Health Promotion
What is the primary goal of health promotion?
To help individuals achieve a higher level of health, independence, and wellness.
According to Orem, whose responsibility is primary health promotion?
The individual adult.
Name one environmental factor that influences health.
Physical, cultural, spiritual, social, economic, or developmental.
What is Healthy People 2030?
A national initiative to improve the health of Americans through measurable objectives.
Who are primary health care providers?
Family nurse practitioners and family practice physicians.
According to Orem, what is a self-care deficit?
When a person's health needs exceed their ability to care for themselves.
Name the three self-care requisites.
Universal, developmental, and health-deviation needs.
Which environmental factor includes air quality, pollution, and housing?
Physical environment.
How often are Healthy People objectives updated?
Every 10 years.
What is community health promotion?
Assessing, addressing, and advocating for the health needs of communities.
According to Pender's Health Promotion Model, what influences health-promoting behaviors?
Individual characteristics, experiences, perceptions, interpersonal influences, and situational influences.
Give one example of a universal self-care requisite.
Food, water, air, shelter, rest, or safety.
A patient cannot afford blood pressure medication. Which environmental influence is affecting health?
Economic environment.
Name one Leading Health Indicator (LHI).
Name one way an RN can promote health in the community.
Health fairs, screenings, teaching, advocacy, church presentations, school education, or public policy involvement.
What is the difference between a health-protective behavior and a health-promoting behavior?
Health-protective behaviors reduce risk (e.g., wearing a seatbelt); health-promoting behaviors improve overall wellness (e.g., exercising regularly).
Which nursing diagnosis is commonly associated with health promotion?
Health-Seeking Behaviors or Knowledge Deficit.
A patient refuses vaccines because of religious beliefs. Which environmental influence is affecting health?
Spiritual or religious environment.
What is the nurse's role in Healthy People 2030?
Promote health, educate patients, prevent disease, and improve community health.
Which organization develops international health promotion standards?
The World Health Organization (WHO).
A patient quits smoking after learning about lung cancer risks. Is this considered health protection or health promotion?
Health protection—it reduces exposure to a health risk.
A patient has newly diagnosed diabetes and wants to learn lifestyle changes. Which self-care requisite is most involved?
Health-deviation need.
An asthmatic patient develops symptoms every spring due to cedar pollen. What should the nurse prioritize?
Reducing exposure and helping the patient maintain independence while managing symptoms.
A nurse organizes free blood pressure screenings at a community center. Which Healthy People goal is being addressed?
Disease prevention, health promotion, improved access to care, and hypertension control.
A nurse testifies before city council about the health effects of pollution. What nursing role is being demonstrated?
Advocacy and political involvement in health promotion.