Please submit one APA formatted paper between 2475 3025 words, not including the title and reference page. Support your content with at least six (6) citations throughout your paper. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for your paper. You should use recent publications and ones that will provide credibility to your paper or thesis. Unless a reference is a classic, it should not be more than 5 years old. Wikipedia is not a professionally-reviewed resource and is not acceptable as an assignment reference. Please answer the following questions:

Among various stakeholders, the registered nurse is an advocate for patients, their health and the care delivered to them. There is a need to evaluate the health status of vulnerable populations, to assess nursings role in health initiatives, and to find ways that we can help improve health. This paper enables students to assess the role of organized efforts to influence health care delivery, and the contributions of medical technology, research findings, and societal values on our evolving health care delivery system.

This paper will examine the role of the nurse as a health professional and leader.
1.    Choose a high-risk risk population (Hispanic Elderly Population)
2.    Address a health care need for this population
3.    What resources are provided for this population
4.    What are the economic priorities, challenges, and issues for this population
5.    What are the major ethical, societal, professional, and legal system-level issues confronting providers, insurers, public policymakers, and organizations regarding the care for this population
6.    How could nursing intervene or advocate to improve the health care delivery for this population