Essay on Health Issues: Significance - Promotion

BME219 Healthcare Administration

Task

Assignment

1.1 [Health Issue]

Clearly identify and state one actual / potential health issue from the case study to discuss.

1.2 [Clinical Significance]

Discuss the background information about the identified health issue – state the clinical significance and the importance of health promotion for the identified health issue.

1.3 [Scope]

Outline the content / scope to be discussed in your essay.

Helping Notes:

Essay has three parts:

Introduction

Body

Conclusion

The introduction has three main purposes:

It provides background information

It interests your reader in your topic

It presents your thesis statement.

A thesis statement is a short statement, usually one sentence, that summarizes the main point or claim of an essay, research paper, etc., and is developed, supported, and explained in the text by means of examples and evidence.

2. Body

To focus and discuss on the identified health issue in depth and professionally.

2.1 [Definition, Risk Factors, Clinical Manifestations, Complications]

State the definition, risk factors, signs & symptoms, and complications of the identified health issue.

2.2 [Health Promotion Strategies]

Discuss practical health promotion and disease prevention strategies to tackle the identified health issue. To elaborate and provide examples where appropriate.

2.3 [Community Resources]

Identify and introduce community resources (e.g., centres, facilities, programmes, classes, workshops, support groups, services, initiatives, campaigns, schemes, packages, guidelines, smart phone applications) to help promote / maintain health.

2.4 [Role of the Nurse]

Critically discuss and cite examples on how the nurse can participate, facilitate, promote, and maintain health of the client, family, and community.

Helping Notes:

Each paragraph has 3 parts:

Topic sentence

Supporting details (e.g., facts and examples, that back up the claim made in that sentence)

Concluding sentence

A topic sentence is a sentence that captures the meaning of the entire paragraph or group of sentences. It tells what the passage is mainly about.

Conclusion

Restate the thesis and summarize the essay’s body,

Helping Notes:

The conclusion has three main purposes: