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According to the NRS 429V Lecture1 and the textbook, Health Promotion Throughout theLife Span, the health model helps “predict and explain healthbehavior” (Edelman, Kudzma & Mandle, 2014, p. 219). This model wasdeveloped because the low participation by the patients when it came todetecting and preventing diseases. This model is to explain and educatepatients about potential health problems, diseases, and treatments. Accordingto Edelman, Kudzma & Mandle (2014), “…the Health Belief Model provideguidelines for nurses to analyze factors that contribute to a person’sperceived state of health or risk of disease and to the individual’sprobability of making an appropriate plan of action” (p. 219). For example, apatient refuses to go for cancer screening tests because he or he does notbelieve they have cancer. A nurse in this case can explain anyone can havecancer. The nurse can also explain the symptoms of different types of cancerand risks of not participating in screening tests. The nurse should alsoexplain the benefits of screenings so the patient can see that the benefitsoutweigh the barriers. The nurse can ask about the family medical history andfigure out if anyone of patient’s family had cancer. Using the patient’sinformation and the nurse’s knowledge the nurse can help the patient realize thepotential of him or her getting cancer and things he or she can do to check hisor her health status so early intervention can be done if the patient isdiagnosed with cancer. Also the nurse can educate the patient on what heor she can change in his or her lifestyle choice to prevent or lessen thechance of getting cancer. Using the health belief model the nurse is able toeducate the patient and understand patient’s situation and family history. Withthat the nurse is able to encourage the patient to make immediate and permanentbehavior changes in his or her lifestyle choices.

Reference:

Edelman, C. L., Kudzma, E. C., & Mandle, C. L. (2014). Health promotion throughout thelife span (8th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby. ISBN-13:9780323091411