Vital Notes for Nurses
Promoting Health
Published on 7. December 2011
208 pages
978-1-118-31448-7 (ISBN)
Description
Vital Notes for Nurses: Promoting Health is a concise,accessible introduction to health promotion and public health forpre-registration nursing students and newly qualified nurses.
Promoting the health and well-being of patients is a vital partof the nursing role. This introductory text in the Vital Notesfor Nurses series explores issues such as public healthpriorities, health inequalities, health promotion settings, and therole of the nurse in health promotion roles.
* Written in a clear, accessible style which assumes no priorknowledge
* Each chapter includes learning objectives, case studies,scenarios, activities and learning outcomes
* Includes specific application to nursing practice in everychapter
* Identifies strategies for promoting health with individuals andcommunities and for protecting the health of the generalpopulation
Reviews / Votes
'This is a really useful text. Health promotion, an essentialaspect of the nurse's role, has not previously been givensufficient prominence. The chapters are written by notable authorsand despite their diversity, there is continuity to it, giving itan overall coherence and sense of whole. This is a thoroughlyuseful text.' Nursing Times 'Health promotion, an essential aspect of the nurse's role,has not previously been given sufficient prominence...this is athoroughly useful text and contains, as it says "vital notes fornurses."' Nursing Times, 2 Oct 2007 'This book is readable, consistent and relays some importantmessages for students and experienced nurses.' Nursing Standard, 24 October 2007More details
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Jane Wills isReader in Public Health & Health Promotion, London South Bank University.
Content
1. Introduction.
2. Health and Health Promotion.
3. Influences on Health.
4. Approaches to Promoting Health.
5. Priorities for Public Health.
6. Health Information and Epidemiology.
7. Protecting the Health of the Population.
8. Promoting Healthy Lifestyles.
9. Promoting Health for Communities.
10. Creating Supportive Environments for Health
