Personal Health Assessment Essay

Personal Health Assessment

Ardell (2011) defines wellness as, “a mind set, a predisposition to adopt a series of key principles in varied life area that lead to high levels of wellbeing and life satisfaction.” A wellness mind set will protect you against temptations to blame others, avoid accountability, or make excuses when facing diversity. Wellness contains six dimensions of health; occupational, physical, social, intellectual, spiritual and emotional.   The purpose of this paper is to identify three of the six dimensions of health that are my strongest and one that is my personal weakness and practices that I can incorporate to improve on my personal health.
My strongest dimension of health is occupational.   The occupational dimension recognizes personal satisfaction in your life through your work.   The profession you choose, job satisfaction and career ambitions are important components of this dimension.   It is important to choose a career which is consistent with your personal values, interests, and beliefs.   My occupation, nursing is a very important aspect of my life.   It is very gratifying knowing you make a difference in someone else’s life. Assisting a patient overcome a devastating disease such as cancer allows you to incorporate your skills as well as provide emotional support. It is a very humbling experience when you are faced with an end of life situation and that family member turns to you and says “thank-you”.
My second dimension of health is emotional wellness.   Emotional wellness recognizes the awareness and acknowledgement of one’s feelings.   A well person maintains satisfying relationships with others. Emotional wellness includes taking on risks, respect and commitment.

A person’s emotional state is affected by stress and the ability to cope. I am a person who always thinks positive and my glass is always half full not half empty.   I try to turn all potential negative situations into a……………………….