Maria is a 52-year-old uninsured woman living in a rural community

Maria is a 52-year-old uninsured woman living in a rural community. She has uncontrolled type 2 diabetes and hypertension. She works part-time, has limited transportation, and reports difficulty affording medications and healthy food. She has not seen a primary care provider for over a year and recently presented to the emergency department with hyperglycemia.

Discussion Prompts:

Identify at least three social determinants of health affecting Maria’s condition and explain how they contribute to her current health status.
Discuss two barriers to care Maria faces and how these barriers are commonly experienced among vulnerable populations.
Propose one evidence-based nursing intervention that could improve Maria’s health outcomes.
Reflect on the nurse’s role in advocacy and care coordination for patients like Maria.
Submission Instructions:

post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.