Nurses need to stay abreast of current issues in nursing and the community. Also, nurses must understand the appropriate responses to contemporary nursing issues. A newsletter is a way to share updates and keep parties updated about what is happening in a particular area.

Course Competency:
Analyze current issues in healthcare.
Scenario:
You are a nursing case manager within your local community. Frequently, contemporary healthcare issues emerge that not all nurses know how to handle. You evaluate the current issues and decide to write a monthly newsletter to improve nurses’ responses to these issues.

Instructions:
Create a newsletter focusing on the following:

Outline four contemporary healthcare issues present within your local community.
Discuss how each contemporary issue affects nursing practice.
Describe how an understanding of these issues leads to effective responses.
Identify a professional resource to support nursing practice for each contemporary issue presented.
Scrutinize resolution strategies for each contemporary issue identified.
Explain how a nurse advocate would support each strategy.