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Issue Analysis:
Planned Parenthood
Ruby Sabina
Part 1
of America. Planned parenthood, although frequently debated in the news, has been
around for roughly 100 years. Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic
in Brooklyn, NY. This clinic evolved into American Birth Control League, which was
their website, their mission has many parts. These include providing
which preserve and protect the essential privacy and rights of each individual, to
advocate public policies which guarantee these rights and ensure access to such
individual and societal implications of human sexuality, to promote research and the
organizations, and these affiliates operate roughly 650 health centers throughout
the United States. These health centers are comprised of doctors, nurse
patients. They provide services that range anywhere from pap smears and
One theory that I believe can be applied in a very interesting way to the
model, Peplau views nursing as a maturing force that is realized as the personality
resolution. In the orientation phase, the patient comes to Planned Parenthood (or
any organization) for help. The nurse listens to the patient and helps them discover
the extent of their problem and what they really need. During the identification
phase, the nurse helps the patient feel like they are a part of the practice. They help
them feel less hopeless in their problem. This is also when the nurse could create a
nursing care plan. At Planned Parenthood this phase is especially important because
many of their patients feel worried about the services they may be seeking. They
need to feel comfortable and in control. The third phase, exploitation is when the
power shifts from the nurse to the client (Blais, 100). In this phase the client uses
the nurse for any and all needs they may have. Finally, in the resolution needs the
nurse and patient set new goals because the older ones should be resolved at this
time. This is really important, because as we meet our patients most basic needs we
can continue to help them realize new ones. This really speaks to Planned
Although a patient may come in for one thing, the nurse can help them accomplish
many goals.
are really in depth and important. As an organization, this is listed as one of their
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main goals and it really is important to them. When you first look at their website,
you see educational material related to many different womens health issues. This
their own health. This is why they offer services, but also education and counseling.
They also offer these at a low cost or no cost to qualifying patients, enabling health
promotion no matter what the patients economic status. This also speaks to their
focus on diversity. They even offer education about gender and sexual orientation
issues, not discriminating based on gender assigned at birth. They are also located
all over the country, and serve patients no matter their race or sexual orientation.
The economic structure of Planned Parenthood has long been hotly debated
in our country. They are a non-profit organization. They operate on a large amount
of federal funding. They also operate based on donations from their own patients
and high profile donors such as Bill and Melinda Gates. Many organizations have
argued that because Planned Parenthood provides abortion services, they should
Parenthood very carefully ensures this is not the case. Even today, womens access
to contraception and family planning services are being debated around the country.
as well as with supporters of their organization and goals. This is great, because
they have information and education readily available at all times for anyone who
needs it.
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Part 2
on every single day. This includes providing birth control, abortion services, the
morning after pill, and pregnancy services and check ups. Family planning has been
a topic of interest hotly debated in our country since its inception. Many people
vehemently oppose abortion generally oppose Planned Parenthood and any other
family planning services. As the longest running birth control and family planning
clinic in our country, they have an exceptional amount of experience navigating this
tricky road. They already have staff that is well trained in these issues.
It would appear that changes having to do with family planning seem to sway
depending on our current administration. Although many women do not believe this
lawmakers believe they should have a say in what a woman can or cannot do with
her body. This makes effecting change on this topic difficult. If Planned Parenthood
is stripped of their federal funding, which accounts for roughly 1/3 of their funds,
they may have a difficult time providing care to women across the country. Also,
depending on the state laws being put into place, Planned Parenthood may or may
not be able to provide their services. Also, many changes in the Affordable Care Act
allowed women to receive birth control at no cost. If this changes, costs of operating
for Planned Parenthood will go up. This means the best way to effect change in this
issue to ensure lawmakers are preventing TRAP laws or other laws being put into
effect by state legislators. They need to ensure they have a large enough political
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presence to continue their funding and provide care to their patients. The huge
downside, or con, to this is that the amount of funding or care they provide can
change depending on the political climate at the time. This is especially sad
considering the fact that only 3% of the services Planned Parenthood provides are
abortion related. On the positive side, with government and federal funding they are
able to provide these necessary services to patients who cannot afford them.
pregnancies per year, so this makes these services even more important.
Nurses have seen the dark side to limited family planning services. When
women are forced to take their lives into their own hands the consequences can be
dire. This means nurses are there to pick up the pieces. We also see the health
consequences to the lack of education and options about things like STDs and
condoms. Unfortunately, this can mean sicker patients who need more from nurses
References
Blais, K., & Hayes, J. S. (2015). Professional nursing practice: Concepts and
perspectives (6th edition) (6th ed.). United States: Pearson Prentice Hall.
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/about-us/who-we-are/mission
Petiprin, A. (2016). Hildegard Peplau Theory. Retrieved January 24, 2017, from
http://www.nursing-theory.org/theories-and-models/peplau-theory-of-
interpersonal-relations.php
Planned parenthood at a glance. (2016, November 1). Retrieved January 24, 2017, from
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/about-us/who-we-are/planned-parenthood-at-
a-glance.
Rovner, J. (2011, April 13). Planned parenthood: A thorn in abortion foes sides.
http://www.npr.org/2011/04/13/135354952/planned-parenthood-makes-abortion-
foes-see-red