Describe the nurse’s role and responsibility as health educator. What strategies, besides the use of learning styles, can a nurse educator consider when developing tailored individual care plans, or for educational programs in health promotion? When should behavioral objectives be utilized in a care plan or health promotion?
Health Promotions Project – you will develop a health promotion educational material (Trifold Pamphlet), based on the population you are assigned. The purpose of this assignment is to encourage students to explore the health promotion needs of the aggregate and to plan and deliver educational materials specifically tailored to population health needs, socio-economic gaps, educational … Read more
For the Special Populations E-Poster: Students will prepare an E-Poster presentation describing the characteristics of their assigned vulnerable population, social determinants of health, epidemiology, incidence, health care access for their specific population assigned, possible sources of education, and population-focused advocacy activities for this group. E- poster Information: An e-poster is just a poster that has columns or different … Read more
The Windshield Survey includes an assessment of eight community subsystems: physical environment, health and social services, economics, safety and transportation, politics and government, communication, education, and recreation with the purpose of identifying the community health nursing role regarding the needs of the population assessed. Groups will be assigned a community, or municipality. Each group will conduct … Read more
Describe the organization and its significance to nurses in the specialty area. Include its purpose, mission, and vision. Describe the overall benefits, or “perks,” of being a member. Explain why networking is important for a nurse in this specialty field. Discuss how this organization creates networking opportunities for members. Discuss how the organization keeps its … Read more
Discuss the importance of advocacy as it pertains to client care. What is the nurse’s role in client advocacy? Describe a situation in which you were involved with client advocacy. Explain what the advocacy accomplished for the client, and what the repercussions would have been if the client would not have had an advocate.
Briefly introduce a person you have recently cared for in your nursing practice. (Be sure not to include any identifying information that would be protected by HIPAA!) Discuss the person’s view of the cause of their health condition, the person’s health literacy, and the person’s identity on the continuum of privilege-disadvantage (Table 4 in the … Read more
Review the National Academy of Medicine’s 2021 report, “The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity,” located in the topic Resources. Review the recommendations of The National Academy of Medicine 2021 report and explain why health equity is significant in this report. Define social determinants of health. Discuss one of the … Read more
Outline the process for the development of nursing standards of practice for your state, including discussion of the entities involved in developing the standards of practice and how the standards of practice influence the nursing process for your areas of specialty.
How has nursing practice evolved over time? Discuss the key leaders and historical events that have influenced the advancement of nursing, nursing education, and nursing roles that are now part of the contemporary nursing profession.