Health promotion is defined as behavior motivated by the desire to increase well
-
being and
actualize human health potential. Nursing student should learn how to achieve good health
which is the most important aspect
of ones life. In addition, nursing students can be role
models of healthy behaviors for their patients.
This study was quasi
-
experimental research.
The purpose
this
of study was to evaluate the
effects of
a
health prom
otion program on health
-
promoti
n
g
be
havior
s
of McCormick nursing
student
s.
32 nursing student
s
of code 53
were
assigned
into an experimental group, by poor h
ealth
-
p
r
omoti
n
g b
ehavior
s scores t
est. The
intervention
program includes 5 activities
1) action
meeting 2) social dance 3) nutrition bo
ard
and
game 4) tree talk together 5) laugh t
herapy.
The data were collected using a
health
-
promotin
g
behaviors questionnaires [based on Pender’s health promotion model]
that
developed
by researchers.
The Reliability was .86 and .83, respectively. The data
were
analyzed using
descriptive statistics and the hypotheses were tested
using
t
-
test. The
results
revealed that t
he mean h
ealth
-
promoti
n
g
behavior
s
scores after the intervention were
significantly
higher than those before the intervention (P < .05). The
results provide evidence
that the
health promotion program is an effective int
ervention to promote the health
-
promoti
n
g
behavior
s
of McCormick nursing student
s
. This
study provides evidence of the
effectiveness of the health promotion program in
improveme
nt of health
-
promoting behaviors
in nursing students that may provide support
for the future he
alth of the nursing profession