Vital Notes for Nurses: Promoting Health

Vital Notes for Nurses: Promoting Health is a concise, accessible introduction to health promotion and public health for pre-registration nursing students and newly qualified nurses.

Promoting the health and well-being of patients is a vital part of the nursing role. This introductory text in the Vital Notes for Nurses series explores issues such as public health priorities, health inequalities, health promotion settings, and the role of the nurse in health promotion roles.

• Written in a clear, accessible style which assumes no prior knowledge
• Each chapter includes learning objectives, case studies, scenarios, activities and learning outcomes
• Includes specific application to nursing practice in every chapter
• Identifies strategies for promoting health with individuals and communities and for protecting the health of the general population

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