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The referencing and citing of scholarly work is mandatory to support the idea that is being presented in the participation discussion. ALL peer responses require an in text citation, a reference, and 6 or more sentences. References should be between 2018 to 2022.

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The health care reform's role in shifting focus to a health care system that promotes wellness and prevention rather than a disease-oriented is to prevent disease onset and spread. The health care reform also aims provide health services to all Americans ensuring health and safety to all. Innovation plays a key role in disease prevention and health promotion; health care reforms should be innovative enough to produce the latest ideas as new disease trends always emerge (Iriarte-Roteta, Lopez-Dicastillo, Mujika, Ruiz-Zaldibar, Hernantes, Bermejo-Martins and Pumar-Méndez, 2020). The shift to this preventative focus of health care can lead to cost savings because it plans for a condition before its onset thereby improving lives. 

The backbone of the nursing profession has always been recognized as that of a caring profession and one that excels in disease prevention and health promotion. With today’s evolving health care changes, the shift toward effective prevention techniques is more important. Nurses working in various venues have a great responsibility in preventative care and wellness. The nurse’s role in preventative health care is to use evidence-based research and recommendations to improve the health of patients (Whitney, 2018). There are formal roles for nurses as case managers where the nurse's only role is to help patients and families navigate through the health care system. One of the most critical roles nurses have in health promotion and disease prevention is as an educator when they provide health education to patients and families, Nurses spend the most time with the patients and provide anticipatory guidance about immunizations, nutrition, dietary, medications, and safety.

 

References 

Iriarte-Roteta, A., Lopez-Dicastillo, O., Mujika, A., Ruiz-Zaldibar, C., Hernantes, N., Bermejo-Martins, E., & Pumar-Méndez, M. J. (2020). Nurses' role in health promotion and prevention: A critical interpretive synthesis. Journal of clinical nursing, 29(21-22), 3937–3949.  https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15441

Whitney, S. (2018). The Future of Nursing in an Evolving Health Care System. Trends in health care: A nursing perspective. Retrieved November 29, 2022, from  https://lc.gcumedia.com/nrs440vn/trends-in-health-care-a-nursing-perspective/v1.1/#/chapter/1 

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The emphasis of the healthcare system has shifted from illness treatment to wellness and prevention due to healthcare reform. There have been concerted attempts to overhaul the healthcare system since the Obama administration. Previously, the emphasis was on disease-oriented healthcare. Still, because of the rise in the number of people living with chronic illnesses, 60 percent of adults in the United States now have a chronic disease. A healthy lifestyle helps avoid several chronic conditions. Tobacco use, poor diet, lack of physical exercise, and excessive alcohol are significant chronic disease risk factors. Chronic illness prevention and health promotion will lower healthcare expenditures, enhance the quality of life, and extend healthy life expectancy. The emphasis has moved to make health insurance accessible and cheap (Salmond S. et al., 2017).

In addition, a focus has been made on educating the public about chronic illness prevention. The Affordable Care Act, a landmark in this respect, includes initiatives now administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to enhance quality and lower costs (Salmond S. et al., 2017). This transition would continue, enabling healthcare providers to concentrate on primary care prevention. In addition to teaching communities how to avoid sickness, professionals would continue providing preventive healthcare in various ways. This kind of healthcare educates individuals, encourages healthy lives, and treats diseases at an early stage. As a result, healthcare reforms and the rise in patients with chronic conditions have heightened nurses' disease prevention responsibilities (Salmond S. et al., 2017).

The primary objective of this shift is to create a framework that will produce a culture in the healthcare business that promotes health and prevents illnesses, as opposed to treating diseases after they have already occurred. Prevention is always preferable and less expensive than treatment. The shift will be supported and facilitated by nurses in numerous ways. They are responsible for improving the patient's health via evidence-based recommendations and educating and encouraging them to seek preventative care, such as preventive drugs, counseling, screenings, vaccination, and laboratory testing. Public health education may encourage more individuals to adopt healthy lifestyles, reducing the incidence of preventable diseases and enabling them to live longer (BU, 2019). The first step toward wellness and illness prevention is promoting a healthy lifestyle and offering evidence-based information. Education may be offered everywhere, including at the bedside, clinic, community, and school. In addition, nurses may be crucial in educating individuals about lifelong health maintenance.

To treat high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, and other ailments, healthcare professionals, particularly nurses, would advise patients to exercise frequently. To avoid heart disease, obesity, and other illnesses, they also encourage weight control via exercise and proper eating. In addition, they detect existing problems in their earliest stages (BU, 2019). Consequently, the healthcare reform has assisted in shifting the emphasis from a healthcare system centered on illness treatment to one centered on wellness and prevention. Nurses have played a vital role in supporting and promoting this change.

References:

Benedictine University (BU). (2019). The role of the nurse in preventative healthcare. Retrieved from  https://online.ben.edu/programs/msn/resources/role-of-nurse-preventative-health-care

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2019). National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Chronic Diseases in America. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/infographic/chronic[1] diseases.htm

Salmond, S. & Echevarria, M. (2017). Healthcare transformation and changing roles of nursing. Retrieved from  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5266427/

Whitney, S. (2018). The Future of Nursing in an Evolving Health Care System. Trends in health care: A nursing perspective. Retrieved November 28, 2022, from https://lc.gcumedia.com/nrs440vn/trends-in-health-care-a-nursing-perspective/v1.1/#/chapter/1