Chapter 1: Healthcare Delivery & Evidence Based Practice Health Promotion PDF

Chapter 1: HealthCare Delivery & Evidence Based Practice Health Promotion: Conduct a cultural assessment prior to initiating health teaching. Teach patients about modifiable (weight, smoking, sex practices and diet) and non-modifiable risk factors (age, genetics and sex)...

Chapter 1: HealthCare Delivery & Evidence Based Practice Health Promotion: Conduct a cultural assessment prior to initiating health teaching. Teach patients about modifiable (weight, smoking, sex practices and diet) and non-modifiable risk factors (age, genetics and sex). Use the nursing process to provide individualized care that is evidence based. Safety Determine how to prioritize the needs of the patient by using Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (physiological integrity, safety and security, belongingness and affection, esteem and self- respect, self-actualization) and remember that physiologic needs (basic need) and life threatening issues are a priority. Confirm that physiologic integrity, safety and security, belonging/affection, esteem/self-respect, and self-actualization are met in that order. Healthy People 2020 identifies health promotion and disease prevention goals and lists strategies along with resources in an attempt to improve the nation’s health. The National Patient Safety Goals lists the top patient safety concerns and includes medication safety, infection prevention, surgery-related mistakes, patient identification and improving staff communication. The quality and safety education for nurses (QSEN) institute seeks to strengthen the knowledge, skills and attitudes of nurses in providing continuous quality improvement in health care. The Institute of Medicine's report on the Future of Nursing recommends ways to strengthen the practice of nursing in order to improve health care. The purpose of nursing is to treat the patient’s response to illness and use evidence based practices to improve outcomes. Nurses must comply with their states nurse practice act since it governs nursing practice and is a law that's put in place to protect the public.