Question

Health promotion and illness prevention is a holistic role for nurses. Typically community or public health nurses assume these roles; however, these roles are also important for nurses in acute care settings and are achieved through the promotion of health or management of illness by providing client education, often during a client's stay and at discharge.

Read the following two articles to understand the roles of both acute care and community nurses.

Original Research: Implementation of an Early Mobility Program in an ICU. http://ezproxy.rasmussen.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rzh&AN=111298980&site=eds-live

Kulbok, P.A. Esther Thatcher, E. Eunhee Park, E., & Meszaros, P.S (2012). Evolving public health nursing roles: Focus on community participatory health promotion and prevention. http://ezproxy.rasmussen.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=76615164&site=eds-live

After reading the two articles, post the following:

What is the primary role and responsibilities of nurses in health promotion and illness prevention?

Are there any differences in the role and responsibilities if the nurse is working in
acute care or in the community?

Are there differences in process or outcomes for health promotion versus illness
prevention?

What do you think is needed for nurses to be successful, either with health promotion or illness prevention?

Answer 1

Nurses role in health promotion

• professional advice o enables them to improve their wellness.
• appropriate health education
• facilitate client involvement in the assesment, implementation and evaluation of healh goals
• teach clients regarding self care strategies to enhance fitness,improve nurition, manage stress.
• reinforce clients personal and family health promoting behaviors.
• advocate in the community for changes that promote a healthy enviornment.?

Nurses role in illness prevenion

• early asssessment and monitoring
• advice regarding primary care of minor illness
• vaccination in proper timings
• advice regarding safe drinking water and food
• advice regarding hygien practices
• regular health check ups
• safe disposal of waste

?Role of nurse in community

• care provider
• educator role
• counselor role
• coordinator role
• evaluation rolre
• advocate role
• leader role

?Nurse role in acute care

• assessment and monitoring of patient conditions
• checking symptoms and vital signs
• developing nursing care plans
• administering medications
• doing medical procedures