Exam 2: Systems Thinking, Healthcare Organizations, and the Advanced Practice Nurse Leader

According to Peter Senge, what is considered to be "the fifth discipline"?

Systems thinking differs from traditional analysis methods by looking at the performance of individual components within the system.

Senge, in his book The Fifth Discipline, described the process of systems thinking. One of his thoughts was that "the unhealthiness of our world today is in direct proportion to our inability to see it as a ___________."

A complex situation should be first approached with which of these?

According to James P. Lewis, which of the following actions supports the formation of a learning organization?

Even affluent Americans are becoming insecure in their health insurance coverage.

Common themes in healthcare have emerged over the last 2 decades, including dwindling access to it. Visit the Common Wealth Fund website for the article titled "Listening to Low-Income Patients and Their Physicians: Solutions for Improving Access and Quality in Primary Care. (Link: HYPERLINK "https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2019/listening-low-income-patients-and-their-physicians--improving-access-and-quality" https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2019/listening-low-income-patients-and-their-physicians--improving-access-and-quality). After reading the article, describe how the advanced practice nurse could be involved in the process to improve healthcare access.