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1- Chowdry et al. (2021) discuss the prevalence or migrants in the Canadian population, and the unmet health needs they are often faced with. My conducting a search of several major databases, the team was able to review the specific unmet needs of migrants and create recommendations on how they could be met. Overall, they identified five major themes amount immigrants, refuges and other migrants. Socio-cultural differences, communication challenges and lack of information in language often led to the creation of care gaps (Chowdry, et al., 2021). As a result of the work, the group discovered that further research is required to better understand the needs of specific cultural groups.
While keeping on theme, Hahn et al., (2019) viewed the specific group of refugees, and what the quality of healthcare looked like. The goal of the work was to identify reliable and measurable quality indicators that could be used to measure success of interventions. The study was a systematic review of various databases, resulting in the review of 474 unique works. It was determined that the most effective quality indicator to use when assessing the quality of healthcare for refugees was outcomes (Hahn, et al. 2019).
Canada’s Universal Healthcare system mandates that all residents of a province or territory are intitled to publicly funded health services (Senate of Canada, 2022). This presence challenges for those who have not received official residency. Caulford and D’Andrade (2022) utilized data from community health workers to better understand the large number of uninsured immigrants and refugees in Canadian cities. This research uncovered large amounts of evidence indicating a more sinister social problem: high numbers of people without adequate public health insurance in place. This results in many ethical questions that need to be addressed (Caulford & D’Andrade, 2022). The main concern, is that by accepting refuges and immigrants, we need to be prepared to support them in their recovery and journey to building a new life. In doing so, they can more adequately be prepared to become effective and contributing member to Canadian society. However, without the initial and ongoing support, negative health outcomes can inhibit their ability to effectively contribute.
This infomration and research is important to developoing effective nursing practice, as it advises on the very real current state for many immigrants and refuges in my Ccountry. In addition, it allows me to better understand and prepare for the management of these patients, especially those who have not been granted health care services. I think it is important to understand the very real disparities that migrants face, as well as the very real access challenges that exist. In addition, we must be prepared to assist people in accessing services they may not be insured for. Advocacy for true universal health care for all those in a country is paramount to improving access, outcomes and health