Student Learning Activities
Reading
Potter, P. A., Perry, A. G., Stockert, P., & Hall, A. (2023). Fundamentals of nursing (11th ed.). Elsevier.
- Chapter 2: The Health Care Delivery System
- Chapter 6: Health and Wellness
- Chapter 32: Complementary Therapies and Integrative Health
Online Resource
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (n.d.). Leading health indicators. https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/leading-health-indicators
Connecting the Concepts
Reflective Activity
This reflective activity will help you transfer the things you’ve learned into long-term memory. You are encouraged to continue reviewing this information as you continue learning to promote content mastery and faster retrieval of information for application.
This week, you learned about the Healthy People initiative, including major causes of death and disease in the United States. You identified high-priority leading health indicators that impact clients, families, and communities, as well as explored the costs of health and illness to individuals and society. You also used clinical judgment and applied health promotion strategies and interventions.
Connecting this Week to Previous Learning
- Can you identify any primary prevention strategies to reduce health risks based on the leading health indicators?
- Think about the costs associated with being healthy. What cost-effective wellness strategies can you use to help reduce health risk?
- Think about what interventions you can use to help clients and families reduce food insecurity and hunger.
Preparing to Learn Next Week
- Think about how the nursing process is used to promote client-centered care.
- How can the nursing process promote the health and wellness of individuals and families in a multicultural society?
- How does ethics play an essential role in caring for clients, families, and communities?
- Review the ANA Code of Ethics and ANA Scope and Standards of Practice.
- Think about how you would use clinical judgment to promote health and wellness.