Understanding the Health Care Professional

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Understanding the Health Care Professional   As a healthcare professional, you will be working closely with other health care professionals. The best way to create a positive patient experience is to be able to understand the role that each healthcare professional plays in the care of a patient. For this assignment, select two of the following allied health professions (physician, dentist, pharmacist, nurses, advance practice nurse, or health services administrator) and take a deeper look into their specific functions and contributions to health care. In a paper of 750-1,000 words please discuss the following: What is their function/medical training? In what type of setting can each profession be found traditionally? Is this changing today? Discuss how the expanding roles of allied health in health care delivery have affected each profession. How has the health care workforce shortage affected each profession? Provide a minimum of two references. Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required. This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. hroughout this program the GCU College of Nursing is determined to maintain scholarly academic work standards. Therefore, during this course, the following criteria will be adhered to: · Wikipedia is not an acceptable resource · For each paper (no matter what the length) a minimum of three references are mandatory · References cannot be older than five years unless it is a seminal reference · When answering the mandatory classroom discussion questions cite and reference all outside sources used and no bold fon