Nursing Assignment: Environment, Health, and Cultural Safety

This nursing assignment addresses several key aspects of community health and patient care. It begins by emphasizing the importance of creating supportive environments and the role of healthcare professionals in environmental conservation. The assignment then explores the significant role of nurse practitioners in community health, highlighting the differences between their roles and those of registered nurses and doctors. It also discusses mental health concerns among adolescents, including depression, and proposes solutions such as building life skills and implementing policies to limit alcohol consumption. Furthermore, the assignment covers continuity of care, emphasizing the importance of assessing patient knowledge, evaluating care outcomes, and eliciting suggestions to improve patient care. The concept of cultural safety in healthcare is also addressed, emphasizing the need for environments where patients feel safe and respected. Finally, the assignment highlights the advantages of using mixed methods in community health research, as they allow for the collection and analysis of both qualitative and quantitative data to gain a comprehensive understanding of community health issues.

Nursing Assignment
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Nursing Assignment
Question 1
Creating Supportive Environments
Our society is interrelated and complex. The inextricable link between the environment and
people comprise the foundation for a socioecological advance to health. In this case, it is
important for communities, region, nations, and the world alike to take care of the environment
in order to ensure our survival. The issue of environmental conservations should be emphasized
as a global duty. In this case, health professionals have a significant role to enact this policy. One
of the ways healthcare providers can enact this policy is by organizing health promotions to
sensitize people on the importance of taking care of the natural environment (Rolls, Hansen,
Jackson & Elliott, 2016).
Question 2
Nurse practitioners play a significant role in community health. Unlike registered nurses and
doctors who work in surgical and hospital settings, nurse practitioners work in community clinics
and private settings, which brings a big difference in enhancing community health. Despite the
positive impact nurse practitioners have on the health of communities, the number of nurse
practitioners is not high as compared to registered nurses, this is because of the level of
education required for one to obtain a title to work as a nursing practitioners. RN need a degree
in nursing while nursing practitioners need a Masters degree (Schoonhoven, Wijers, Burgt,
Wensin & Laurant, 2016).
Question 3

Mental health is the main health concern for adolescents. According to Delamater, Guzman,
Aparicio & Aparicio (2017), depression is the leading cause of disability and illness among
adolescents. Some of the risk factors for depression in adolescents include poverty, violence, and
the feeling of being devalued. The solution to this health issue is to build life skills to enable
them cope with stress. Drugs and alcohol are some of the other health issue affecting
adolescents. drugs and alcohol increases risky behaviors and reduces self control, this can lead to
health risks like unsafe, which can jeopardize the health of adolescents. The solution for this
problem is by implementing policies that limit the age of buying alcohol in order to reduce
harmful drinking.
Question 4
In order to ensure the continuity of care, I will assess the level at which the patient is informed
on the available resources to meet their health needs (Turner, 2016). In addition, I will evaluate
the outcome of care in terms of cost, quality, and accessibility, this is imperative in ensuring
optimal care for the patient. Finally, I will elicit satisfactory suggestions and services for the
patient and their families in order to improve the nature of care, which can be achieved through
an assessment of the progress made by the patient and the patient’s family then offering them
with suggestions to enhance on the patient outcome.
Question 5
Cultural safety refers to the environment that is safe where there is no denial, challenge, or
assault of identity for what they need or who they are. Cultural safety is based on shared
knowledge, shared meaning, and shared respect (Usher, Mills, West & Power, 2017). One of the
ways in which I can tell that I am culturally safe is by being provided with a positive

environment where I am comfortable being myself. In addition, for me to feel culturally safe, my
beliefs and spiritual systems should be provided by the healthcare providers. In this case, the
healthcare providers should not discriminate me for who I am.
Question 6
Mixed methods are ideal in obtaining the whole picture of the community health, this is because,
mixed methods collect and analyze both qualitative and quantitative data. In addition, mixed
methods use rigorous trial in the process of collecting and analyzing data, which is essential in
the determination of sample size for both qualitative and quantitative analysis. finally, mixed
methods are important as they frame procedures within a theoretical or philosophical model
such as community health and steps to ensure the populations receives quality treatment
(Hawthorne, 2017).

References
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Hawthorne, T. L. (2017). Mixed‐Method Approaches. The International Encyclopedia of
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Turner, S. (2016). Continuity of care. Veterinary Record, 178(22), 566-566.
Rolls, K., Hansen, M., Jackson, D., & Elliott, D. (2016). How health care professionals use
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Usher, K., Mills, J., West, R., & Power, T. (2017). CULTURAL SAFETY IN NURSING AND
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