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Dec 21, 2024
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NU 313 - Evidence Based Practice in Family Care & Health Promotion
This course explores current practice relative to care of the family in relationship to the concepts of health promotion/illness prevention. Recent history as well as current delineation of what is encompassed in the concept of family today will be explored. A review of basic evidence-based practice (EBP) and application of EBP to family care will be discussed. Theories and models of care related to the family will also be discovered. The process of developing a family health promotion plan using the 5 step nursing process will be conducted. Finally, families together, as a nation, will be explored with a look at genomics, social issues, and societys role in health promotion will be explored.
Prerequisites & Notes
NU 300, NU309
Assignment Overview
Assignments: 5 Units
Interactivity: Discussion Board
Final Assessment: Final Project/Paper
Course Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to do the following:
- Review evidence-based practice in nursing as it relates to families.
- Differentiate between the concepts of health promotion and illness prevention.
- Discuss theories, models, and frameworks used to guide evidence-based practice with families and in health promotion/illness prevention.
- Explore current research findings as they relate to family care, health promotion, and illness prevention.
- Review Healthy People 2010, and the goals for families outlined in HP 2010.
- Discuss health promotion as an intervention strategy, and as a national health goal.
- Discuss change theory and its relevance to designing a family health-promotion plan.
- Use evidence-based practice guidelines for develping a culturally relevant, evidence-based family health-promotion plan.
Credits: 3
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