The Importance Of Nursing Practice

The American Nursing Association advances the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting the rights of nurses in the workplace, projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and by lobbying the Congress and regulatory agencies on health care issues affecting nurses and the public.
The Scope of Nursing Practice describes the “who,” “what,” “where,” “when,” “why,” and “how” of nursing practice. Each of these questions must be answered to provide a complete picture of the dynamic and complex practice of nursing and its evolving boundaries and membership. (ANA, 2010). Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering
Assessment. The role of the nurse with the obese population is very important. Obesity is considered a chronic disease in many community health texts. Community health nursing grew greatly, during the later part of the 20th century, largely due to a growing population of chronically ill people (who were now surviving illnesses that were previously less treatable). This situation with the chronically ill continues to grow, placing more and more responsibility for health management, to the individual (Lundy & Janes, 2001). The role of the nurse when working with obese clients is therefore, mainly centered on transferring to members of the community the knowledge and skills they need to take care of themselves. Therefore, nurses often take the roles of educators, counselors, advocates, researchers, and role models with obese
Primary prevention are means necessary to prevent health problems before they occur, and it involves health promotion. The purpose of primary prevention is to reduce an individual’s susceptibility to an illness by strengthening the individual’s capacity to withstand physical, emotional, and environmental stressors (Harkness & Demarco, 2016). Examples of primary prevention for obesity include education about proper diet and exercise before someone becomes obese. Another example is to educate people about the potential health risks of obesity (Lundy & Janes, 2001). Secondary prevention addresses pathology, and is aimed at early detection through diagnosis (Harkness & Demarco, 2016). This level of prevention focuses on identifying groups of individuals who have early symptoms of disease or condition so that they can receive prompt treatment. Examples of secondary prevention for health consequences of obesity include: blood pressure screenings and blood sugar testing (Lundy & Janes, 2001). Tertiary prevention consists of activities designed around rehabilitation. This level of prevention has a goal to restore the individual back to his/her optimal level of functioning. Examples of tertiary prevention include: regular exercise and healthy eating patterns for individuals with obesity, hypertension and diabetes (Lundy & Janes,