NURS 600 Health Promotion Model Theory Critique

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As healthcare professions, health Promotion is imperative to enhance the quality of care and to improve wellbeing of the patients. Health Promotion Model by Nola Pender was developed to prevent illn... ess prior developing them, to improve patients’ overall lifestyles, to modify individuals’ unhealthy behaviors using positive approaches, and to offer tailored interventions to enhance healthier lifestyles (Pender, 1996). The health promotion theory can apply in different populations and in many types of clinical care settings. It is imperative that healthcare providers are attentive and understand the importance of Health Promotion theory to promote overall health in the nation and to prevent rising healthcare cost. This paper will describe Nola Pender’s Health Promotion theory, the rationale for selection, evaluate the theory by using Chinn and Kramer model, and address all criteria for theory critique. By analyzing this theory, one can identify reliability, and discover changes or development that are needed to be make for theory improvement. [Show More]

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