Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: Engage peers and faculty by asking questions, and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for practice.

 

Peer Response: Respond to at least one peer.
Faculty Response: Respond to at least one faculty post.
Communicate using respectful, collegial language and terminology appropriate to advanced nursing practice.

Professionalism in Communication: Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.
Reference Citation: Use current APA format to format citations and references and is free of errors.

 
week 3 peer 1  
post of Britany 
 
The theory that i chose to focus on this week is the Health Belief Model. I feel that as an advanced practice nurse working in the primary care setting (My chosen path) that this is important to be cognizant of. In my time working as a wound care nurse, I feel that I have also been utilizing this theory in a way when coming up with a plan of care for my patients. As healthcare professionals, we at times jump towards what we should be doing and what we can be doing, and that is not always in alignment with the patient. In the Health Belief model, there needs to be more understanding of where the patient is at in terms of their stance on their health and well-being (Alyafei & Easton-Carr, 2025). For many patients, they may not be keen on participating in preventative care if they do not perceive a benefit from it. In the article, I found there was also discussion on the impact on cultural and religious beliefs as well (Alyafei & Easton-Carr, 2025).
My goal is to be an advanced practitioner in a wound care clinic. Here, i feel that the health belief model should be in my everyday practice as my goals for wound care need to align with the patientâ€s goals as well. With any skin impairment, there are other factors that impact the trajectory of healing and care of these areas. In some cases, my plan for the patient may not be realistic based on their perceived beliefs on how the wound developed and best care of it to facilitate healing. 
One current healthcare issue that is relevant to my practice area is that many providers are not well versed in Up-to-date evidence based wound care practice. Many times, a provider will revert to what they learned many years ago, despite that there might be more up to date current practice guidelines that can assist in better wound healing and better patient outcomes (Gould & Herman, 2025). I feel that by utilizing the health Belief model, it can benefit both the patient and the provider. When the patient and the provider work together to come to a common solution, there are better patient outcomes. In the outpatient setting, it is just a short snap shot in time for the patient and does not always reflect the ideal plan, by having the patient actively involved and participating in their plan of care there is more of an integration in care within the community and not just within the clinical environment. 
References
Alyafei, A., & Easton-Carr, R. (2025). The Health Belief Model of Behavior Change. In StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK606120/Links to an external site.
Gould, L., & Herman, I. (2025). Out of the Darkness and Into the Light: Confronting the Global Challenges in Wound Education. International Wound Journal, 22(1), e70178. https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.70178Links to an external site.
 

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