Health Promotion and Public Health for Nursing Students

by Daryl Evans, Dina Coutsaftiki, C. Patricia Fathers

Overview

Written using clear language this book shows how health promotion can be implemented while drawing on the main theories, models and evidence that inform practice. The book covers essential topics like lifestyle changes, health screening and patient education.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781473977853
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	06/22/2017
Series:	Transforming Nursing Practice Series
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Daryl Evans is a principal lecturer in nursing and health promotion at Middlesex University, where she is programme leader for the BSc Health Promotion (top-up). She is an experienced nurse and nurse teacher and integrates health promotion practice into her role at the university. Her professional interests include empowerment of patients, settings-based health promotion and teaching analysis skills to nurses.

Dina Coutsaftiki is a senior lecturer in nursing and health promotion at Middlesex University, where she teaches on pre-registration and post-registration courses. She also acts as a supervisor for students' dissertations at first degree and masters' level. She has been in academia since 1989 and has a diverse clinical background in nursing, ranging across acute general medicine, surgery and gynaecology. She is a clinical specialist in reproductive and sexual health. Her research interests are in health promotion with special focus on reproductive health.

C. Patricia Fathers is a senior lecturer at Middlesex University and teaches on the BSc Health Promotion (top-up) course. She has taught health promotion to both nursing students and multidisciplinary healthcare students. This role has provided some insight into the needs of students as they engage in the study of health promotion.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Thinking health promotion
Tackling lifestyle change
Encouraging health screening
Teaching patients
Supporting self-management
Considering public health
Managing health promotion in practice
Keeping up your skills