Health Action Process Approach

Alligood, M. R. (2014). Nursing theorists and their work (8th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier.Applications of Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory Everyone regardless of age or race needs some form of comfort during any procedures, treatment, illness, or hospitalization to achieve maximum recovery possible. Comfort is the immediate, holistic experience of being strengthened when one’s needs for relief, ease, and transcendence (types of comfort) are addressed in the four contexts of holistic human…

generations. With mounting evidence through research and a stronger focus on prevention rather then a cure, Diabetes Associations need to take a call for action to help educate our citizens on how to avoid, reduce and maintain diabetes. To this this end, it is recommended the Glen Morris Diabetes Association build into the upcoming proposed budget process a number of the national diabetes initiatives that were promoted at the…

the strengths and weaknesses within the campaign. This essay will then go on to explore the role of a nurse in assisting an individual to improve their quality of life through promoting health and recovery within…

an emerging counseling professional, my philosophical approach to school counseling will combine the three philosophies of school counseling: guidance/career, mental health, and developmental guidance to provide all students the support they need. Reflection on Philosophy of School Counseling As a future counselor, I will provide guidance/career, mental health, and developmental assistance and information to individual…

patterns predict there will be a shortage of 45,400 primary care physicians and 46,100 subspecialists by the year 2020 (Grover & Niecko-Najjum, 2013). This is attributed to the growing and aging population, longer life expectancy, and expanded access to health care. Rural communities are particularly underserved and vulnerable. Half of the world’s population lives in rural and remote areas, but only one quarter of the world’s doctors and less than one third of the world’s nurses serve this…

wonder exactly what NLP is and how it can help you. NLP is an acronym for neuro-linguistic programming, and its primary purpose is to program your mind to help you become more successful in any area of your life. NLP is a scientific and linguistic approach to how your mind works and how changing certain thoughts and behaviors can affect every outcome of your life. Basically, the techniques used in NLP are a model for success. You will be given a list of 'ingredients' to help you excel…

Nurses are responsible for the well-being of their patients and need to be educated in identification and fall prevention measures. Some facilities now make it mandatory to attend special classes such as Nurses Improving Care for Health-system Elders (NICHE), or complete an annual patient safety test, as an aid to improve care. Best Practice in Fall Prevention As part of an ongoing effort to maintain a safe environment, falls are being monitored by the National Database of…

that follow its reaction. This learning process is relatively simple to understand. Behaviourist theory continues to be considered useful in nursing practice for the delivery of health care. Behavioral learning theorists believe that learning has occurred when you as an individual can see changes in behavior. The behavioral learning model learning is the result of conditioning. The terms of which a condition is to a reward following a desirable response or action, acts as a reinforcer and…

Personal Philosophy of Teaching A philosophy of teaching statement is a detailed account of an educator’s view, feelings, actions and pedagogies used to teach, assess, and evaluate students. This statement may be used to procure an educator’s first teaching job, or it may be used by experienced faculty as a means for evaluation, promotion, or tenure. Furthermore, seasoned faculty may use it as a means to look back on their practice and evaluate their effectiveness (Felicida-Reynaldo & Utley,…

the assumptions about the medical model is that illnesses are primarily biological and that they can be cured purely by “cuts and chemicals”. This can cause iatrogenesis, which occurs from when a medical professional causes problems due to words or actions. Usually this can happen due to a direct result of consequences from taking drugs or recommendations that the medical professional gave to the patient. There are now cases where people are going to medical professionals to cure one problem,…