Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span (Health Promotion Throughout the Lifespan (Edelman)) - Softcover

Edelman MSN GCNS-BC CMC, Carole Lium; Kudzma DNSc MPH WHNP-BC CNL, Elizabeth Connelly; Mandle PhD AP RN CNS FNP, Carol Lynn

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9780323091411: Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span (Health Promotion Throughout the Lifespan (Edelman))
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0323091415 ISBN 13: 9780323091411
Publisher: Mosby, 2013

Synopsis

With the advent of health care reform and an emphasis on reducing health care costs, health promotion and disease prevention is a priority in nursing care. Be prepared with Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span, 8th Edition, your comprehensive guide to major health promotion concepts. Featuring practical guidance – including boxes on diversity awareness, evidence-based practice, innovative practice, hot topics, and quality and safety as well as case studies and care plans – our experienced authors give you all the tools you need to stay current on the latest research and trends in health promotion.

  • Extensive coverage of growth and development throughout the lifespan emphasizes the unique problems and health promotion needs of each age and stage of development.
  • Separate chapters on each population – group, individual, family, and community – stress the unique issues faced when providing care to each group.
  • Evidence-Based Practice boxes emphasize current research efforts and opportunities in health promotion.
  • Hot Topics and Innovative Practice boxes engage students’ interest by introducing significant issues, trends, and creative programs and projects in health promotion practice.
  • Diversity Awareness boxes address various cultural perspectives and provide important information that needs to be considered in planning care.
  • Case studies and care plans present realistic situations that challenge students to reflect upon important health promotion concepts.
  • Think About It boxes dig deeper into the chapter topic and encourage critical thinking.
  • Numerous pedagogical features such as objectives, key terms, and textual summaries highlight the most important concepts and terms in each chapter.
  • Updated nutrition coverage includes MyPyramid from the FDA, as well as the latest information on food safety and fad diets.

  • Expanded health policy coverage focuses on global health, historical perspectives, financing healthcare, concierge medical practices, and the hospitalist movement.

  • Health Promotion for the Twenty-First Century explores current and future health promotion challenges and research initiatives.

  • Updated Healthy People 2010 data includes midcourse review objectives and an introduction to Healthy People 2020.

  • Case Studies and Care Plans summarize key concepts and show how they apply to real-life practice.

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Private Practice, Professional Geriatric Care Management, Westchester County, New York.

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Publisher
Mosby
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0323091415
ISBN 13 
9780323091411
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
704
Rating
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