{"product_id":"health-promotion-for-nurses-stewart-piper-9780415462624","title":"Health Promotion for Nurses: Theory and Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003eHealth promotion is an increasingly high profile aspect of a nurse's role - both in line with health policy and as nursing has shifted from a disease model to a health model. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on empirical research and discussing existing theories of health promotion and of nursing, Stewart Piper identifies three principal approaches: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Nurse as Behaviour Change Agent \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Nurse as Strategic Practitioner\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Nurse as Empowerment Facilitator \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book describes the aims, processes, impact and outcomes of health promotion interventions in nursing for each of these models and identifies criteria for evaluating the associated nursing interventions - enabling clinical judgements about effective practice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvidence-based examples demonstrate the relationship between health promotion theory and pragmatic applications for nursing throughout. Each chapter includes an introduction, learning outcomes and exercises, making this an essential book for all nursing students studying health promotion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stewart Piper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415462622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415462624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/26\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Stewart Piper","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064923173119,"sku":"9780415462624","price":210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0b112b59-ada2-414f-9de9-1e210702ba0b.jpg?v=1768671947","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/health-promotion-for-nurses-stewart-piper-9780415462624","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}