Health Assessment Promotion and Prevention
Choose one of the following discussion question options and answer all questions related to it. Please review the Discussion Rubric for detailed requirements of your posts. When you click Reply, change the subject line to read either Option 1 or Option 2.
Option I:
- Compare the similarities and differences among assessing health and health behaviors of individuals, families, and communities.
- What role does technology play in health assessment, promotion, and prevention and what frameworks are available to nurses to assess and diagnose health and health behaviors? Provide examples.
Option 2:
Go to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) website of the U. S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF). https://epss.ahrq.gov/ePSS/about.jsp
Click the link “Browse by Topic” on the left navigation panel to display the full list of topics. At the top of this page are four tabs: View All, Counseling, Preventive Medication and Screening. Click on the tab “Screening” for a list of all screening topics. Choose a specific screening recommendation relevant to your area of expertise or one that interests you*. Summarize the recommendation including grade and rationale.
- What are the benefits and challenges of health risk screenings?