·         Identify & describe the condition & Use some pathophysiological terms to describe it

·         Include symptoms that the patients experience & Identify risk factors for this condition

·         Use statistics to indicate prevalence of this condition in Australia

·         Use references to support all of the above

Describe one (1) actual or potential health concern for the client

·         This can be a problem the patient is currently experiencing (actual concern)

·         Or, a concern that the patient is at risk of (potential concern)

·         E.g. an asthmatic patient may have several concerns such as: ability to manage an acute asthma attack, or severe illness resulting from a simple chest infection

·         Identify a topic that would be appropriate to address the health concern

·         Make sure it is culturally appropriate

·         Using Asthma as an example this would be something like: ‘correct use of inhaled medication’ or ‘how to manage an exacerbation of symptoms using an asthma management plan’

Explain how the topic addresses the health concern for the client and discuss how the topic will assist the client to self-manage their chronic condition and optimise their health;

·         Use literature to support why Health Promotion on this topic is shown to be effective at reducing complications of the illness and empowering clients to manage their condition

·         Identify what tools you would use (see topics 1.2 and 1.3 on course site where several are listed)

·         You may wish to combine the use of several tools for one session

·         You need to describe how the session would take place, who is involved, the location of the session, what resources would be used etc

·         Remember to come from the point of view of the RN in an acute setting (Mr Oguri) or a community health role (Mr Bonner).

·         describe a client /patient-centred and/or family-centred approach that optimises individual self-management and promotes active participation of the individual and family in illness management.

Justify your chosen education activity by providing rationales for the chosen education activity structure, method and resources described above.

·         Include here discussion on why your activity would be effective

·         Use literature to support your chosen tools and activity

No new information introduced here.

Describe one (1) actual or potential health concern for the client

Explain how the topic addresses the health concern for the client and discuss how the topic will assist the client to self-manage their chronic condition and optimise their health;

Justify your chosen education activity by providing rationales for the chosen education activity structure, method and resources described above.