Health Promotion in the Prenatal & Infant Population

Case Study 3

A.V. is a nurse practitioner working with the public health department. Community assessments reveal that one rural community has a high rate of teenage pregnancy. A.V. conducts parenting classes at the local high school and aims to reach first-time expectant parents. Her goal is to provide parents with information about what to expect of a new baby and basic care for the infant.
She realizes that continuity with education may be an issue. Many of her previous classes began with high attendance at the beginning of her 12-week sessions. Over time, interest began to fade, and participation declined. She tries a different approach with the current series of lectures. She reduces the session to 6 weeks and changes the format to one hour of lecture combined with questions and answers, with the second hour consisting of interactive demonstration.

Questions for the case

*What recommendations would you give to a group of expectant teenagers that are attending to your Health Promotion and Disease Prevention educational sessions regarding breastfeeding. Include recommendation in how to increase the duration to this activity.

*Describe the relationship between culture and growth and development. Assess whether all growth and development milestones should be applied to all children regardless of cultural background.

*Design a teaching plan for parents regarding injury prevention during infancy. In your teaching plan you must include the home of an infant injury proof.

TEACHING PLAN TEMPLATE ATTACHED

Submission Requirements:

Post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.

Course Textbook:

Edelman, C. L., & Kudzma, E. C. (2021). Health promotion throughout the life span (10th ed.). Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0323761406 • Fenstermacher, K & Hudson, B.T. (2020). Practice Guidelines for Family Nurse Practitioners (5th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0323554947