Category: Health Promotion

Florence Nightingale a nineteenth century medical pioneer defined health as a phenomenon which is as a result of multitude of influences and beyond the sick -care model of the day. She believes that when sickness is disobeyed it results in health (Rosa, Upvall, Beck and Dossey, 2019) The World Health Organization (WHO) evolved this definition…

The role of nurses to the global health challenge of HIV and AIDS prevention is to deliver care following the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) professional code of conduct. It focuses to prioritise people, ensure that peoples health need is recognised, assessed, and provided based on their preferences, goals, and values. Nurses are own a responsibility…

Overview As the profession of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) continues to evolve within the healthcare system, the utilization of theory-guided practice is imperative for the deliverance of purposeful and effective care to patients. The use of theory in nursing gives APRNs the ability to organize and structuralize knowledge to guide patient care (McEwen…

Survival of the fittest a common phrase originated from the Evolutionary Theory of Darwin to describe the mechanism of natural selection. As humankind experience pandemic today, their physical health and mental health is being put into test on how to survive this disaster. Each day people are facing an invisible enemy that threatened them and…

Executive Summary This report explores underage drinking among year nine students and what influences the drinking habits of these Australian teenagers. The data collected through this investigation suggests that peers have a significant influence in year nine students choosing to drink alcohol. This investigation aims to reduce alcohol consumption and encourage safe drinking habits within…

Introduction I would like discuss about the most public concern health challenge, that is homelessness. It is the most experiencing challenge in India. It is also a social issue. Homelessness is defined as living in housing that doesnt meet the minimum criteria or not even minimum secure. It is security of occupancy, services acceptability and…

Self-care is an essential mechanism to ensure heal regulation and monitoring health illness. According to the Middle Range Theory of Self-Care of Chronic Illness, self-care maintenance, self-care monitoring and self-care management were introduced and presented (Riegel et al., 2012). These concepts reiterate of how one distinguishes the symptoms and monitors it through rigid monitoring on…

Mental health programs for young people can only be successful if it is flexible, culturally appropriate and more specifically centered on their needs and concerns. (Vranda, M.N., 2015). The ideal place for such programs is the school where there is ample opportunity to promote the mental health of young people. Stress, anxiety, and depression are…

BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS These involves the use anti depressants medications and the use of light therapy, electro convulsive therapy, diet and also exercise in promoting positive health promotion. In relation to the depression interventions explained above I related all my interventions which are the social interventions, psychological interventions, biological and physiological inteventions to the…

Health promotion is a way in which information can be wider spread to individuals for them to make informed choices about choosing a healthier lifestyle. to consider taking actions to irradiate or prevent commonly known illnesses. Some of the models that have been constructed to help health care workers aid individuals in a way that…