Health promotion and public health for nursing students / Daryl Evans, Dina Coutsaftiki and C. Patricia Fathers

By: Evans, Daryl [author]
Language: English Series: Transforming nursing practice (TNP)Publisher: London ; Sage Publications, [2017]Copyright date: c2017Edition: Third editionDescription: viii, 168 pages ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781473977846 (hardback); 9781473977853 (paperback)Subject(s): Health promotion -- Great Britain | Public health nursing -- Great BritainDDC classification: 610.734
Contents:
Introduction Thinking health promotion Tackling lifestyle change Encouraging health screening Teaching patients Supporting self-management Considering public health Managing health promotion in practice Keeping up your skills
Summary: Preventing illness and improving the general health of the population is a vital priority for the health service with nurses expected to play a central role. Written using clear language this book explains what health promotion is and how it interacts with public health. It shows how health promotion can be implemented while drawing on the main theories, models and evidence that inform practice. The book covers the essential topics like lifestyle changes, health screening and patient education giving you the necessary tools and confidence to integrate health promotion into your day to day nursing practice.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction

Thinking health promotion

Tackling lifestyle change

Encouraging health screening

Teaching patients

Supporting self-management

Considering public health

Managing health promotion in practice

Keeping up your skills

Preventing illness and improving the general health of the population is a vital priority for the health service with nurses expected to play a central role. Written using clear language this book explains what health promotion is and how it interacts with public health. It shows how health promotion can be implemented while drawing on the main theories, models and evidence that inform practice. The book covers the essential topics like lifestyle changes, health screening and patient education giving you the necessary tools and confidence to integrate health promotion into your day to day nursing practice.

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