future health professional‚ it is important for me to think about my experiences with health professionals as this enables me to decide how I would like to be treated by a health professional and to treat my patients in this manner. In this essay I will be using the IHP model and an example of a past experience with a health professional to decide how I will treat my patients in the future. The IHP (Integrated health professional) model takes three important dimensions that every health professional
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Health Promotion for the Mastectomy Patient The focus of this paper is on the journey of a 44-year-old woman diagnosed with breast cancer‚ recovering from a mastectomy. The patient’s health will be explored using Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns and the Determinants of Health. Pre and post admission‚ different health related strategies‚ and resources will also be discussed. Client Description The patient in question is a fictional character that has been used with discretion from the creator
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Final Essay Discuss ways in which stress affects health promotion This essay will present examples of what can potentially cause stress and discuss strategies that can be used to alleviate stress. The reasons for medical compliance and non-compliance when dealing with stress related issues will also be discussed as well as suggestions given for strategies to extend medical compliance. A detailed view will be presented demonstrating how lifestyle behaviours can enhance or worsen physical well-being
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Running Head: GENDER‚ CULTURE‚ AND DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES Alzheimer ’s Disease Health Promotion Case Study Part 2: Gender‚ Culture‚ and Developmental Stages February 18‚1999 Gender‚ Culture‚ and Developmental Stages Introduction This section will discuss the impact of Alzheimer ’s disease on racial‚ cultural‚ and gender variables‚ with the focus being on the various approaches to care of the disease. Developmental stages and tasks will be discussed for both the client and the caregiver
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Jenna Brandt‚ RN. Grand Canyon University NRS 434 April 11‚ 2015 Environmental Factors and Health Promotion Pamphlet: Accident Prevention and Safety Promotion for Parents and Caregivers of Infants Part II: The subject for the pamphlet used for this project was lead exposure. Children ages 1-5 are defined by the CDC as one of the highest risk group‚ as they tend to stick toys and contaminated objects or fingers in their mouths‚ have poor hygiene‚ and play in the dirt more than older children. The
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VARK Analysis Paper Tonya Kelly Grand Canyon University Family Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V Serina Madden August 03‚ 2014 VARK Analysis Paper Learning style is a way of learning that helps an individual learn best by a given modality (Cherry‚ 2014). Individuals typically display diverse modes of learning with multiple and varied talents with differing modalities of learning (Kumar‚ Smriti‚ Pratap‚ & Krishnee‚ 2012). The VAK instrument was expanded by Fleming and Mills in 1992 into
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The health belief model is a useful tool in health education as it assesses the patient’s perception of the disease process on their lives and their readiness to make changes in their lives based on those perceptions. A patient who is s/p MI must make dietary and activity level adjustments to their lives and can make the patient feel overwhelmed at the mountain of lifestyle changes heading their way (Eldeman & Mandle‚ 2010). Using the health belief model‚ the nurse can assess the current dietary
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BACKGROUND Obesity has reached global epidemic proportions‚ and has become a major health problem of out society. According to Peeters et al. (2007)‚ 32% or 60 million people are now obese in the United States. The condition develops as a result of the interaction between genetics‚ lifestyle behavior‚ and cultural and environmental influences. Fat accumulates when more energy is consumed than expended. The National Heart‚ Lung‚ and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has adopted a classification system of body
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and concepts of health promotions Most health promotion theories come from the behavioral and social sciences‚ borrowing heavily from disciplines such as psychology‚ sociology‚ marketing‚ consumer behaviors‚ management and political science. Such diversity reflects the fact that health promotion practice is not only concerned with individual health behaviors‚ but also with the organization of society and the role of policy‚ organizational and community structures in promoting health. It’s also important
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cessation program. These include the following: (1) Coordinators or Team Leaders - to initiate the program and communicate with different organizations and public health officials in order to give details and encourage participation. They will also coordinate with the law makers and head of private organizations and schools to ban smoking‚ health warnings on tobacco products and taxation of smoke. (2) Self –help materials - manual‚ booklet and online materials that will encourage the participants to stop
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