Discussion week 4 Health promotion
C.B. is a student nurse practitioner completing her practicum in an office practice She assists the community with blood pressure and immunization clinics. The primary roles in this setting are education and health prevention.
C.B. has completed a population assessment and determined that the community is lacking in organized physical activities. The community that she is working in has a diverse age group between 56 and 87 years of age, with the majority of the residents being between 70 and 74 years of age. The members of the community are active in the health screenings and clinics and enjoy including the nursing staff in their activities.
Which are the recommendations according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for older adults regarding type, quantity and quality of exercise per week?
Answer the specific question on the table above. Then, continue to discuss the 3 topics listed below for your case:
- Define and describe the primary goals of screening.
- Discuss your thoughts on the relationship between economics and nutrition. How would you advise people of low socioeconomic status to eat healthy on a budget? How would you respond to patients whose financial restraints limit their access to food?
- Identify potential barriers to patient teaching and how you would address these barriers.
Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources, must be constructive and use literature where possible.
Follow rubric
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| Criteria | Ratings | Points | |||
| Identification of Main Issues, Problems, and Concepts | 5 points Distinguished Identify and demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the issues, problems, and concepts. |
4 points Excellent Identifies and demonstrates an accomplished understanding of most of the issues, problems, and concepts. |
2 points Fair Identifies and demonstrates an acceptable understanding of most of the issues, problems, and concepts. |
1 point Poor Identifies and demonstrates an unacceptable understanding of most issues, problems, and concepts. |
5 points |
| Use of Citations, Writing Mechanics and APA Formatting Guidelines | 3 points Distinguished Effectively uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. Exceptional use of citations and extended referencing. High level of APA precision and free of grammar and spelling errors. |
2 points Excellent Effectively uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. Moderate use of citations and extended referencing. Moderate level of APA precision and free of grammar and spelling errors. |
1 point Fair Ineffectively uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. Moderate use of citations and extended referencing. APA style and writing mechanics need more precision and attention to detail. |
0 point Poor Ineffectively uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. Unacceptable use of citations and extended referencing. APA style and writing mechanics need serious attention. |
3 points |
| Response to Posts of Peers | 2 points Distinguished The student constructively responded to two other posts and either extended, expanded, or provided a rebuttal to each. |
1 point Fair The student constructively responded to one other post and either extended, expanded, or provided a rebuttal. |
0 point Poor The student provided no response to a peer’s post.
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2 points | |
