Health Promoting Education Plan

Health Promoting
Education Plan

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Importance of health promotion and health education roles for the primary health or
community nurse....................................................................................................................1
Nurse roles in delivering evidence based culturally aware health education relevant to case
study.......................................................................................................................................2
Health promotion interventions which are culturally appropriate and relevant to case study3
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
Health promotion refers an approach and practice which makes people able to improve or
promote their health Edelman, Mandle & Kudzma, (2017). This study is going to show
importance of cultural nurses who respect values of patients’ cultural values and beliefs. It will
also show roles of cultural nurses in improving health of patients.
Importance of health promotion and health education roles for the primary health or community
nurse
In the context of health promotion and health education roles for community nurse, it can be said
that they play an important role in promoting public health. One of the main focuses of health
promotion educational role for community nurse is on disease prevention and making patients
feel happy and motivated. Community health nursing refers a discipline which is associated with
evidence based research with advanced approaches of improving health. All practices and
approaches which are being taken into consideration by community nurses are associated with
socio-culture background of community Omoloso, Ahmad & Ramli, (2017). Nurses play several
roles in promoting health and in the context of community health such as:
Prevent healthy lifestyle: Community nurses play several roles but one of the main roles
of community nurses in health promotion is to improve quality of health and living of people of
their community. For preventing healthy lifestyle, nurses support people by suggesting them as
per their needs and problems. In the case of Nellie Jackson, it can be said that community nurse
suggest her about cab facility and other ways to continue check up as per their needs and
problems,. So, it can be said that prevention healthy lifestyle by making them feel happy is one
of the main roles of community nurse.
Provide direct care: Other main role of community nurse of health promotion is to
provide direct care to patients as per their knowledge. By asking questions or identifying the
main problem of patients, nurses provide them direct care available to them rather practical
treatment. For example: making them feels comfortable, trying to solve problem via interaction
and oral.
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Prevent health problems: It is one of the main and common roles of all type of nurses
whether they are practitioners or community nurse. After identifying problems of patients they
make list of some ways to solve them and try out to suggest the best one option to them. They
make an effective use of their knowledge, tools by which they can prevent health problems of
their patients Prescott & Nichter, (2018)..
Educate community: One of the main features of community nurses is they have
willingness to not only prevent patients against their disease but also educate them from
preventing further disease and making them healthy. Community nurses, develop some programs
by which they educate and spread their knowledge among all people of community about how to
keep safe, healthy and disease free.
Nurse roles in delivering evidence based culturally aware health education relevant to case study
Cultural awareness is important as it is an ability to perceive cultural beliefs and values and
respect their rights by allowing them to make and shape decision. In nursing there are several
problems or barriers occur related to culture but when nurses and patient both have willingness
to identify those barriers and collaborate then all these barriers can be resolved. There are some
roles and practices of nurses in delivering evidence based health education which includes:
Commitment: Cultural integrity and nurses requires willingness to learn about others as
much as they can. By knowing their problems they try to fulfil their commitment which evolves
over time. In the context of Nellie Jackson who is an aboriginal widow, 50 year woman. She has
a problem of blood clot or left leg DVT for which she has to go clinic for anticoagulants or
medicine of blood thinner, twice in a week Hatcher & Dixon, (2019). It is stated that she lives
with her daughter and granddaughter. Her financial condition is also not good so, she has to walk
20 minutes to her closest bus stop to visit her GP. It is analysed that she has problem with her
GP, Dr. Allen as he said about her daughter that she is a freeloader.. Now, she does not want to
continue her check up with him and now she also feeling unsafe. So, in this context, community
nurse suggests her to appoint a nurse who can visit home or arrange cab service. It is also stated
that community nurse in this case shows her integrity for Nellie Jackson and make them ensured
that she will try to arrange a cab facility for her and also said that to live carefree and happy.
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