Health Promotion of the Nurse Practitioner
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Health Promotion of the Nurse Practitioner
The nursing fraternity has always assumed an imperative responsibility as far as the promotion of health is concerned. The subject involves a focus of health promotion in the nursing practice. The sole objective of the process has always comprised the management and establishment of preventative measures aimed at diminishing the risk of disease. The role that nurses assume as health promoters is convoluted due to the possession of multifaceted knowledge across disciplines as well as experience in the promotion of health within their practices in question.
Another aspect learned involves the significance of lifelong learning as far as the enhancement of promotion of health is concerned. Nurse practitioners are encouraged to advance and expand their knowledge within their fields and across several disciplines. The approach contributes to the complex nature of health promotion among professionals. The expansion of knowledge augments understanding and responsiveness by allowing the development of platforms that facilitate the minimization of diseases via integration of approaches such as management and evaluation.
The topic has contributed
new knowledge to present understanding. It is essential to understand the
correlation between patient-centered care and health promotion (Soltis-Jarrett,
2016). Attitudes encompassing mental health have lessened the inclination
towards promotion efforts, but do not translate to effective patient-oriented
care considering that mental health patients are always rendered susceptible to
illnesses and ailments that can be managed and averted if the proper measures
based on promotion were applied. The focus
should shift towards the integration of mental health promotion in nursing
practice.
References
Soltis-Jarrett, V. (2016). Patient-centered homes and integrated behavioral health care: Reclaiming the role of “consultant” for psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 37, 387-391.