Life Course Health Development
Think back to patients you have seen throughout your nursing career. Has there been a case in which previous
life experiences may have shaped the physical or psychological ailment you were treating?.......................
Respond to the following points: 1) Share the patient’s story (remember to exclude all identifying information).
2) Speculate on what those life experiences may have been. What childhood risk factors did the patient have?
3) If you were that patient’s clinician when the patient was a child, what kind of risk reduction and health
promotion strategies would you have employed to improve the patient’s health trajectory?.............use as many
sources as u need.