Question Description
Step 1 Post a response to the discussion board.
Explain the meaning of an asset-based approach to health improvement.

Provide an example of how positive resources available to individuals and communities enable them to gain more control over their lives and circumstances.
Describe two to three implications for nursing practice including the cultural aspects.
Step 2 Read other students’ posts and respond to at least two of them by Friday at 11:59pm MT.

As part of your response to your peers’ posts, provide your peers the two to three implications to nursing you wrote about in your primary response and share why you chose the implications you did.

Use your personal experience, if it’s relevant, to support or debate other students’ posts. If differences of opinion occur, debate the issues professionally and provide examples to support opinions.

Cite any sources in APA format.

Peer Discussion 1 (Kayla)

An asset-based approach, or sometimes referred to as “asset-based community development” is a method of exploring, and responding to the needs and strengths of a population or group (Week 2 Lesson, n.d.). Sometimes all people need in order to take control of their health is resources. If resources can be provided, a better outcome can be the result. An example of this is the WIC program for pregnant women, infants and children. If a mother (or soon to be mother) makes too little income to provide the healthy food necessities for a growing baby or child, they help provide those. The also help with wellness checks, nutrition counseling, and vaccinations and blood work. This one little resource can help provide the best nutrition and education to these mothers. Then theses people can utilize these resources to take their health into their own hands and pass down healthy habits to their children.

When it comes to cultural aspects of learning, it is important for the nurse to be culturally sensitive. Just because someone has different beliefs or a different culture than you does not give you the right to disregard it. It is your job as the care taker to make sure their cultural needs are being met and respected. This could mean what comes on their food tray, fasting or eating at unusual hours, or what medications you will provide.

Discussion: The Population of Study

Discussion: The Population of Study

Reference:

Week 2 Lesson, (n.d.), Topic 01: The Asset Based Approach, https://media.pearsoncmg.com/pls/us/edaff/13234559…

Peer Discussion 2 (Rebecca)

Within population based approach it evaluates the health needs of the community (Week 2, n.d.). In addition it allows the population to have a voice in the needs they feel would benefit the community. Allowing the community to have a voice in the needs additionally assists in determining cultural needs. Some cultures will have different ideation of health as well as their needs. Certain cultures believe in all family entity staying in one home therefore, may require additional resources for geriatrics in comparison to others. Asset maps within the community will assist in further breaking down the community health needs within smaller sections of the city (Week 2, n.d.). Some cities are fairly large, and having smaller segments will help identify the community’s needs more efficiently. Some cultures do not believe in birth control. Therefore, community may require additional resources for children. Including daycare needs, immunizations, and formula needs. WIC (Women, infant, and children) is a community based organization that assists pregnant mothers and children up to age of five in ensuring their health needs are met. WIC allows for monthly food allowance for their participants. Additionally, allow for routine health evaluations and education.

I feel population based approach is beneficial to nursing in its entirety. It allows nurses to better identify the cultures within the community. Therefore, allow nurses to better educate themselves on the needs of the culture within. Nurses play a pivotal component in healthcare needs of certain cultures. From timing meal trays, rest breaks, eye contact, body language, and even gender of healthcare worker working with certain patients at times. Certain cultures would find it highly offense to have a female taking care of a male. We attempt meeting cultural needs to best of ability within the organization, but not always feasible. Allowing nursing staff to better understand cultural needs will assist in better patient outcomes and patient satisfaction.

Reference:

Week 2: Population-Based Assessment. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://media.pearsoncmg.com/pls/us/edaff/13234559…

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.
Weekly Participation

Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.
APA Format and Writing Quality

Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.
Use of Direct Quotes

I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.
LopesWrite Policy

For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.
Late Policy

The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.
Communication

Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me:
Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.