applications (Part C)

• nurse visitation programmes (how)

  a nurse visitation programme is a healthcare intervention that involves nurses visiting new mothers to provide support and education. the programme could be designed to provide personalised support, using evidence based practices. could be implemented during the prenatal period to provide ongoing support throughout the child' critical early years of life.
• nurse visitation programmes (why)

  can help new mothers to navigate challenges of motherhood, reduce the risk of maternal health complications and promote positive developmental outcomes for the child.

  Olds et al (1998) examined long term outcomes of NVP of a group of adolescents whose mothers had received NVP and found that compared to a control group whose mothers did not receive NVP, they displayed far less risk taking behaviours such as running away/ drug use
• graduated driver programme(how)


  could be delivered as part of an extended curriculum in schools or colleges to help students gain a valuable life skill in being able to drive. students could have dedicated lesson time, or could go private outside school. stage one would consist of the young person always driving with adult supervision, and having a black box to track speed etc. stage two can drive unsupervised but only in the fay and restricted passengers. stage three achieve 'full' driving privileges and reduced passenger restrictions
• graduated driver programme (why)

  shown to be effective in reducing car accidents involving young drivers. opportunity to increase their driving experience in a controlled manner, developing their cognitive skills that are still developing. by implementing restrictions on passengers, reducing the risk of heightened physiological arousal as having friends in the car could lead to risk taking behaviours such as speeding or increased distractions from the passengers
• graduated driver programme (why)

  Dee et al. (2005) found that GDPs reduced fatalities in 15-17yrs by 5.6%. they concluded that the more restrictive the programmes were, the greater their effectiveness.

  by providing extended supervised driving experiences and reducing the chances of experiencing physiological arousal in young drivers