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Vital Notes for Nurses : Promoting Health.
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 Vi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
John Wiley & Sons,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; About the Authors; 1: Introduction: The Role of the Nurse in Promoting Health; Introduction; What is health promotion and public health?; Chapter overviews; Conclusion; References; 2: Health and Health Promotion; Introduction; Learning outcomes; Definitions of health and wellbeing; Influences on health; Health education and health promotion; Public health and the new public health; The nurse's role in promoting health; Summary; Further reading and resources; References; 3: Influences on Health; Introduction; Learning outcomes; Inequalities in health.
- Explaining health inequalitiesTackling health inequalities; Global perspective on tackling health inequalities; The role of the nurse in tackling health inequalities; Summary; Further reading and resources; References; 4: Approaches to Promoting Health; Introduction; Learning outcomes; Perspectives of health; Approaches to health promotion; Models of health promotion; The role of the nurse in health promotion; Summary; Further reading and resources; References; 5: Priorities for Public Health; Introduction; Learning outcomes; Public health priorities; Accidents; Cancer.
- Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)Diabetes; Obesity; Summary; Further reading and resources; References; 6: Health Information and Epidemiology; Introduction; Learning outcomes; Health information; Definitions and uses of epidemiology; Measuring health and disease in populations; Surveillance of health and the collection of health information; The role of the nurse in using health information; Summary; Further reading and resources; References; 7: Protecting the Health of the Population; Introduction; Learning outcomes; The changing pattern of disease and ill-health.
- Protecting populations: the 'bigger picture'Vaccination; Screening; Surveillance, prevention and control of communicable diseases; Surveillance, prevention and control of non-communicable diseases; The role of the nurse in health protection; Summary; Further reading and resources; References; 8: Promoting Healthy Lifestyles; Introduction; Learning outcomes; Healthy lifestyles; Health decision making; Approaches to changing lifestyles; The role of the nurse in promoting health behaviour and lifestyle change; Summary; Further reading and resources; References.
- 9: Promoting Health for CommunitiesIntroduction; Learning outcomes; Working in communities; Defining 'community'; Needs assessment; Promoting health in communities; Community involvement and participation; Developing local communities; Community development; The role of the nurse in promoting health for communities; Summary; Further reading and resources; References; 10: Creating Supportive Environments for Health; Introduction; Learning outcomes; Creating supportive environments; The settings approach; A health promoting health service; The hospital setting; The pharmacy setting.