Describe a health promotion model used to initiate behavioral changes. How does this model help in teaching behavioral changes? What are some of the barriers that affect a patient’s ability to learn? How does a patient’s readiness to learn, or readiness to change, affect learning outcomes?

Describe a health promotion model used to initiate behavioral changes. How does this model help in teaching behavioral changes? What are some of the barriers that affect a patient’s ability to learn? How does a patient’s readiness to learn, or readiness to change, affect learning outcomes?

According to our textbook, health promotion is “the act of educating people about healthy lifestyles, reduction of risk, developmental needs, activities of daily living and preventive self-care”. As nurses, we have the professional and ethical responsibility to promote health in all of our patients, throughout the lifespan and across all of the different fields in which they practice.

One particular model of health promotion that I think is important is the family connections model that states that families consist of individuals whose actions affect each other. These individuals create systems and patterns regarding how they all live together NRS-429 Topic 1 DQ 2.

I think this is very important for nurses to consider because so often we are working not only with the patient but also with the patients family. In order to encourage true change towards healthy lifestyles, we need to understand that changes may need to happen in the family level or we need to measure if the family is flexible enough to withstand a shift within their patterns. For example, if an individual is ready to adapt a healthier diet but their family does not see the benefit and instead continues to buy processed and unhealthy foods, it will be harder for that patient to succeed than if they all decided to eat healthier together.

Health Promotion: Health & Wellness Across the Continuum. (2018). [E-book]. Grand Canyon University. Retrieved August 5, 2022, from https://lc.gcumedia.com/nrs429vn/health-promotion-health-and-wellness-across-the-continuum/v1.1/#/chapter/1

Ryan, A. (2015). Promoting family connections. Nursing Case Studies on Improving Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults, 251 NRS-429 Topic 1 DQ 2.