Health promotion and public health for nursing students
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Health promotion and public health for nursing students
（Transforming nursing practice / series editors, Shirley Bach, . Core knowledge / series editor,
Learning Matters/Sage, 2014
2nd ed
- : pbk
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"Meeting the NMC standards and essential skills cluster"--P. [1] of cover
Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-155) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The health service is changing to emphasise the need for public involvement and empowerment in their own health. Student nurses need preparation for practice which brings health promotion into the forefront of nursing care. Written in clear language and in a simple to use format, this book provides a practical guide to what health promotion is and how it interacts with public health. It focuses on the real world and explains carefully how health promotion can be implemented in straightforward terms, while drawing on the main theories, models and evidence that inform practice. The book covers the essential topics like lifestyle changes, health screening and teaching patients enabling students to become health promoting nurses of the future.
Key features
Case studies and scenarios makes theory easy to apply to nursing practice
Plenty of activities help build critical thinking and independent learning skills
Applicable to the whole pre-registration nursing programme, all levels and fields including child and adolescent perspectives and health promotion for mental health
Table of 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
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