Fundamentals Health Promotion For Nurses

Fundamentals ofHealth Promotion for Nurses is aconcise, accessible introduction to health promotion and public health for pre-registration nursing students and newly qualified nurses. Promoting the health and wellbeing of patients is a vital part of the nursing role, and the updated second edition of this user-friendly book discusses the foundations for health promotion practice using practical examples, activities and discussion points to encourage readers to reflect on their values, debate the issues and apply their knowledge and understanding to practice.

KEY FEATURES:

• Examples from various branches of nursing and interactive chapters that include practical scenarios, examples of evidence-based practice, and key revision points.
• A companion website with links to further reading, additional activities and resources, and self-testing interactive case study questions.
• Brand new section with chapters on health promotion in all branches of nursing.
• New chapters on longterm conditions, evidence-based practice, as well as expanded chapters on smoking, alcohol and obesity.

Fundamentals of Health Promotion for Nurses will instil confidence in pre-registration nursing students and newly qualified nurses to include and implement health promotion activities in their role.

Companion webiste

www.wileyfundamentalseries.com/healthpromotion

• Chapter quizzes
• Interactive case study questions
• Glossary of key terms
• Links to online resources

When you purchase the book you also receive access to the Wiley E-Text: powered by Vitalsource. This is an interactive digital version of the book, featuring downloadable text and images, highlighting and note-taking facilities, bookmarking, cross-referencing, in-text searching, and linking to references and abbreviations. Fundamentals of of Health Promotion for Nurses is also available on CourseSmart, offering extra functionality as well as an immediate way to access the book. For more details, see www.coursesmart.co.uk/9781118515778

Fundamentals of Health Promotion for Nurses is a concise, accessible introduction to health promotion and public health for pre-registration nursing students and newly qualified nurses. Promoting the health and wellbeing of patients is a vital part of the nursing role, and the updated second edition of this user-friendly book discusses the foundations for health promotion practice using practical examples, activities and discussion points to encourage readers to reflect on their values, debate the issues and apply their knowledge and understanding to practice.