Assignment Task
Learning outcomes
- Compare a strengths-based versus a deficit model of primary health care particularly in relation to health promotion, disease and illness prevention, rehabilitation, and palliative care.
- Recognize ways to meet the health expectations of the community through primary health care provisions across the lifespan including screening and early intervention.
- Outline how quality and safety is maintained within Primary Health Care using an evidence-informed framework and robust governance structures and regulations.
Assessment requirements
Relevance: Primary healthcare forms the foundation of nursing practice, as it focuses on delivering comprehensive, accessible, and community-centered care. Nursing students need to understand the principles and concepts of primary healthcare and health promotion to provide holistic care and address the healthcare needs of individuals, families, and communities.
This assessment provides an opportunity to apply the knowledge gained in this unit to demonstrate an understanding of primary healthcare and health promotion in relation to relevant national quality and safety in healthcare frameworks.
Assessment description: You are required to develop and present a health promotion program proposal which aims to address the prevention or early intervention of a health issue on a selected topic. Present your proposal in a PowerPoint presentation.
Task Instructions:
Select 1 of the specific topic of the following choices and present the health promotion program proposal within 10 minutes
- Care of older people
- Mental health
- Chronic conditions
- Maternal and child health