PERSONAL HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT

NURS 314 - PERSONAL HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT ASSIGNMENT

GUIDELINE/GRADING SHEET

Purpose:

The purpose of the assignment is to identify and explore a behavior in your current lifestyle that represents a significant threat to your health.

Guidelines:

1. Complete the Wellness Inventory.

2. From the Wellness Inventory, identify one (1) behavior in your current lifestyle that represents a threat to your health. Explore (using personal and professional perspectives) the health risk that the behavior represents and factors that make it difficult for you to change this behavior (barriers).

3. Design a matrix/map that addresses the following topics OR may use sample template.

A. Threat to your health (30)

_____ 1. Identify the behavior.

2. Include the rationale for your selection.

3. Describe the health risk that the behavior

represents.

B. Barriers to behavioral change (10)

1. Discuss/list the factors in your life which make it difficult to change the behavior that represents a threat to your life.

C. Plan for behavioral change (40)

1. Develop a detailed step-by-step strategy or plan to change this behavior.

2. The plan must include specific objectives or goals the plan is designed to accomplish with established time frames. (How will you know when your goal/objectives are met?

D. Evaluation (10)

1. Discuss/list reasons for changing or not changing behaviors.

E. Follow up (10)

1. Locate one (1) reference from professional literature to support your plan and cite the source using APA format.

______ FINAL GRADE