Levels of provision of health services
Levels of provision of health services. Edelman, C. (2022). Health promotion throughout the life span (10th ed.). Elsevier.
Available in the ClinicalKey Student Nursing database of the Virtual Library.
o Chapter 1: Health Defined: Health Promotion, Protection, and Prevention (Section: Levels of prevention)
College of Nursing Professionals in Puerto Rico. (2018). Nursing practice standards in Puerto Rico.
B. Make a concept map in which you will:
1. Classify each of the levels of service provision (primary, secondary and tertiary)
2. Describe how each of the health levels works
3. Examine a standard for each level of nursing care
II. Problems in the levels of provision of services (Value: 26 points)
A. List one (1) health problem at each of the service delivery levels and discuss an appropriate solution for each that can be applied nationally and globally
| Level | Health Problem | Solution at national and global level: |
B. Reflects, according to the literature, about the importance of providing effective nursing care that complies with national and global health policies.
III. The role of the nursing professional (Value: 40 points)
A. Read, study, and analyze the following study material:
Potter, P.A., Stockert, P.A., Perry, A.G., Hall, A.M., & Ostendorf, W. (2017). Fundamentals of Nursing (9th ed.). Elsevier.
Available in the ClinicalKey Student Nursing database of the Virtual Library.
o Chapter 6: Health and Wellness (Section: Levels of Preventive Care)
B. Hypothetical situation:
As a community nurse, you have been assigned to carry out two (2) health clinics in different communities:
• Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
• Port au Prince, Haiti
1. Briefly describe your role as a nursing professional in each of these communities.
2. List several prevention activities that you would carry out in both communities.
3. Identifies some physical, social, cultural and religious needs of each of the communities to be able to exercise the role of nursing as an advocate for the patient, the family and the community.
| Vega Baja, Puerto Rico | Puerto Príncipe, Haití | |
| 1 – Nursing role | ||
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2 – Prevention activities
3 – Physical, social, cultural and religious needs
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4. Briefly explains the role of the nursing professional in the immunization process at the national and global levels.
