Describe and discuss the nurse’s role in health promotion and disease prevention in older adults.

After studying Module 2: Lecture Materials & Resources, discuss the following:
Describe and discuss the nurse’s role in health promotion and
disease prevention in older adults. Share an example from your personal
experience as a RN.
Name and elaborate on at least three screening/preventive procedure that must be done in older adults.
Define and discuss three common End-of-life documents that you as
nurse must be familiar with to be able to educate older adults.

Submission Instructions:
Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. Your initial post is worth 8 points.
You should respond to at least two of your peers by extending,
refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts. Your
reply posts are worth 2 points (1 point per response.)
All replies must be constructive and use literature where possible.
Please post your initial response by 11:59 PM ET Thursday, and comment on the posts of two classmates by 11:59 PM ET Sunday.
You can expect feedback from the instructor within 48 to 72 hours from the Sunday due date.
Grading Rubric
Your assignment will be graded according to the grading rubric.
Discussion Rubric
Criteria
Ratings
Points
Identification of Main Issues, Problems, and Concepts
Distinguished – 5 points
Identify and demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the issues, problems, and concepts.
Excellent – 4 points
Identifies and demonstrate an accomplished understanding of most of issues, problems, and concepts.
Fair – 2 points
Identifies and demonstrate an acceptable understanding of most of issues, problems, and concepts.
Poor – 1 point
Identifies and demonstrate an unacceptable understanding of most of issues, problems, and concepts.
5 points
Use of Citations, Writing Mechanics and APA Formatting Guidelines
Distinguished – 3 points
Effectively
uses the literature and other resources to inform their work.
Exceptional use of citations and extended referencing. High level of APA
precision and free of grammar and spelling errors.
Excellent – 2 points
Effectively
uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. Moderate
use of citations and extended referencing. Moderate level of APA
precision and free of grammar and spelling errors.
Fair – 1 point
Ineffectively
uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. Moderate
use of citations and extended referencing. APA style and writing
mechanics need more precision and attention to detail.
Poor – 0 points
Ineffectively
uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. An
unacceptable use of citations and extended referencing. APA style and
writing mechanics need serious attention.
3 points
Response to Posts of Peers
Distinguished – 2 points
Student constructively responded to two other posts and either extended, expanded or provided a rebuttal to each.
Fair – 1 point
Student constructively responded to one other post and either extended, expanded or provided a rebuttal.
Poor – 0 points
Student provided no response to a peer’s post.

2 points
Total Points
10

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