Assignment: Advocating for The Nursing Role in Program Design and Implementation

Assignment: Advocating for The Nursing Role in Program Design and Implementation
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Assignment: Advocating for The Nursing Role in Program Design and Implementation
Tell us about a healthcare program, within your practice. What are the costs and projected outcomes of this program?
Numerous healthcare programs concern themselves with issues of mental health. However, one program that is of interest to me is called Man Therapy. Man Therapy is a program that deals with issues spanning various topics such as anxiety, anger, substance abuse, depression and suicide, grief, trauma, relationships, and sex, etc. In this program, one applies for the category that fits their issue and receives the help they need. The program’s target population is men aged between 25 and 54. The program is operational in several states, including Arizona, Colorado (El Paso County), Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Utah.
Man Therapy offers men the platform to discuss issues that impact their lives. For example, there is a resource known as the Lifeline Crisis Chat, which is simply a platform where men can talk about issues and problems that they may not be willing to talk about anywhere else. The program was inspired by different statistics about men and their mental issues. These statistics are displayed on the program’s website to help visitors the gravity of the problems the program is trying to deal with. For example, there is a statistic indicating that “1 in 10 men suffer from rage.” Another statistic indicates that “men are 4X more likely than women to die from suicide.” A report by Schumacher (2019) appears to confirm the above, albeit not with the numbers the website provides. Schumacher (2019) notes that even though women are highly likely to be diagnosed with depression, men commit suicide at a higher rate than women. In the UK, for example, Schumacher reports that suicide is “the single biggest killer of men under the age of 45.” Such statistics are the foundation for the inception of Man Therapy.
The costs of the program are not indicated on the program’s website. However, the projected outcomes mainly include a society full of healthy men: men who are in control of their lives, live free of the many mental health issues and are willing to speak out about the challenges they are going through. The National Institute of Mental Health or the NIMH (2019) reports that men are highly unlikely than women to seek mental health help. So, Man Therapy aims to encourage more men to seek help, speak out, and find the support they need while facing life’s challenges.
Who is your target population?
As already indicated, the target population for this program is men aged between 25 and 54.
What is the role of the nurse in providing input for the design of this healthcare program? Can you provide examples?
Nurses play a big role in the design of healthcare programs. For this particular program, a nurse’s role in providing input for design includes factors such as pointing out risk factors for the issues the program focuses on. The nurses can also offer their input on the referral needs of patients. They ...