Health promotion for nurses : a practical guide

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Title:

Health promotion for nurses : a practical guide

Author:

Clark, Carolyn Chambers.

ISBN:

9781449686673

Personal Author:

Clark, Carolyn Chambers.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

Burlington, Mass. : Jones & Bartlett Learning, c2014.

Physical Description:

xxi, 719 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm.

Contents:

1. Health and Health Promotion -- 2. Concepts, models, and theories -- 3. The nurse's role in health promotion -- 4. Promoting physical health -- 5. Mental health promotion -- 6. Family health promotion -- 7. Health Policy and health promotion -- Evidence-based health promotion -- Self-management and health promotion -- Health promotion programs : developing, facilitating, measuring, and evaluating -- Prevention and self-management of chronic conditions: using the evidence -- Index of evidence-based self-managemen interventions for chronic conditions.

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Summary

With the increase of chronic disease and pressure on health professionals to improve patient outcomes, the demand for skilled professionals in the field of health promotion is stronger than ever before. This timely text provides insight into the principles of health promotion, and enables the reader to translate them into practice. The book covers traditional health promotion concepts, and incorporates their use with chronic diseases. Furthermore, the authors cover program planning, implementation, and evaluation, and discuss practical applications of this process. This text helps bridge the gap between the theoretical and the practical, and provides professionals working in the field of health promotion the necessary tools to apply the skills in their practice. It contains case studies and exercises to provide examples of how theoretical concepts can be applied in real-life situations, and also includes chapter objectives, summaries, articles, key terms, and review questions to help guide readers through the material.This text is divided into four sections: -Health Promotion and Theory -Health Promotion in Action -Health Promotion and Evidence Based Practice -Resources for PracticeInstructor Resources include: -Suggested Answers for Case Studies -Review Questions -Ask Yourself Exercises -PowerPoint Presentations -Test Bank