Health promotion in nursing practice
By: Nola J. Pender, Carolyn L. Murdaugh, Mary Ann Parsons.
Contributors: Murdaugh, Carolyn L.; Parsons, Mary Ann.
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 367
Subjects: Health promotion.; Preventive health services.; Nursing.; Health Promotion -- Nurses' Instruction.; Nursing Care -- Nurses' Instruction.; Health Behavior -- Nurses' Instruction.; Health Policy -- Nurses' Instruction.
Genres: Nurses' Instruction.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Health promotion and disease prevention: the challenges of the 21st century; title: PART 1: THE HUMAN QUEST FOR HEALTH: Toward a definition of health; title: Individual models to promote health; title: Community models to promote health; title: PART 2: PLANNING FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTION: Assessing health and health behaviors; title: Developing a health promotion-prevention plan; title: PART 3: INTERVENTIONS FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTION: Physical activity and health promotion; title: Diet, nutrition, prevention, and health promotion; title: Stress management and health promotion; title: Social support and health promotion; title: PART 4: EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HEALTH PROMOTION:  Measuring outcomes of health promotion and prevention interventions; title: Evaluating individual and community interventions; title: PART 5: Self-care for health promotion across the life span; title: Health promotion in vulnerable populations; title: PART 6: APPROACHES TO PROMOTING A HEALTHIER SOCIETY: Health promotion in community settings; title: Promoting health through social and environmental change.