Health Promotion in the Prenatal and infant Population
Health Promotion in the Prenatal and infant Population
Health Promotion in the Prenatal and infant Population
M.T. is a nurse practitioner in a busy OBGYN clinic. Her clients include women from various socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. M.T. spends her time educating women about interventions for a healthy pregnancy.
She promotes the physical, mental, and spiritual health of her clients throughout the childbearing years. Although she primarily works with the pregnant woman, her ultimate goal is to assist each family to have a healthy pregnancy and birth outcome and lay the foundation for satisfactory parenting and family life.
M.T. participates in community health fairs educating childbearing-age women about healthy lifestyles that can improve chances for a healthy pregnancy. Women should be made aware that certain preconception interventions may improve not only the outcomes of pregnancy but their overall health as well.
1. Design a plan that fits the needs for the health fair that M.T. is participating. List the recommendations and the rationales.
2. Describe the relationship between culture and growth and development. Assess whether all growth and development milestones should be applied to all children regardless of cultural background.
3.Design a teaching plan for parents regarding injury prevention during infancy. In your teaching plan you must include the home of an infant injury proof.
Submission Instructions:
· Your initial post should be at least 600 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.
Grading Rubric
Your assignment will be graded according to the grading rubric.
Discussion Rubric | |||||
Criteria | Ratings | Points | |||
Identification of Main Issues, Problems, and Concepts | Distinguished – 5 points Identify and demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the issues, problems, and concepts. | Excellent – 4 points Identifies and demonstrate an accomplished understanding of most of issues, problems, and concepts. | Fair – 2 points Identifies and demonstrate an acceptable understanding of most of issues, problems, and concepts. | Poor – 1 point Identifies and demonstrate an unacceptable understanding of most of issues, problems, and concepts. | 5 points |
Use of Citations, Writing Mechanics and APA Formatting Guidelines | Distinguished – 3 points Effectively uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. Exceptional use of citations and extended referencing. High level of APA precision and free of grammar and spelling errors. | Excellent – 2 points Effectively uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. Moderate use of citations and extended referencing. Moderate level of APA precision and free of grammar and spelling errors. | Fair – 1 point Ineffectively uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. Moderate use of citations and extended referencing. APA style and writing mechanics need more precision and attention to detail. | Poor – 0 points Ineffectively uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. An unacceptable use of citations and extended referencing. APA style and writing mechanics need serious attention. | 3 points |
Response to Posts of Peers | Distinguished – 2 points Student constructively responded to two other posts and either extended, expanded or provided a rebuttal to each. | Fair – 1 point Student constructively responded to one other post and either extended, expanded or provided a rebuttal. | Poor – 0 points Student provided no response to a peer’s post.
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2 points | |
Total Points | 10 |