untitled

voices of the person-community. “The purpose of
the model is to respond in a new way to nursing’s
social mandate to care for the health of society by
gaining an understanding of what is wanted from
those living these health experiences” (Bunkers,
Nelson, Leuning et. al, 1999, p. 94). Advanced prac-
tice nurses, a steering committee, and six “site com-
munities” are moving together in seeking mutual
understanding of human health issues while hold-
ing as important the unique perspectives presented
by individuals and groups with complex health sit-
uations. The community of Sioux Falls, South
Dakota, has embraced this theory-based nursing
education-practice model by providing funding
from many community sources.
In the Health Action Model, “advanced practice
nurses work with persons and groups in the ‘Site
Communities’ in creating a prototype of collabora-
tion in addressing issues concerning quality of life”
(Bunkers, Nelson, Leuning et al., 1999, p. 94). “Site
communities” are agencies or places that seek to

respond to the health and social-welfare issues of

those struggling with lack of resources (see Fig.

14–3). Issues of quality of life are addressed with

nurses asking persons, families, and communities

what their hopes for the future are and working

with them to create personal health descriptions

and health action plans. Personal health descrip-

tions are written in the words of the person, family,

or community and include: (1) what life is like for

me now; (2) my health concerns are ___; (3) what’s

most important to me now; (4) my hopes for the

future are ___; (5) my plans for the future are ___;

(6) how I can carry out my plans; and (7) my spe-

cific health action plan is ___ (Bunkers, Nelson,

Leuning et al., 1999). When a person or community

identifies a health pattern they want to develop fur-

ther or identifies a desire to change certain health

patterns, the nurse explores how she or he can sup-

port that process.

Objectives of the Health Action Model include:

(1) creating a nursing practice model to guide

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FIGURE 14–2 The health action model for partnership in community.Reprinted with permission from the Augustana College,
Department of Nursing, Sioux Falls, SD © 1997.