Health promotion and health education
Health promotion and health education
Topic 5 DQ 1
Health promotion and health education work together with the same goal and depend on each other. Health education provides the tools, sources, experiences for health promotion of patients by helping them increase their knowledge and have control over diseases, avoid complications, reduce and reverse the effect of illness and understand the influence of internal and external Social Determinants Of Health; directing the patients to choose healthier ways towards wellness (Falkner, 2018).
The nursing process uses the assessment to identify the problem and learn needs, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate with open-ended questions or have a return demonstration the patient’s understanding of materials to ensure that the correct information is received or if there are still some questions/concerns (Falkner, 2018). In that way, achieving health education/health promotion of patients.
A contemporary issue that families experience today is not having access to health care services due to low incomes as well as high health and/or not being able to afford health insurance. Other issues are barriers in language and cultural differences where patients may not be receiving complete care. (Healthy People, 2020).
Before addressing any problem, the nurse process should be followed as a model.
Every health care worker must assess the patient asses to health care or needs and education level concerning the use of places.
The diagnose will state the reason why there is no access to health care (no insurance, no close facility or no available services in the area, no money, no time, illegal or undocumented people).
The plan will outline activities of how the nurse can provide education on where to access health care such as free clinics or government insurance, and health fairs.
Implementation of the education provided will allow the nurse to provide and adjust according to the needs, resources that will increase and ease the access to health care for families. Also, recommending health care centers designed for low-income families.
Evaluate how the patient understands the information and how to use it (Falkner, 2018).References
Falkner, A. (2018). Cultural Awareness. In Health promotion: Health and wellness across the continuum. Retrieved from https://lc.gcumedia.com/nrs429vn/health-promotion-health-and-wellness-across-the-continuum/v1.1/#/chapter/5
Healthy People 2020. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2020). Access to Health Services. Retrieved from https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/Access-to-Health-Services
