Literature Review
Literature Review
Keith A. Cunningham
Grand Canyon University
Family Health Promotion
NRS-429V
Dawn Peters
November 07, 2010
Literature Review
A review of nursing literature was conducted using the Grand Canyon University online library. The literature was reviewed looking for references to health promotion at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. From the review some questions were answered regarding the nurse’s role in promoting health to the public.
Health promotion can be defined as assisting others to achieve optimal health or as advocating supporting positive health practices become the norm by personal, private, and public entities (Edelman & Mandle, 2006). Since health promotion is a relatively new area of study, there are many definitions. However, the basic tenet of health promotion is the prevention of disease and advocating healthy practices which result in decreased morbidity.
Nursing practice uses health promotion to increase overall health of the client. The nurse is pivotal in this process in that the nurse provides education and support to the client. With the cost cutting measures being employed in healthcare, access to providers is becoming more and more precious. It is the purview of the nurse to fill the gaps between access to providers and the needs of the client.
Nursing is becoming more involved in the process of health promotion. The nursing profession is a profession of caring. Nurses provide positive support to the client and assist the client to establish their goals. The nurse uses their knowledge of healthcare and positive practices to encourage and support the client to reach their goals. It is important for the nurse to understand that the goals of the client may differ from the goal of the provider. It is the responsibility of the nurse to understand the client’s goals and to understand methods which are acceptable to the client to achieve those goals.
Nurses from all areas of nursing are responsible to
Keith A. Cunningham
Grand Canyon University
Family Health Promotion
NRS-429V
Dawn Peters
November 07, 2010
Literature Review
A review of nursing literature was conducted using the Grand Canyon University online library. The literature was reviewed looking for references to health promotion at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. From the review some questions were answered regarding the nurse’s role in promoting health to the public.
Health promotion can be defined as assisting others to achieve optimal health or as advocating supporting positive health practices become the norm by personal, private, and public entities (Edelman & Mandle, 2006). Since health promotion is a relatively new area of study, there are many definitions. However, the basic tenet of health promotion is the prevention of disease and advocating healthy practices which result in decreased morbidity.
Nursing practice uses health promotion to increase overall health of the client. The nurse is pivotal in this process in that the nurse provides education and support to the client. With the cost cutting measures being employed in healthcare, access to providers is becoming more and more precious. It is the purview of the nurse to fill the gaps between access to providers and the needs of the client.
Nursing is becoming more involved in the process of health promotion. The nursing profession is a profession of caring. Nurses provide positive support to the client and assist the client to establish their goals. The nurse uses their knowledge of healthcare and positive practices to encourage and support the client to reach their goals. It is important for the nurse to understand that the goals of the client may differ from the goal of the provider. It is the responsibility of the nurse to understand the client’s goals and to understand methods which are acceptable to the client to achieve those goals.
Nurses from all areas of nursing are responsible to
References: section. | 0.5 PointsUses documentation, but frequent formatting/citation errors are present; some sources have questionable credibility.Reference section is not correctly cited. | 0.75 PointsSources used are credible and documented appropriately to the discipline; formatting and citation is usually correct, but some lack of control is apparent.Reference section is correctly cited. | 1 PointDocumentation is appropriate and formatting/citations are correct, although a few errors/typos may be present; most sources are authoritative. Reference section is correctly cited. | 2 PointsThere are virtually no errors in documentation format or citation; all sources are authoritative. Reference section is correctly cited. | | Title page | 0 PointsNo title page. | | 0.5 PointsTitle page is incomplete or inaccurate. | 0.75 PointTitle page has minor errors. | 1 PointTitle page is complete. | | Articles attached | 0 PointsArticles are not attached. | | | | 1 PointArticles (3) are attached to assignment. | | Page constraint | 0.5 PointsInformation presented does not meet minimum assigned length. | | 0.75 PointsInformation presented exceeds page or word limit. | | 1 PointInformation is presented within page constraints. | | | | | | | | /5 | TOTAL | | | | | | /100 |