Promoting and maintaining good mental, physical and behavioural health of individuals, communities and populations is a key role of the registered nurse. Understanding how to incorporate health promotion into clinical practice will be an important part of a nurse's undergraduate studies and something they will take with them into professional life. This book will help students to understand the underlying theory behind health promotion and the different considerations for working with individuals, families and diverse communities. It will also demonstrate the practical skills needed in order to promote health and well-being effectively upon entering the practice environment.

Key features

• Mapped to the new NMC standards of proficiency for registered nurses (2018)
• Case studies, activities and other learning features help students translate the theory to practice
• Focus on practical skills to help guide daily practice

About the Author
Paul Linsley is a senior lecturer for the University of East Anglia (UEA). He teaches on a number of courses, both single and joint honours undergraduate programmes, research master's programmes, and pre- and post-registration specialist programmes. He supervises doctoral students and sits on a number of interest panels and committees. Paul has worked on a number of research projects both as part of a team and as principal investigator. Paul has presented at international conferences and holds a number of awards. He is the author of several textbooks on nursing and health-related matters, one of which has been translated into Arabic and another into Japanese. Paul has an interest in values-based practice, and this is reflected in his work both as a clinician and as an academic. Coralie Roll is an Associate Professor of nursing sciences at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the Professional Lead for Pre-Registration Nursing. She had a varied clinical career as a registered adult nurse and a registered midwife before qualifying and working for several years as a specialist community public health nurse (school nursing). In 2014, Coralie gained an MSc in clinical research and began working as a lecturer in the UEA School of Health Sciences, where she teaches students from all fields of nursing and works with colleagues from education, health and research. Her specialist area is health promotion and public health.

Reviews
The book fills a much-needed gap in the literature around health promotion and what skills and knowledge the nursing student requires, to support studies into becoming a qualified nurse.

I would recommend this book to any students who want to understand health promotion, as this has helped me to understand basic principles and use activities to practice the newly learned skills.

-- Tyrone, Nursing Student, University of East Anglia.

Health Promotion for Nursing Students is the perfect book for student nurses who wish to extend their knowledge in this topic areas. It highlights on why health promotion is so important and how it can benefit all client groups within different settings. This book is ideal for any student completing any assignment in this area as it not only increases the readers knowledge but also helps the reader to be critical and teaches the reader to evaluate.

This book is set out so that no matter what year of study you are in, you can gain knowledge on health promotion without being complexed by jargon or lengthy paragraphs. It use of case studies and reflective pieces for the reader to attempt, helps nursing students relate this into practice and become more reflective professionals.

-- Hannah Codd



Book Information
ISBN 9781526498946
Author Paul Linsley
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Learning Matters Ltd
Publisher Sage Publications Ltd
Weight(grams) 360g