Question 1
Health care and demographics of Texas are reported on annual basis. As such, the reporting does not occur at the same time for demographics and health care needs. Further, the collected data is not based on the entire population, but on the representative sample for the health care needs. However, the demographics are based on the entire population.
Question 2
The reporting meets the reporting concept in terms of transparency. Such is because the data is presented in an accurate manner as it relates to the demographics and health care issues of Texas population. The data also includes the chronological record of when it was documented (Rivers & Glover, 2008). Such ensures that it is possible to make reference to the data set with a lot of ease without major challenges. Furthermore, the data has been made available to the public, which indicates that individuals from different areas can access, examine, and evaluate on its applicability in society.
Question 3
Making the data publicly available helps in improving the quality of healthcare in society. Such is because it becomes easier to identify the health needs of a given population. Such also depicts that healthcare is delivering to the society. However, it may hurt the health care when social stratification occurs because individuals will start considering some communities as those of low social status because of their health needs.
Question 4
In the current clinical practice, the data would be used to conduct intensive research in the area of nursing. Such includes engaging in mapping the population characteristics of a community (Tarrant et al., 2014). For this case, the mapping would be for the Texas community. The data would also find use in epidemiological studies. It is the studies and mapping of the population, which would facilitate in understanding the key health needs of the community, which needs to be provided in the society.
References
Rivers, P. A., & Glover, S. H. (2008). Health care competition, strategic mission, and patient
satisfaction: research model and propositions. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 22(6), 627–641.
Tarrant, C, Angell, E, & Baker, R. (2014). Responsiveness of primary care services:
development of a patient-report measure – qualitative study and initial quantitative pilot testing. Southampton (UK): NIHR Journals Library; 2014 Nov. Chapter 8, Collecting and using diversity data in primary care. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK263690/
