Title: Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span (Health Promotion Throughout the Lifespan (Edelman))
Publisher: Mosby
Publication Date: 2013
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0323091415
ISBN 13: 9780323091411
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Weight: 3.07 pounds

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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.

About the Author

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

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