Health promotion for nurses
Subtitle: theory and practice
By: Stewart Piper
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780203870914
Subjects: Health promotion; Nursing; Reference; Health Promotion; MEDICAL; Medical & Surgical; Health education; Nurse's Role
Description: Health promotion is an increasingly high profile aspect of a nurse?s role. This textbook explores how and why health promotion works in nursing, developing a new framework for understanding the nurse?s role and promoting evidence-based practice.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-234) and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART 1 THEORY; 1 CONCEPT ANALYSIS AND THE LANGUAGE OF THEORY AND PRACTICE; 2 OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS AND THEORY-TESTING CRITERIA; 3 GENERAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROMOTION FRAMEWORK REVIEW; 4 HEALTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROMOTION; 5 HEALTH PROMOTION FRAMEWORK FOR NURSING PRACTICE; PART 2 PRACTICE; 6 THE NURSE AS BEHAVIOUR CHANGE AGENT; 7 THE NURSE AS EMPOWERMENT FACILITATOR; 8 THE NURSE AS EMPOWERMENT FACILITATOR; 9 THE NURSE AS STRATEGIC PRACTITIONER; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; INDEX;