Week 1 discussion
Discussion 1
This discussion prompt refers to the Pathways to Safer
Opioid Use simulation.
After participating in the Pathways to Safer Opioid Use
simulation exercise, reflect on the following.
Have you empowered a patient to believe they could make
needed lifestyle modifications irrespective of the barriers that exist in their
environment? Please provide examples. If so, you were engaged in health
promotion activities as part of your nursing role.
Where there any strategies used in this simulation exercise
that you use to improve patient health literacy? Are there any that you use
that were not mentioned here? In your experience, how effective are these
strategies?
What are some of the biggest challenges you encounter when
trying to improve health literacy? What solutions can you offer to manage these
challenges?
Discussion 2
Choose two emerging populations, such as Latino/Hispanic
Americans, Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders, or Black/African Americans. How
do health issues differ between the two populations?
Week 2 discussion
Discussion 1
How should you respond if your health promotion values
conflict with a client’s values?
Discussion 2
What ethical issue have you recently encountered when
teaching health promotion strategies to a patient? What ethical decision-making
process did you use?
Week 3 discussion
Discussion 1
How should you use Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns to
assess individual health? What health screening interventions do you regularly
participate in?
Discussion 2
What family characteristics may contribute to potential or
actual dysfunctional health patterns?
Week 4 discussion
Discussion 1 Watch the Ted Talk video,
What if our health
care system kept us healthy?
Watch Video
Rebecca Onie: What if our healthcare system kept us healthy?
Duration: (16:35)
User: TED – Added: 6/12/12
What role does your facility play in keeping people healthy?
Would the Health Leads program work in your facility? Why or why not?
Discussion 2
How do the nutrition and fitness goals in Healthy People
2010 compare to those in Healthy People 2020?
Week 5 discussion
Discussion 1
What resources do you use to determine safety and
effectiveness of complementary and alternative medicine?
Discussion 2
Discuss some of the psychophysiological aspects of stress.
Which evidence-based stress management interventions do you apply to clinical
practice? How effective are they?
Week 6 discussion
Discussion 1
What methods can nurses use to actively influence health
policies and legislation?
Discussion 2
Discuss the controversy regarding childhood immunization and
the potential affect on community health.
Week 7 discussion
Discussion 1
What essential elements should be included in a health
teaching plan addressing physical, emotional, social, and spiritual challenges
in adolescents?
Discussion 2
Discuss factors that
contribute to risk-taking behaviors and situations during adolescence. What impact might stress play on this age
group? Do you see any connection between stress and common adolescent risk
factors? Consider the findings from the
2013 APA report Stress in America on millennials (pages 19-21 of the
report).
Week 8 discussion
Discussion 1
Please watch the film, And the Band Played On.
This film may be available on the Internet through free
sites such as Youtube and Vimeo (please note: accessing these sites is at your
own risk). You may also view the film
for purchase online through sites such as Amazon or HBO.
What factors inhibited the early war against acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)? Do you believe the AIDS outbreak could have
been stopped? Why or why not? What role
does advocacy play in the film? How much publicity does HIV/AIDS receive
today? What’s the story of HIV/AIDS in
the 21st century? Explain.
Discussion 2
How do occupation and culture influence psychosocial
stressors that affect middle-aged adults? How does your occupation influence
psychosocial stressors?
