NURS FPX 4900 Assessment 3: Assessing the Problem: Utilizing Community Resources and Coordinating Care

 
The management of care, which has been achieved by close collaboration between nurses and community organizations, has been important in resolving a multitude of complications arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurses, being solid frontline providers, have the ability to direct families and vulnerable patients to vital resources offered by organizations such as Americares, Direct Relief, and United Way (Mahmud & Ding, 2021). Americares have launched virtual visits as a means of delivering mental healthcare, housing assistance, and sustenance in cases where in-person services are restricted in response to the challenges posed by lockdowns and growing joblessness.

By distributing protective gear and oxygen apparatus to overburdened centers in an efficient manner, Direct Relief has assisted in the management of the COVID-19 treatment supply chain. UNICEF has launched designated funds for COVID-19 relief, which aid families in managing essential purchases such as nourishment, housing, heating, and cooling, as well as medical costs amidst financial hardships caused by wage loss (Corbett et al., 2022). By founding collaborations that facilitate the exchange of resources and information, care coordination programs can link patients who are impacted negatively by both the medical and economic consequences of COVID-19 with neighborhood resources, such as those mentioned earlier, in order to address their needs holistically. Vigorous collaboration is imperative as nursing specialists and other groups band together in order to offer assistance to populations amidst an extraordinarily arduous period.