Public Health Nursing Role in Healthy Ageing (NSG2PHN) Report

This report examines the role of public health nursing in promoting healthy ageing within the Australian context, particularly focusing on the aged population. It outlines the responsibilities of public health nurses, emphasizing health promotion and prevention strategies. The paper delves into the application of Ottawa Charter strategies, such as creating healthy public policy and strengthening community action, to improve the health and well-being of older adults. It identifies the elderly as the consumer group and discusses their health concerns, including chronic diseases. Furthermore, the report critiques a health resource, considering consumer and staff feedback on its layout, design, and cultural appropriateness. The conclusion highlights the importance of public health nurses in educating and supporting elderly patients to promote healthy ageing and well-being.

Nursing Role in Primary Health Care, Health Promotion and Education
Name- Parmjeet Kaur Gill
Student ID- 19500834
Subject - NSG2PHN

Public Health Nursing Role in “Healthy Ageing”
Introduction
This paper discusses public health nursing role in healthy ageing as a PHC nurse role amongst
the seniors in Australia. This paper will talk about five strategies which can be proposed for the
Ottawa Charter health promotion which enables the people to increase the control over their
health. These factors also helps in improving the public health which articulates the central
values of participation, empowerment and equity. This paper will talk about five strategies
required for the promotion of public health community of Australia. The Australian population is
comprised of aged population at a major percentage. The first strategy is “Creation of healthy
public policy in every governmental sector” followed by “Creation of supportive environments
for the improvement of working and living conditions”. The third strategy is “Strengthening the
community action in strategy and priority settings”, fourth being “Development of personal skills
via education for life skills and health sections” and finally ending with “Restoration of health
services towards the promotion of health (WHO, 2009a)”. These strategies will enable te peole to
reach their full health potential.
The PHC healthy ageing nurse will seek to organize a meeting for all stakeholders in the
community to bring government reps, NGOs and community members to discuss how best they
can tackle determinants of healthy ageing (Phillips & Miltner, 2015).
A: Public Health Nursing Role in Healthy Ageing
The aged people of Australia have to be supported to live in a setting of their own
choosing and properly receive service which promotes autonomy, meet their preferences as well

as enhance social connection (Devi & Singh, 2018). Public health nurses must identify potential
opportunities for supporting healthy ageing programs which encompass re-enablement initiatives
in every setting. The primary role of public health nurse is to prevent the condition of injury,
illness or disability among the selected group of people taken for the study. The secondary role
of public health care nurses is to provide health promotion and maintain a healthy condition
among the Australian population.Public health nurses have to remain competent to acknowledge
and react to deterioration, cognitive alongside a functional drop in elderly Australians as well as
be skilled and educated to give proper care (Flicker, 2018). Public health nursing curriculums
must be age-inclusive as well as clinical support placement in all aged-care contexts. Public
health nurse-led care models must be developed, implemented as well as appraised to support
healthy ageing besides informing policy for senior Australians. Public health nurses need to get
sufficient education and professional preparedness to correctly identify as well as challenge
stereotypes which promote attitudes of ageist (Zaidi et al., 2017). Public health nurses are
essential in identifying and compulsory reporting abuse of the elderly. Senior Australians with
multiple features and life-experiences must have equitable access to info and services to
accomplish their needs (Brown, Care & Australia, 2020).
B: Ottawa Charter Strategies
PHC public health nurses have a critical role in implementing the Ottawa Charter
strategies in health promotion to ensure proper healthy ageing through advocating for healthy
ageing.This condition will enable a condition ofhealthy ageing and mediating for healthy ageing
by discouraging the ageist attitude (Bakhshi, Sun, Murrells & While, 2015).
Assessment 1 Health Promotion Template

Ottawa Charter
Health Promotion Strategy
Health Promotion Activity
of your selected PHC Public
Nursing Role
Creation of healthy public
policy in every governmental
sector.
The main role of this health promotion
activity is to create public health
policy which will work for the
prevention of chronic diseases and
reduction of mortality rate among the
community people.
Creation of supportive
environments for the
improvement of working and
living conditions.
Supportive environments such as care
sectors for older people will help in
the improvement of the health.
Strengthening the community
action in strategy and priority
settings.
The community action strategies such
as taking proper actions to tackle
hazardous situations such as a fire
outbreak in a community.
Development of personal skills
via education for life skills and
health sections.
These activities will help in the
improvement of public health by
making them aware at health sectors.

Restoration of health services
towards the promotion of
health (WHO, 2009a)
To take care of the fact that all the
health services follows the guidelines
for better public healthcare as
provided by WHO.
C: Consumer Group- Elderly People
The chosen consumer group is aged Australians. The elderly Australian population
consists of people who have lived in the world for a long time and are at an age of above 65
years. This word is used to describe the people who are continuing above the twenty first century
and beyong. The community selected for this study was observed to suffer from the chronic
disease (myocardial infraction) at a very elevated rate. This health concern will be taken care of
by the public health nurses who will support the community of the affected people. According
government report, this group remains vulnerable and hence must be cared for by the public
health nurses. As reported in this government report on healthy ageing, the health of raising the
number of aged Australians remains a significant economic and social challenge encountering
Australia (Zaidi et al., 2017). It is further an opportunity since prolonging a lifespan of better
health allows seniors to continue with their contribution economically, socially, and socially to
the broader society (Patel, 2016).
An array of variables dictate the senior’s ability to stay healthy as they age; which
include many behavioral alongside biomedical risk factors as well as continuous social besides
mental well-being. In Australian nine in ten senior believe they have someone outside their
household in whom they might confide (Gordon et al., 2019). Over nine in ten seniors indicated
that they had assistance available in crises time from an outsider and one in eight senor stood

involved in education, training or employment. Two in five elderly persons indicated being
adequately active in the course of proceeding week, while seven in ten seniors were either obese
or overweight (Prasher & Janicki, 2018).
When contrasted with individuals aged eighteen to sixty-four, senior Australians (65+) do
well on specific measures, but worse on others. They do poor in being sufficiently active (35%
versus 48%), obese/overweight (72% versus 61%). Thus, public health nurses have a role in
discouraging the elderly from the actions they perform poor in and encourage those they do
better in to ensure healthy ageing (Viña, Rodriguez‐Mañas, Salvador‐Pascual, Tarazona‐
Santabalbina & Gomez‐Cabrera, 2016).
D: Resource/Poster

E: Poster Critique Template
Areas for consideration in your Health Resource Critique

Consumer
feedback
The critique of the resource is based on what the consumers will give as feedback.
It is expected that they will base their feedback on satisfaction with the poster.
Staff
feedback
The feedback from the staff remains crucial in determining the effectiveness of this
poster. The questions above will be used to seek for such feedbacks.
Layout and Design
General
appearance:
e.g.
Consistent font; text
wrapped around
illustrations; Key
information easily
recognized; Use of
headings;
Information
grouped into
meaningful sections
Strengths: The font is consistent, and texts are well wrapped around the
illustration. The essential info is readily acknowledged. Proper heading
are used and information correctly grouped into meanings
Weaknesses: No specific weakness noted
Suggested Improvements:
The poster meets the intended purpose
Type and Spacing:
e.g.
Font type; Contrast
Strengths: The font type uses both upper and lower, which makes it
effortlessly appealing to readers. The contrast between text and paper is
sufficient as the background are shaded in different colors from those of

between paper and
the text (words on
the shaded or
patterned
background); Use
upper and lower
case; Use of white
space; Length of
lines; Splitting of
words across two
lines.
words. Word-splitting across two lines is effective
Weaknesses: No specific defect noted
Suggested Improvements:
Use of different fonts might make it more appealing
Images, graphs,
tables, and charts:
e.g.
Easy to understand;
Purpose is clear;
Enhance the
message; Represent
and appeal to target
audience; Relevant
and close to
explanatory text;
Strengths:
Properly uses images and statistics which ensures easy understanding with
a clear purpose. It enhances the message and represent and appeal to
target. The images and statistics used are relevant and close to explanatory
text
Weaknesses:
Does not use any chart or graph and lacks key for the used images
Suggested Improvements:
Provide a key for all used images and use charts and tables where possible

Uncluttered.
Culturally safe and
consumer-centered
e.g.
Appropriate for the
consumer group
Strengths:
It was consumer-centric and culturally safe for healthy ageing. It was
suitable for the seniors to get tips to living longer.
Weaknesses:
No specific fault noted
Suggested Improvements:
It is culturally safe as well as consumer-centric hence will meet its
purpose
Organization and Style
Content:
e.g.
Provides
background
information or
needed context;
Answers the most
important questions;
Key points
highlighted;
Strengths:
Background info well captured and the required context. It correctly
answers the utmost significant questions about tips to living longer. Key
points successfully highlighted. Info is presented logically.
Weaknesses:
Info not linked to trusted sources
Suggested Improvements:
Need to link all information to trusted sources

Information
presented in a
logical order; Links
information to
trusted sources.
Readability:
e.g.
Use of everyday
language;
Management of
professional jargon
or scientific terms;
Sentence length;
Complexity of
sentences.
Strengths:
The daily language used correctly with effective management of scientific
terms and complex phrases
Weaknesses:
Biased on visually impaired consumers
Suggested Improvements:
Always considered other impairments when developing
Tone:
e.g.
Engages the reader;
Written in the active
voice; Present
tense; Friendly,
conversational style
– use of 'I, you, we,
Strengths:
Active voice, present tense; friendly. Engages readers by asking a
question and answering on how to live longer
Weaknesses:
No specific weakness
Suggested Improvements:
It is has the desired tone and hence will meet its purpose

and our'.
F: Modified Resource
Conclusion
The work environment of a public nurse makes it increasingly easy to take advantage of
routine interactions with elderly patients and utilize it as the chance to educate them on tips to
live longer. This shows the connection between the public health nurse’s role in healthy ageing
and health promotion. This is effective since it takes the opportunity to educate the seniors to live
longer.
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