Main description:

Promoting health and preventing ill health form a central part of nursing study and a daily part of your future role as a nurse. In straightforward language, this book introduces the theory and concepts of health promotion and how to incorporate them into your clinical practice. Focused on the practical skills you need, it develops your confidence in promoting health and wellbeing effectively among individuals, families and diverse communities, as well as in yourself.

Key features:

Mapped to the 2018 NMC Standards
Fully updated including a new chapter on public mental health
Case studies and activities illustrate how to build health promotion into your daily practice

Contents:

Chapter 1: Health promotion theory
Chapter 2: Core skills for health promotion
Chapter 3: Making every contact count
Chapter 4: Health promotion with individuals
Chapter 5: Health promotion and the family
Chapter 6: Health promotion at a community level
Chapter 7: Health promotion at a population level
Chapter 8: Promoting health in diverse and vulnerable populations
Chapter 9: Health promotion and emergent technologies
Chapter 10: Evaluating health promotion
Chapter 11: Promoting one's own health
Chapter 12: Future trends - challenges and opportunities in health promotion