Personal Care Plan: Analyzing Personal Health and Wellness Strategies

This assignment presents a personal nursing care plan developed by a student, focusing on the student's personal health and wellness, specifically addressing stress and coping mechanisms. The care plan includes three nursing diagnoses: Ineffective Coping, Impaired Social Interaction, and Hopelessness. For each diagnosis, the student outlines a SMART goal and four interventions, providing rationales for each intervention supported by scholarly citations in APA 6th edition format. The plan also includes evaluation statements for each SMART goal, assessing the effectiveness of the interventions. The student reflects on personal vulnerabilities related to academic failure, difficulty forming friendships and peer relationships, and decline in emotional and mental condition. The interventions proposed involve strategies to manage stress, improve social interaction, and foster a sense of hope, including engaging in social activities, physical exercise, emotional-focused coping and reflecting on past stressors and strengths. This assignment showcases the application of nursing principles to a personal health context.

Running head: PERSONAL CARE PLAN 1
Personal Nursing Care Plan
Student’s Name
Institution Affiliation

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Personal Nursing Care Plan
Nursing Diagnosis Smart Goal Interventions Rationale for
Intervention
Evaluation
Ineffective Coping
related to personal
vulnerability
secondary to
academic failure in a
unit as evidenced by
change in usual
patterns of
communication,
inability to seek for
help, and poor
concentration
Express
feelings
associated with
emotional
states in a safe
manner within
7 days
Spend time and
interact with
friends for
social support
Social support is
a coping resource
essential for
adjustment.
Social support
prevents and
reduces the
impact of stress
appraisal
response
(Baqutayan,
2011).
After 7 days
of intervention
I was able to
interact with
friends while
expressing
and talking
about my
emotions
Engage in
physical
activities such
as exercise
Exercise is a
maladaptive
coping strategy
beneficial in
reducing stress
(Garber, 2017).
Reflect on prior Awareness of

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stressors and
the employed
coping
mechanisms
prior successful
experiences helps
one to remember
previous coping
skills that can be
used in the
current situation
(Kolski,
Jongsma, &
Myer, 2012).
Research about
stress
management
strategies and
positive coping
strategies and
practice them
Awareness of
positive coping
strategies will
help in putting
them to practice
Impaired social
related to deficiency
in smiling and eye
contact as evidenced
by hopelessness, and
difficulty in forming
To reduce
pacing in
different
directions
when talking
with people
Reflect and
identify
precipitating
stressors
Identification of
precipitating
stressors helps in
development of
more adaptive
ways of dealing
After one
week of
intervention I
was able to
interact better
while

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friendships and peer
relationships
within one
week of
interventions
with the stressors
(Maddux &
Winstead, 2015).
maintaining
eye contact
and without
pacing. I can
smile
Participating in
social activities
with individuals
of my age at
least twice a
week
Interaction with
people boosts
feelings of well-
being
Engage in
physical
activities such
as exercise
Physical training
contributes
positively to
social skills and
interactions
(Ozyurek,
Ozkan, Begde, &
Yavuz, 2015).
Develop coping
skills and
resilience
through
emotional-
focused
Implementing
emotional-
focused coping
strategies help to
reduce feelings of
distress while

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strategies helping to
regulate emotions
(Booth & Neill,
2017).
Hopelessness related
to difficulty in
coping, secondary to
decline in emotional
and mental
condition as
evidenced by
inability to establish
goals, loss of
interest in life, and
impaired decision
making
To express
desirable
expectation for
the near future
and outline
purpose and
meaning in life
in one week of
intervention
Hearten
positive mental
perception and
shun negative
thoughts
Hopelessness has
been attributed to
a set of cognitive
schemas placed
towards negative
future
perceptions or
expectations
(Horwitz,
Berona, Czyz,
Yeguez, & King,
2017).
I was able to
value certain
aspects in life,
saw a bright
future, and
being inspired
to work hard
for the future
Reflect and
recognize my
strengths as
well as abilities
Personal
strengths can be
used to overcome
setbacks and
challenges
(Bowers,
Geldhof,

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Johnson, Hilliard,
Hershberg,
Lerner, & Lerner,
2015).
Set small,
specific,
realistic, and
attainable goals
Attainable
expectations are
capable of
promoting hope
(Carpenito-
Moyet, 2008)
Use spiritual
resources
Religious
practices have the
ability to offer
strength and
inspiration thus
reducing
hopelessness
(Gulanick &
Myers, 2014).

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References
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29–34.
Booth, J.W. & Neill, J.T. (2017). Coping strategies and the development of psychological
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Bowers, E. P., Geldhof, G. J., Johnson, S. K., Hilliard, L. J., Hershberg, R. M., Lerner, J. V., &
Lerner, R. M. (2015). Promoting positive youth development: Lessons from the 4-H
study. Cham : Springer’
Carpenito-Moyet, L. J. (2008). Nursing diagnosis: Application to clinical practice. Philadelphia:
Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Garber M. C. (2017). Exercise as a Stress Coping Mechanism in a Pharmacy Student
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Gulanick, M., & Myers, J. L. (2014). Nursing care plans: Diagnoses, interventions, and
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Horwitz, A. G., Berona, J., Czyz, E. K., Yeguez, C. E., & King, C. A. (2017). Positive and
Negative Expectations of Hopelessness as Longitudinal Predictors of Depression,
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Kolski, T. D., Jongsma, A. E., & Myer, R. (2012). The crisis counseling and traumatic events
treatment planner. Hoboken, N.J: John Wiley.

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Maddux, A.J. & Winstead, B.A. (2015). Psychopathology: Foundations for a Contemporary
Understanding. Routledge
Ozyurek, A., Ozkan, I., Begde, Z. & Yavuz, F.N. (2015). Effects of physical training on social
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