).
We are all different in our unique ways and we sometimes forget that everyone does not share
the same values or views on what is right or wrong. As Advance Practice Registered Nurses
(APRNs), we must be culturally competent to avoid judgement to our patients. We will treat
patients from different SES; therefore, we should be able to show empathy regardless of which
side of the track they are from. We need to be able to treat each person as an individual and not
bring our own bias into the care we provide. No matter what our personal or moral values are, we
must care for people without projecting our views or values on them.
American Psychological Association (APA). (2017). Ethnic and Racial Minorities &
Socioeconomic Status. Retrieved from
https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/resources/publications/minorities
Özdemir, D., & Özdemir, H. Ö. (2019). Health Care Cost of Socioeconomic Inequalities:
A Pioneering Population-Wide Study. American Journal of Public Health, 109(6), 835–
836. https://doi-org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.2105/AJPH.2019.305099
Topic 4 DQ 1
Evaluate how social factors, such as personal or professional values, influence both individual
and population health. How does your worldview influence the way you provide health care at
both the individual and population level? Provide examples and relevant literature to support
your response.
Social factors, such as personal or professional values can influence both individual and
population health when both the health care professionals and patients have different worldview.
Social factors that influence the health of a population include economic, education,
environmental factors. Race and ethnicity are the major determinants of Socioeconomic status
(SES). People with poor socioeconomic status (SES) disproportionately have poor health
outcome. Low SES and its correlates, such as lower educational achievement, poverty, and poor
health, ultimately affect our society (American Psychological Association, 2017). SES affects
how people view their health and the importance they put into staying healthy. People who have
better SES are healthier than their poor counterparts. They also value their health and usually
, have a long-term view of their lives.
According to statics, over 30% of African Americans and Hispanics children and adolescents are
living in poverty. Poor SES affects the entire population, and it puts economic burden on the
society. As a nation, it is our responsibility to address these inequalities because in the end, we all
pay for it. Today it is widely recognized that unequal socioeconomic conditions intensely shape
population health. Consequently, an important way to reduce population health differences is to
reduce social inequality and poverty (Ozdemir & Ozdemir, 2019).
We are all different in our unique ways and we sometimes forget that everyone does not share
the same values or views on what is right or wrong. As Advance Practice Registered Nurses
(APRNs), we must be culturally competent to avoid judgement to our patients. We will treat
patients from different SES; therefore, we should be able to show empathy regardless of which
side of the track they are from. We need to be able to treat each person as an individual and not
bring our own bias into the care we provide. No matter what our personal or moral values are, we
must care for people without projecting our views or values on them.
American Psychological Association (APA). (2017). Ethnic and Racial Minorities &
Socioeconomic Status. Retrieved from
https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/resources/publications/minorities
Özdemir, D., & Özdemir, H. Ö. (2019). Health Care Cost of Socioeconomic Inequalities:
A Pioneering Population-Wide Study. American Journal of Public Health, 109(6), 835–
836. https://doi-org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.2105/AJPH.2019.305099
