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Vital Notes for Nurses:

Promoting Health (Google eBook)
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Jane Wills
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John Wiley & Sons, Dec 8, 2011 - Medical - 208 pages
Vital Notes for Nurses: Promoting Health is a concise, accessible introduction to health promotion and public health for pre-registration nursing students and newly qualified nurses.

Promoting the health and well-being of patients is a vital part of the nursing role. This introductory text in the Vital Notes for Nurses series explores issues such as public health priorities, health inequalities, health promotion settings, and the role of the nurse in health promotion roles.

  • Written in a clear, accessible style which assumes no prior knowledge
  • Each chapter includes learning objectives, case studies, scenarios, activities and learning outcomes
  • Includes specific application to nursing practice in every chapter
  • Identifies strategies for promoting health with individuals and communities and for protecting the health of the general population
  

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Contents

Introduction The Role of the Nurse in Promoting Health
1
Health and Health Promotion
11
Influences on Health
28
Approaches to Promoting Health
46
Priorities for Public Health
66
Health Information and Epidemiology
88
Protecting the Health of the Population
110
Promoting Healthy Lifestyles
129
Promoting Health for Communities
154
Creating Supportive Environments for Health
175
Index
194
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About the author (2011)

Jane Wills isReader in Public Health & Health Promotion, London South Bank University.

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