NR‐222 HEALTH AND WELLNESS  REQUIRED UNIFORM ASSIGNMENT: HEALTH PROMOTION PROJECT  PURPOSE  To apply concepts you have learned about health promotion concepts and strategies, enhance your written  communication skills, and demonstrate a beginning understanding of cultural competency.  COURSE OUTCOMES This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes.  CO #1 Discuss the professional nurse’s role in health promotion activities. (PO #1 & 2)  CO #3 Discuss health promotion, illness prevention, health maintenance, health restoration, and  rehabilitation in relation to the nurse’s role in working with various populations. (PO #1 & 2)  CO #7 Identify health promotion strategies throughout the life span. (PO #1 & 2)  DUE DATE  The Health Promotion Project (RUA) is due in Unit 5. However, refer to the Course Calendar for variations in  campus requirements and details. The Late Assignment Policy applies to this assignment.  TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE 100 Points  REQUIREMENTS  1.  Identify a health problem or need for health promotion for a particular stage in the life span of a population  from a specific culture in your area (this might include age and gender population as well). Choose one of the  Leading Health Indicators (LHI) priorities from Healthy People 2020 (see the Healthy People.gov 2020 Leading  Health Indicators website link in the Assignment section for Unit 2 under “Web Links). Students in a cultural  concentration will use that specific cultural focus to complete this assignment.  2.  Research a topic related to health and wellness associated with one of the Healthy People 2020 topic areas.  Students in a cultural concentration will use that specific cultural focus to complete this assignment.  3.  Submit your topic to the instructor for approval at least 2 weeks prior to the assignment (during Unit 3) but  earlier if desired. All topics must be approved.  4.  You will develop an educational health promotion project addressing the population/culture in your area. For  or example, if you are in the Hispanic concentration, your project might be educational interventions to  address how food choices are related to the high rates of diabetes among Latinos; or,  a community project  that addresses the statistic that Hispanics experience new HIV infections at more than twice the rate of whites;  or, finding opportunities to intervene with Puerto Ricans, a Hispanic subculture, who suffer asthma at twice  the rate of the general population (2020 LHI Topic Three: Environmental Quality: (see the Healthy People.gov  2020 Leading Health Indicators website link in the Assignment section for Unit 2 under “Web Links).  5.  General expectations   All articles must be from nursing or scholarly journals and should include health promotion and wellness  content. Articles must be published within the last five (5) years. If you are unsure whether the article is  appropriate, ask your instructor. You could lose significant points if the article is not from a scholarly  source and/or appropriate to the topic.   Please ask questions if you need clarification.  NR‐222 HEALTH AND WELLNESS NR222 RUA Health Promotion Project Guidelines.docx Revised 06/2016 psb 2 PREPARING THE ASSIGNMENT  1.  Writing the Paper: You will explore the topic and explain the information in writing a 3‐4 page APA formatted  paper.    a.    Select a minimum of three (3) scholarly nursing or research article (published within the last 5 years) related  to your topic that include health promotion and wellness content. Students in a cultural concentration will  select at least one article specifically related to the cultural focus for this assignment. You may need to  evaluate several articles before you find appropriate selections. For more information on how to choose a  scholarly article, open the “Course Resources” tab under the “Course Home” Menu to the left of your  Learning Studio (eCollege) course page and open “What Is a Scholarly Source.”  b.   Write a 3‐4 page paper (excluding the title and reference pages) using the following guidelines:   […]

The growth, development, and learned behaviors that occur during the first year of infancy have a direct effect on the individual throughout a lifetime. For this assignment, research an environmental factor that poses a threat to the health or safety of infants and develop a health promotion that can be presented to caregivers. Create a 10-12 slide PowerPoint health promotion, with speaker notes, that outlines […]

Respond to the post bellow, offering additional/alternative ideas regarding opportunities and risks related to the observations shared.                                                                MAIN POST                                                                   Introduction             In my psychiatric facility, we have introduced telepsych which is the same as telehealth. This is where the psychiatrist can see patients briefly from a remote location. The doctor can be in another country and still see his patients, give orders to the […]

This week’s graded topics relate to the following Course Outcomes (COs). CO1: Propose individualized comprehensive care by integrating theories and principles of nursing and related disciplines when planning comprehensive patient-centered care. (PO1) CO8: Discuss the role of evidence-based practice in the provision of professional nursing care. (PO8) Select a challenging nursing care issue (examples include falls, medication errors, pressure ulcers, and other clinical issues that […]

The field of nursing has changed over time. In a 750‐1,000 word paper, discuss nursing practice today by addressing the following: Explain how nursing practice has changed over time and how this evolution has changed the scope of practice and the approach to treating the individual. Compare and contrast the differentiated practice competencies between an associate and baccalaureate education in nursing. Explain how scope of […]

Respond to the post bellow, offering additional/alternative ideas  regarding opportunities and risks related to the observations shared.                                                Initial Post      I am currently a home telehealth nurse for a  large VA hospital. I worked bedside for 17 years prior my current  position. Unlike the inpatient setting, the technology and advancement  made for the telehealth programs within the VA are impressive and  evolving rapidly. Technology […]

Respond to the Main post bellow, in one or more of the following ways: Ask a probing question, substantiated with additional background information, and evidence. Share an insight from having read your colleagues’ postings, synthesizing the information to provide new perspectives. Offer and support an alternative perspective using readings from  the classroom or from your own review of the literature in the Walden  Library. Validate […]

Nursing is a very highly regulated profession. There are over 100 boards of nursing and national nursing associations throughout the United States and its territories. Their existence helps regulate, inform, and promote the nursing profession. With such numbers, it can be difficult to distinguish between BONs and nursing associations, and overwhelming to consider various benefits and options offered by each. Both boards of nursing and […]

Discussion: Treatment of Psychiatric Emergencies in Children versus Adults In this week’s Discussion, you compare treatment of adult psychiatric emergency clients to child or adolescent psychiatric emergency clients. Post answers to the three questions below: 1. Briefly describe the case you selected (make up one). 2. Explain how you would treat the client differently if he or she were a child or adolescent. 3. Explain any legal or […]

Scholarly Activity Summary This document describes the scholarly activity elements that should be included in a five paragraph summary. You may use this resource to help guide the preparation of the Scholarly Activities assignment, due in Topic 10. Overview This section consists of a single paragraph that succinctly describes the scholarly activity that you attended/participated in, the target market for the activity, and the benefit […]