NURS 6551: Week 1: Women’s Health and Health Promotion Essay Assignment Paper

—Rebecca Lee, Clinical Nurse Specialist

Advanced practice nurses who provide care for women must consider the vast array of factors that might impact a woman’s life. Contemporary women fulfill multiple roles in family units, which can be challenging and often leave them with little time for their own care. In your role as an advanced practice nurse, being aware of issues that impact women’s health will help you better understand and address the unique needs of this patient population.

This week you examine the impact of political, social, and sociocultural factors on women’s health issues. You also explore nursing theories and feminist perspectives in relation to clinical practice.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this week, students will:

• Evaluate the impact of political, social, and sociocultural factors on women’s health issues
• Understand and apply key terms, principles, and concepts related to the health promotion of women
• Analyze nursing theories and feminist perspectives in relation to clinical practice

Learning Resources

Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.

Required Readings

Schuiling, K. D., & Likis, F. E. (2017). Women’s gynecologic health (3rd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

 

• • Chapter 1, “Women’s Health from a Feminist Perspective” (pp. 3-15)

This chapter compares the biomedical model of nursing to the feminist perspective of health and offers strategies for implementation. It also examines the social construction of gender and health.

• • Chapter 2, “Women’s Growth and Development Across the Life Span” (pp. 17-33)

This chapter explores growth and development, including foundational theories of feminist perspectives of female development. It focuses on the physiological and psychosocial development of women from the adolescent years to older adulthood.

• • Chapter 3, “Using Evidence to Support Clinical Practice” (pp. 39-54)

This chapter describes the role of evidence-based practices in clinical decision making and examines barriers to using research evidence in clinical practice.

• • Chapter 4, “Health Promotion” (pp. 61-74)

This chapter explores health promotion and patient education, preventive strategies, and immunization guidelines for women across the life span.

• • Chapter 9, “Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer, and Transgender Health” (pp. 161-184)

This chapter explores issues related to the health and health care of sexual and gender minorities, including lack of definitions, complex labels, homophobia, and heterosexism.

Fitzgerald, C. (2010). Improving nurse practitioner assessment of woman veterans. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 22(7), 339–345.

This article examines screening tools for assessing military sexual trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, and traumatic brain injury in women veterans.

Kelley, S. J., Whitley, D. M., & Campos, P. E. (2010). Grandmothers raising grandchildren: Results of an intervention to improve health outcomes. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 42(4), 379–386.

Note: Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

 

This article describes the health status of grandparents raising grandchildren and suggests interventions for improving the health of grandmothers raising grandchildren in parent-absent homes.

Loeb, S. J., Penrod, J., Hollenbeak, C. S., & Smith, C. A. (2011). End-of-life care and barriers for female inmates. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, 40(4), 477–485.

Note: Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

 

This article examines living conditions in prisons and causes of death among female inmates. It also explores barriers to end-of-life care for female inmates.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2013). Teen pregnancy and childbearing. Retrieved from http://www.hhs.gov/ash/oah/adolescent-health-topics/reproductive-health/teen-pregnancy/

 

This website provides resources relating to teen pregnancy and childbearing. It covers teen pregnancy prevention programs, negative impacts of teen childbearing, strategies and approaches for preventing teen pregnancy, and engaging adolescent males in prevention

Document: Practicum Journal Template (Word document)

Document: NP Clinical Skills and Procedures Checklist (Word document)

Clinical Resources

Document: Student Introduction to Practicum (Power Point)

Required Media

Laureate Education (Producer). (2013a). Introduction to the primary care of women. Retrieved from CDN database. (NURS 6551)

In this media presentation, Dr. Rebecca Lee and Cindy Nypaver discuss the importance of the role of the advanced practice nurse when caring for women.

Please click on the following link for the transcript: Transcript (PDF)

Laureate Education (Producer). (2013b). Women’s Health Issues and Special Populations of Women. Retrieved from CDN database. (NURS 6551)

 

In this media presentation, Dr. Rebecca Lee and Cindy Nypaver describe their experiences with special populations of women.

Please click on the following link for the transcript: Transcript (PDF)

Laureate Education (Producer). (2013c). Special populations of women: Grandmothers raising grandchildren. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

 

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 8 minutes.

 

In this media presentation, Dr. Barbara Resnick and Dr. Kristen Mauk describe their experiences with grandmothers raising grandchildren.

 

California Newsreel (Producer). (2009). Unnatural causes: How racism impacts pregnancy outcomes [Video file]. Retrieved from CDN database. (NURS 6551)

This media presentation examines how racism impacts pregnancy outcomes for a special population of women.

The following document provides credit for Laureate-produced media within this course: Credits (PDF)

Optional Resources

The World Bank. (2012). World development report: Gender equality and development.

Retrieved from http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWDR2012/Resources/7778105-1299699968583/7786210-1315936222006/Complete-Report.pdf

World Health Organization. (2009). Women and health: Today’s evidence tomorrow’s agenda.

Retrieved from http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2009/9789241563857_eng.pdf

Note: The following resources are highly recommended as additions to your professional library. You are encouraged to review these resources each week.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2012b). Women’s health. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/women/

National Institutes of Health. (2012). Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH). Retrieved from http://orwh.od.nih.gov/

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2012a). Womenshealth.gov. Retrieved from http://www.womenshealth.gov/

Discussion: Political, Social, and Sociocultural Influences on Women’s Health Women’s Health and Health Promotion Essay Assignment Paper

As an advanced practice nurse, you must remain current on health issues that commonly impact women such as birth control, abortion, family planning, the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Many of these women’s health issues are heavily influenced by political, social, and sociocultural factors. These influences might not only affect a woman’s ability or desire to receive care, but also a provider’s ability or willingness to offer care. How might political, social, and sociocultural factors influence your personal perceptions of these women’s health issues?

To prepare:

• Review this week’s media presentation, as well as Chapter 1 of the Schuiling and Likis text.
• Select and research one of the following women’s health issues: birth control, abortion, family planning, human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in women, or another issue approved by the course Instructor.
• Consider the impact of political, social, and sociocultural factors on the women’s health issue you selected.
• Reflect on how the personal perceptions of providers might influence their ability or willingness to care for women in relation to this issue.

By Day 3

Post an explanation of the women’s health issue you selected, including the impact of political, social, and sociocultural factors on this issue. Explain how personal perceptions of providers might influence their ability or willingness to care for women in relation to this issue.

Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses.

By Day 6

Respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days who selected different issues than you did. Based on your personal and/or professional experiences, expand on your colleagues’ postings by providing additional insights or contrasting perspectives

Note: For this Discussion, you are required to complete your initial post before you will be able to view and respond to your colleagues’ postings. Begin by clicking on the “Post to Discussion Question” link and then select “Create Thread” to complete your initial post. Remember, once you click on Submit, you cannot delete or edit your own posts, and you cannot post anonymously. Please check your post carefully before clicking on Submit!