on how to manage illness‚ communicating their knowledge and directing them towards a healthy life. As the same way‚ Nola J Pender‚ a Nursing professor‚ developed the Health Promotion Model to assess influences on health-promoting behaviors. Pender defined health as not only the absence of disease‚ but a positive dynamic state of well being (Pender‚ 1996). I am a school health staff nurse working in Health Promotion Board. My target groups are school-going
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Nola Pender’s desire to become a registered nurse began as a little girl when her aunt was hospitalized. “The experience of watching the nurses caring for my aunt in her illness created in me a fascination with the work of nursing” (Alligood & Tomey‚ 2010). Her experience developed into the Health Promotion Model (HPM) which is to be used as a guide to explore the biophysical processes that motivate people to engage in behaviors directed toward improving their overall health & well-being
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In-Depth Theorist Presentation‚ Nola J. Pender‚ Health Promotion Model 1 In-Depth Theorist Presentation‚ Nola J. Pender Health Promotion Model Jennifer D’Andrea Description of the theory The Health Promotion Model (HPM)‚ designed by Nola J. Pender‚ describes the multidimensional nature of persons as they interact within their environment to pursue health while increasing their level of well-being. Pender offers a theory that places importance on
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Theory Overview “Theories provide the base from which we seek to understand patients and their health problems and from which we plan interventions to help them” (Zaccagnini & White‚ 2017‚ p. 14). Theories are necessary for nursing research and practice. Utilizing a theory that is congruent with the program’s goal will help guide and provide structure to the project leaders throughout the implementation process. The nursing theory chosen for the osteoporosis program is the health promotion model
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Pender Nursing Theory Nola Pender‚ former professor of nursing at the University of Michigan‚ has developed a rational-choice model of healthcare. This is not really a nursing theory per se‚ but a psychological look at how human beings perceive themselves‚ their health and their ability to change their lifestyles to promote health. As a result of this focus‚ Pender’s model is normally called the "Health Promotion Model" of nursing. Features This model is based on the idea that human beings
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Health Promotion Model Nola Pender’s Health Promotion Model (HPM) makes important contributions to society by promoting health and wellness through a model of health promotion and prevention (Alligood & Tomey‚ 2002). Her work has given nurses the foundation to "develop and execute health-promoting interventions to individuals‚ groups‚ and families in schools‚ nursing centers‚ occupational health settings and the community at large" (McEwen & Wills‚ 2011‚ p. 226). Dr. Pender is an icon in the nursing
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Problem Statement (Jessica) STEM Nola has educated over 4000 children from over 250 schools in the New Orleans area. Dr. Mackie has successfully targeted children from low-income families‚ providing 88 percent of participating children free access to STEM Nola events. Situational Analysis Strengths (Lauren) STEM Nola’s fundamental strength is that it has already accomplished its main goal. This goal is to expose youths‚ especially minority and low-income children‚ to the importance of STEM. Another
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Soil Survey Exercise Total land area (acres): 582‚380 County Name: Pender Water (% of total land area): (small bodies of water) Climate Average daily maximum temperature (°F) Average daily minimum temperature (°F) Annual Growing Degree Days Total annual precipitation (inches) January: 56.2 January: 32.9 July: 89.5 July: 68.0 73‚893 52.62 Soil Resource Dominant (largest area) soil type:Murville Muck Taxonomic Classification (formal soil name):Mu # acres: 63‚161 % total acres: 11.3 Soil profile
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frameworks‚ theory and paradigms. In order to understand nursing science‚ I will discuss the historical development and explain the relationship between nursing profession and nursing science. Also‚ I will discuss how other disciplines can influence nursing science. This will help understand how theoretical thinking has evolved. Theory development and theory thinking was first intiated by Florence Nightingale. She presented the first nursing theory‚ the environmental theory. Her theory focused on
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Agency Theory A theory that explains the relationship between principals and agents in business (In this relationship‚ the principal hires an agent to do the work‚ or to perform a task the principal is unable or unwilling to do. For example‚ in corporations‚ the principals are the shareholders of a company‚ delegating to the agent i.e. the management of the company‚ to perform tasks on their behalf.) Agency theory is concerned with resolving problems that can exist in agency relationships;
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