Recording Your Continuing Professional Education

HEALTH PROMOTION IN SEXUAL HEALTH

The Activities on these Portfolio Pages correspond with the learning objectives of the Guided Learning unit published in Nursing Times 105: 18 (12 May, 2009) and 105: 19 (19 May, 2009). The full reference list for this unit follows Activity 4.

Before starting to work through these Activities, save this document onto your computer, then print the completed work for your professional portfolio. Alternatively, simply print the pages if you prefer to work on paper, using extra sheets as necessary.

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ACTIVITY 1

Learning objective: Understand what health promotion is and its importance in sexual health care.

Activity: Describe the principles of health promotion and discuss its three main aims in sexual health care.

RESPONSE

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ACTIVITY 2 approaches to health promotion, and explain which might be the most suitable in sexual health care. Learning objective: Know about the various theoretical perspectives in health promotion. RESPONSE

Activity: Compare different theoretical Begin your response here.

ACTIVITY 3

Learning objective: Identify an contraception after her first experience of appropriate communication style for sexual intercourse. She appears very addressing health promotion issues in nervous. You are an experienced nurse sexual health services. in this field. Explain:  What you would offer;  How you would communicate Activity: Leanne Smith*, aged 17, throughout the consultation. attends the contraception and sexual health service for emergency

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ACTIVITY 4 given to Leanne. Discuss what health promotion intervention you would provide in relation to these. Learning objective: Understand the four What barriers would you anticipate? aspects of health promotion in sexual health care. *The client’s name has been changed.

Activity: List the four aspects of health RESPONSE promotion in sexual health. Analyse each aspect in terms of the care Begin your response here.

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