Nursing Advocacy for Prevention of Obesity Among Children and Adolescents
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Review your problem or issue and the cultural assessment. Consider how the findings connect to your topic and intervention for your capstone change project. Write a list of three to five objectives for your proposed intervention. Below each objective, provide a one or two sentence rationale.
After writing your objectives, provide a rationale for how your proposed project and objectives advocate for autonomy and social justice for individuals and diverse populations.
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RN to BSN
2.5: Advocate for autonomy and social justice for individuals and diverse populations.
Nursing Advocacy for Prevention of Obesity Among Children and Adolescents within Communities
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Nursing Advocacy for Prevention of Obesity Among Children and Adolescents within Communities
Obesity is a public health crisis in the US and around the world. Today's cultural settings and forms of entertainment limit physical activities, while the prevalence of fast foods exposes children and adolescents to excessive calories that lead to overweight and obesity (Sanyaolu, Okorie, & Qi, 2019). The extent to which youth are exposed to these factors is a predictor that the American society has allowed the development of a future crisis in the health system as adults are increasingly obese. With looming nursing shortages and increased demand for services, the current obesity trend is a significant future burden for nurses. In this view, nurses have a role in advocating for prevention to enhance community health outcomes and reduce future work burdens within health facilities.
Nurses have a role in prevention by providing educational material and information involving nutrition advice, weight management, and the importance of physical activities (Francis et al., 2017). They ...
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