Throughout this course you have learned about the importance of being conscientious of others cultures and the environment when advocating for diverse health issues. Think about how you would tackle health issues from the opposite angle, the preventative side. How would you advocate for primary prevention and utilizing effective health promotion strategies?
In your initial post, state what you believe to be an effective health promotion strategy and why.
Answer: Before providing any information for the patient, it is important to provide cultural competence environment to the patients. Primary prevention is necessary because it is the preventive methods which can be taken to reduce the disparities, prevent the development of diseases etc. Primary intervention can be easily implemented by using health strategies as:
In the case of primary prevention, the effective health promotion would be advocating as well as creating awareness among people to enhance their quality of life. Information and awareness can improve the population's health as well as reduces the disparities.
Throughout this course you have learned about the importance of being conscientious of others cultures and...
I learned that not enough nurses advocate for change in legislation that will benefit patients, patient family, cost of care, and better quality care practices. In the module, it talked about how Ohio nurses aren't represented in Ohio legislation. That only 3 people from the health care industry participate in Ohio politics and that two of them are physicians and the last one is a pharmacist. Nurses should have more of a voice in politics since they are the ones...
I learned that not enough nurses advocate for change in legislation that will benefit patients, patient family, cost of care, and better quality care practices. In the module, it talked about how Ohio nurses aren't represented in Ohio legislation. That only 3 people from the health care industry participate in Ohio politics and that two of them are physicians and the last one is a pharmacist. Nurses should have more of a voice in politics since they are the ones...
Now that you have learned about the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership, reflect on the leadership definition that you created in Module One. Modify your definition utilizing the concepts and strategies you have mastered throughout this course. Focus on the following guidelines: •How has your definition changed? •Why did you make the specific changes?
In your clinical journal, describe a situation where you have observed an older client who received the health promotion or disease prevention care that he or she needed 1. What assessment and screening do you believe should have been completed? 2.What interventions do you think should have been pursued? 3. How would or could you advocate for these issues when you begin to practice as an RN2
You have learned about the mission and vision of public health. Public Health boasts many successes over the past 100 years and faces challenges ahead with the growth of diversity, expansion of technology, and new challenges around improving the health of our nation. 1. Please identify a current or recent effort you see in Las Vegas, Nevada community to encourage public health. Describe the strategies being utilized and if your belief it is effective. Support your opinion with measurable data....
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Write a reflective paper describing your leadership style and skills. Reflect on what you have learned throughout the course, and think about how you can use this knowledge to further your career. Use the results of your self-assessments, leadership map, and other course materials to guide your reflection. Begin your reflection with a single statement that concisely summarizes your leadership style and approach. The statement should be one that you could later share on LinkedIn or your resume. You could...
case study You are a nutrition consultant who specializes in developing nutrition education materials. You have recently been hired as a consultant for the local Agency on Aging to develop a new nutrition education program for use at local congregate feeding programs. The setting is urban, and the audience is ethnically diverse (primarily African American and Latino). Nutrition education activities take place once a month at congregate feeding sites. In your first contract, you are asked to develop lesson plans...
As a HIM professional within Anywhere Hospital’s HIM department, you have been asked to review physician documentation within the hospital’s new EHR system, implemented six months ago. Your goal of the review is to catch any documentation issues early and work with the appropriate hospital leadership to fix those issues. As you review the documentation within your facility’s EHR, you notice that physicians are utilizing the copy and paste functionality available within the EHR system, allowing physicians to select health...
In this week’s lecture, we learned about the importance of audience analysis and situational analysis, as well as revision and proofreading. For this week’s lesson, you will use your information literacy skills acquired in prior weeks to share the following this week in discussion with your peers: 1) Locate an article about a subject that is of interest to you. It could pertain to a career issue, an academic issue, or a life issue. 2) Analyze the article and identify...