UTA NURS3335 Discussions Latest 2021 February (Full)

NURS3335 Promoting Healthy Lifestyles

Module 1 Discussion

Health Promotion, Wellness, and Healthy Lifestyles

Please introduce yourself to the other members of your Discussion Group. Perhaps you can share something about other schools you may have attended, your job, the area of nursing that you work in, your goals for your education after you complete your BSN, your family, etc. Anything that you are comfortable sharing, and that will enable your colleagues to get to know you a little better.

After reviewing this module’s readings and media on the Social Determinants of Health and after sharing a brief introduction of yourself, please respond to the following THREE discussion board questions.

Remember to include an APA formatted in-text citation AND corresponding reference from a recent (within last 5 years), professional journal or website (NIH, CDC, etc.). (Failure to include BOTH an in-text citation AND a corresponding reference will result in a significant point deduction. Please contact your coach if you have any questions about this BEFORE submitting your post to the discussion board this week.) You do not need an in-text citation/reference for each question, just one will be sufficient.

A major role of the professional nurse is to evaluate the learning needs of individuals, families, and populations.

How do the Social Determinants of Health impact an individual’s learning needs?

What are some ways to overcome social determinant barriers to promote the health and wellness of patients or clients?

As a professional nurse, fully describe 2 ways that you can be an advocate for policy change to improve the health and wellness of those effected by social determinant barriers.

 

NURS3335 Promoting Healthy Lifestyles

Module 2 Discussion

Stress Management, Healthy Sleep, and Brain Health

After reviewing this week’s readings and media on Stress and Stress Management, take some time to reflect upon the importance of stress management for yourself and your patients. Then, please respond to the following TWO discussion board questions.

Remember to include an APA formatted in-text citation AND corresponding reference from a recent (within last 5 years), professional journal or website (NIH, CDC, etc.). (Failure to include BOTH an in-text citation AND a corresponding reference will result in a significant point deduction. Please contact your coach if you have any questions about this BEFORE submitting your post to the discussion board this week.) You do not need an in-text citation/reference for both questions, but the FIRST question DOES require an in-text citation and reference.

What are some of the benefits of Stress Management? What are some of the obstacles to performing Stress Management strategies? (in-text citation and reference required)

What are some techniques that you have successfully utilized to manage your own stress? How often do you use these techniques? Describe some of the benefits you have experienced. (no reference required)

NURS3335 Promoting Healthy Lifestyles

Module 3 Discussion

DQ1 Nutrition & Exercise, Complementary & Alternative Holistic Strategies, and the Nurse’s Role in Patient Education

As seen in this week’s readings and media regarding Complementary and Alternative practices, there is a growing number of American’s using these types of practices for their health. Reflect upon your own personal values and cultural influences and the use of Complementary and Alternative practices when responding to the following questions:

How do culture and personal values influence the use of complementary and alternative medicine practices? (in-text citation and reference required)

In your own culture, what types of complementary practices are utilized? Describe the practice and what it was used for. (no reference required)

What types of complementary and alternative practices have you seen in your nursing practice or used personally and what was the effectiveness of the practice? (no reference required)

Remember to include an APA formatted in-text citation AND corresponding reference from a recent (within last 5 years), professional journal or website (NIH, CDC, etc.). (Failure to include BOTH an in-text citation AND a corresponding reference will result in a significant point deduction. Please contact your coach if you have any questions about this BEFORE submitting your post to the discussion board this week.) You do not need an in-text citation/reference for all questions, but the FIRST question DOES require an in-text citation and reference.

DQ2 Nutrition & Exercise, Complementary & Alternative Holistic Strategies, and the Nurse’s Role in Patient Education

Teaching Discussion Board

We hope that you are enjoying reading your selected book for the Book Review assignment and were able to learn health and wellness concepts that you can bring into your personal and professional lives. An integral part of nursing is teaching and there are always opportunities to teach your clients, patients, family, and friends. In this discussion, you will explore what you are already learning from the book you are reading, or what you have learned from other readings in this course, and how you could format a teaching plan to educate an audience on some of the concepts you have learned. You will include your Topic, a Rationale with citation, an Intended Audience, a Teaching Method, 2 SMART Objectives, and how you will Evaluate objective achievement.

Post your original post and respond to 2 peer posts in order to receive credit.

TOPIC: What will you teach about?

RATIONALE (include an in-text citation here and list your reference below your post): Why is this topic important?

AUDIENCE: Who will you be teaching?

TEACHING METHOD: Would you use a Power Point, poster, handouts, or a video? Why?

LEARNER OBJECTIVES (use SMART format): ex) 1. The learner will be able to ….    2.

PLAN FOR EVALUATION: How will you measure if your audience reached the objectives?

 

NURS3335 Promoting Healthy Lifestyles

Module 4 Discussion

Environmental and Occupational Health/Human Factors

Human Factors play an integral part in healthcare. Review this week’s videos regarding this topic and reflect upon these factors and your own experiences. In the video LDI Louise Batz, her daughter mentions 3 reasons preventable medical errors occur and her conviction about the importance of patients and families being an integral part of the healthcare team.

As mentioned in the LDI Louise Batz video, how does lack of teamwork, lack of knowledge and lack of technology impact the occurrence of preventable medical errors?

How do Human Factors influence healthcare errors? Describe what you have seen in either your professional or personal life.

How can patients and their families be included in the healthcare team and how would this impact healthcare?

For your original post, please respond with a substantive answer (at least 3-4 well-written sentences for each prompt) to each of these three questions.

There are NO references required for this discussion board. This is discussion is simply meant for you to reflect upon these questions.

 

NURS3335 Promoting Healthy Lifestyles

Module 5 Discussion

Current Health Issues and Trends

After watching this week’s videos and reading this week’s articles on the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918-1919, please respond to the following questions (with at least 3-4 well-written sentences for each prompt):

1. What conclusions can you draw between this historic event and the current COVID-19 pandemic?

2. What are your thoughts and feelings about the current crisis?

3. How are you coping?  (We hope that you will utilize some of what you learned in this course such as the importance of sleep, exercise, stress reduction, and proper nutrition to help you cope).

There are millions of people worldwide effected by COVID-19 and the potential for millions more to be effected in the near future. The development of a corona virus vaccine is a hot topic in the news right now.

4. What are your thoughts about this vaccine?

5. Would you receive this vaccine?  Why or why not? (This is a controversial topic with differing opinions so be respectful and professional in your peer replies).

For your original post, please respond with a substantive answer (at least 3-4 well-written sentences for each prompt) to each of these five questions.