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

By: Contributor(s): Series: Transforming nursing practice seriesPublication details: Los Angeles : Learning Matters, 2017.Edition: Third editionDescription: 176 pages ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781473977846 (hbk.) :
  • 9781473977853 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23
LOC classification:
  • RT97
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.
List(s) this item appears in: Nursing Associate: NRS4009 Wider Approaches to Promoting Health and Preventing Ill Health | BA HASW: Contemporary issues in health and care | Adult Nursing: NRS5004: Wider Approaches to Global Health
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Previous edition: 2014.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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