by Liliet Olivera Suarez
That is to say, as an acute nurse practitioner, I can make a significant contribution to young adults’ health through preventive screening and intervention via a variety of ways like teaching, early detection, and timely intervention can be a way (Mamo, 2020). The ANP staff can be part of regular health checkups by giving the clients thorough medical examinations to monitor their overall well-being and prevent the onset of chronic diseases. Checking for chronic diseases such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels through regular visits helps to measure the risk factors and severity levels and detect the early signs of chronic diseases. Worrying every mental state assessment might also be the ones that can be administered to track depression, anxiety, or substance use disorders. In addition to the above notes, sexual health screenings are usually done to test for sexually transmitted infections like chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. Pregnancy tests would be conducted to detect any unintended pregnancies, and different types of contraceptives that could prevent many unintended pregnancies would be examined as well.
APNs are supposed to take health education, counseling, and risk reduction counseling as their primary things to work with. They should build the counseling system based on the initial counseling as well as the education of younger adults on the importance of safe driving and strategies for conflict resolution, primarily those who suffer from violence and who are at risk. The advice can also be given on the issue of lifestyle modification approaches where young people, in particular, want to form healthy living practices such as eating well and the importance of regular physical activities (Kilpatrick et al., 2024).
To ensure early intervention, young adults can be connected to referral programs and support groups. Motivational interviewing techniques can encourage behavior changes and help individuals stay committed to treatment interventions. Additionally, reproductive counseling can be done by discussing various birth control methods and assisting individuals in choosing significant options for their health.
References
Kilpatrick, K., Savard, I., Audet, L. A., Costanzo, G., Khan, M., Atallah, R., … & Rogers, M. (2024). A global perspective of advanced practice nursing research: A review of systematic reviews. Plos one, 19(7), e0305008.
Mamo, S. (2020). A Nurse Practitioner Implementation of Metabolic Screening Guidelines in an Outpatient Mental Health Clinic. Wilmington University (Delaware).
