Chapter 18 Case Study
Dawn and Sanjay are nursing students who decide to work with a corporation in the community by providing wellness care to the employees. Dawn and Sanjay implement blood pressure screening in a corner of the corporation’s employee dining room so that employees may have their blood pressure checked during lunch. The employees are asked to complete a short questionnaire that assesses their risk for heart disease. Those employees with risk factors, high blood pressure readings, or both are referred to the corporation’s health clinic for further evaluation and care.
What is the goal of health-promotion programs in general? For this particular program? Discuss.
How is Dawn and Sanjay’s blood pressure screening a risk-reduction program? Discuss.
Discuss how Healthy People 2020 differs from Healthy People 2030 in terms of workplace health promotion.
Book is Transcultural Nursing Assessment and Intervention by Ginger, J & Davidhizar, R.
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