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often times re-admitted several times?
Stacey Whitney MSN, RN
cell: 417-437-8961
email: [email protected]
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Melissa Marsh
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Re:Topic 1 DQ 1
Using the health belief model, how can nurses encourage patients to make
immediate and permanent behavior changes; particularly as they relate to lifestyle
choices?
Self-management of health and or conditions is a singular goal when educating
patients and families for treatment outside of the hospital. In order to educate a
patient, family or community, it is essential to identify health literacy as well as
health disparities specific to the patient or target audience. Using the Health Belief
Model, nurses can effectively predict and explain health behaviors (specifically
lifestyle choices) that can contribute to diseases (Heady, 2014).
A patient-centered approach allows for a specific and unique education action plan
that will promote self-management for immediate and long term behavior changes.
Regardless of the illness or condition, understanding the patient’s perspective of the
illness or condition is essential, as well as the patient’s goal of health or a healthy
lifestyle. Education alone is not effective. Nurses need to promote the individual’s
desire to or willingness to change the behavior(s) that affect the health of the
patient. It is essential to develop a plan that the patient believes is consistent with
their own beliefs, values, and lifestyle. If the client helps to develop a plan with the
nurse, the client will be more satisfied and able to comply with the necessary
changes that are needed. Together, the nurse and patient can identify actions that
the patient can take when applying them at home.
Assessing the patient’s health literacy will enhance the patients understanding of
the education provided. Constructing a plan that is easy to understand from the
patent’s perspective is essential. Applying learning methods that enable the patient
to understand the material will be patient specific. For example, a patient may best
learn by demonstrating a specific action better than reading the material. Also,
understanding the social influences that affect the patient is crucial. If the patient is
a minor, what are the families’ ideas on health, or how do they contribute to the
illness, are they able to manage the illness at home, and do they understand the
disease process as well? What are the cultural factors and/or beliefs that contribute
to the minor’s illness? This patient’s health has a direct link to the family’s
understanding as well as their health perceptions and health disparities. Can this
patient’s family provide for them, afford the healthcare costs, and have
transportation? How will this affect their school, work and social environment and
relationships? School aged children are often faced with the added stress from their
peers. How will their friends’ behavior affect the patient’s willingness to change?