Assignment on Health Promotion and Care Plan Development

Introduction and Assignment Summary

1 Identify how health promotion and health policy can impact on people across the lifespan.
2 Describe evidence based practise as an intervention to proactively respond to people experiencing behavioural distress.
3 Recognise care across the lifespan for commonly encountered physical, behavioural, cognitive and mental health conditions.
4 Describe appropriate communication strategies to provide and evaluate care for people across the lifespan

· You will be introduced to a family with various health care needs.
· You are required to choose one member of the family from one of the 4 fields of nursing.
· You will need to identify one health issue from the scenario; taking a holistic approach develop a care plan containing 4 interventions to address a SMART goal (no word limit) to address this issue.
· The care plan template can be downloaded from MOODLE.
· You are required to provide a supporting rationale (1500 words) that discusses the evidence base for your interventions within your care plan.
· There is a sample care plan available on the MOODLE page.

Begin your assignment with a concise introduction outlining what you have been asked to include in your work. This should include identification of:

- Your chosen family member.
- Your chosen health issue.
- Prevalence/statistics relating to this health issue within the UK to date.
- Your chosen Smart Goal/objective.
- Your 4 chosen interventions.

§ As this is an academic assignment you need to demonstrate an understanding of the subject area, therefore avoid the use of tables, lists and bullet points as they often require further explanation.
§ There are 5 sections in this assignment and omission of any of these sections will be reflected in the mark you are awarded.
§ You are required to submit a reference list as per BCU Harvard referencing guidelines at the end of your assignment.
§ Assignments must be submitted on Moodle via the submission point.
§ Please ensure you attach the assessment coversheet which is available on MOODLE (assignment section) and include your word count.
§ There is a ten percent word allowance meaning you may write up to 1650 words maximum.
What is included in the word count? All text in the main body of the written work including headings citations/references and direct quotes.
What is not included in the word count?

Any arguments or discussion contained in appendices, footnotes and data tables/figures /diagrams will be ignored in terms of determining your level of knowledge and understanding.
§ Presentation – use size 12 font in Arial. Please use double spacing between the lines throughout your assignment including the reference list.

Your chosen health issue.
Your chosen smart goal/objective and how you plan to achieve it.
Specific (tangible, clear and concise).
Measurable (quantifiable).
Attainable (appropriate and achievable).
Relevant (relevance to patient/family care focussing on one defined area).
Timely (timeframe for achievement).