Reflection On Health Promotion

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Based on readings, reflect on the application of the health promotion model to present nursing practice.
Nola Pender developed health promotion is about how personal experiences influenced by nursing action can motivate a patient in avoiding health complication. It not just disease prevention but also described behavior an individual can perform to achieve high quality of life. Nurse assists patient in preventing disease or illness accomplished by giving patient assess vital health information that may affect their personal health by assess patient background and self perception to allow nurse to intervene and consists a plan according current situation.

Ms .X ,55 years old, obese female with body index mass BMI as 35, …show more content…

X to set a short term goal to control blood sugar, cholesterol level and compliance with medication. A long term goal is to achieve high quality of life and more healthy. Besides that find out barrier of health promoting behavior to Ms. X about her deficit knowledge cause of her language understanding, she not understanding about difficult Bahasa Malay language and only know the simple language, this is the main cause of her did not receive proper information in previous health education and effect her not compliance of lifestyle changes and effect of chronic disease if worsening. At here, we as a nurse can plan Chinese nurse to explanation to her and involve her family to hear together about health education. After settle the barrier of health promotion, must find out interpersonal characteristics Ms. X knowledge concerning diabetes and complication as few question to ask her as example do Ms. X smoke, drink, use narcotic drug , traditional drug, exercise, regular follow up, eyes examination and how Ms. X daily life? At here, after find out the answer, easy for us to plan the health education and solution for Ms. X.
Conclusion, apply Nola J. Pender theory will help patient prevent effect of chronic disease; achieve high quality of life after patient follow all the health education. Besides that, encouragement from family, testimonial from others and positive reinforcement and regular check up will prolong patient healthy life.
Reference
Martha, R.A.,2014. Nursing theorist and their work. (8th ed). Mosby Inc.

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