Download or read book Health Promotion Throughout the Lifespan written by Carole Edelman and published by Mosby Elsevier Health Science. This book was released on 1998 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pocketbook of clinical medicine based on Kumar and Clark's Clinical Medicine (and cross-referenced to it by page number). In addition to being a portable version of Kumar for everyday on the job reference, this book offers added extras including exam questions, practical procedures, a dictionary of terms, abbreviations and normal values (on inside front and back covers) and space for notes after each section. It also features: medical emergency boxes (listed at the beginning of the book); a practical procedures chapter; final exam questions and answers; differential diagnosis tables for all major diseases and symptoms; coverage of social and psychological issues; and On the Net boxes - referring the reader to major relevant Web sites for specific diseases.
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Download or read book Gerontologic Nursing E Book written by Sue E. Meiner and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2014-10-17 with total page 707 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gerontologic Nursing, 5th Edition offers comprehensive disorder and wellness coverage to equip you with the essential information you need to provide the best nursing care to older adults. A body-system organization makes information easy to find, and includes discussions on health promotion, psychologic and sociocultural issues, and the common medical-surgical problems associated with aging adults. Written by expert educator and clinician Sue Meiner, EdD, APRN, BC, GNP, this book also emphasizes topics such as nutrition, chronic illness, emergency treatment, patient teaching, home care, and end-of-life care. - Case Studies specialty boxes provide realistic situations to expand your knowledge and understanding. - UNIQUE! Nursing care plans supply guidance on selecting appropriate nursing activities and interventions for specific conditions. - Evidence-Based Practice specialty boxes pull the critical evidence-based information contained in the text into boxes for easy access and identification. - UNIQUE! Client/Family Teaching specialty boxes emphasize key aspects of practice and teaching for self-care. - UNIQUE! Home Care specialty boxes highlight tips to promote practical, effective home care for the older adult. - UNIQUE! Emergency Treatment specialty boxes highlight critical treatment needed in emergency situations. - UNIQUE! Nutritional Considerations specialty boxes demonstrate special nutritional needs and concerns facing the aging population. - NEW! Completely revised Pharmacologic Management chapter covering substance abuse. - NEW! Completely revised Cognitive and Neurologic Function chapter covering mental health. - NEW! Up-to-date content equips you with the most current information as the basis of the best possible care for problems affecting the older adult population. - Streamlined focus presents the essential "need to know" information for the most common conditions in older adults in a format that you can easily and quickly grasp. - UNIQUE! Disorder index on the inside cover supplies a handy reference to guide students to the information they need quickly and easily. - Complex aspects of aging offers detailed and comprehensive coverage of pain, infection, cancer, chronic illness, loss, death, and dying, and substance abuse. - Thorough assessment coverage recaps normal, deviations from normal, and abnormal findings of vitals for the older adult for students and practitioners.
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Download or read book Exercise Aging and Health written by Sandra O'Brien Cousins and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2014-01-09 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Appropriate for professionals in gerontology, sports psychology, health psychology, physical education and social science programs that deal with older populations and community resources, this book first discusses the pros and cons of physical activity for older persons. It then explores the theoretical reasons for which older people do not pursue physical activity and how to overcome this reluctance. There is a model included, as well as implications for future social policy.
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Download or read book Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span E Book written by Carole Lium Edelman and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Predicting Health Behaviour written by Mark Conner and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Predicting Health Behaviour provides the theoretical background and examples of how to apply the most common social cognition models to the explanation of health behaviours. Each chapter has been written by key researchers in the area, and they follow a common structure which enables this book to be read as a 'user-manual'. Each chapter provides a general review of relevant research, applying the model to a variety of health behaviours (such as dietary choice, screening behaviour and sex) and discussing the strengths and weaknesses of models including the health belief model, protection motivation theory, the theory of planned behaviour, health locus of control and self-efficacy. The final chapter includes a critique of the general approach, and signposts future directions for research.
Download or read book Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span written by Carole Lium Edelman and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 731 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Up to date and easy to read, this textbook provides comprehensive coverage of all major concepts of health promotion and disease prevention. It highlights growth and development throughout the life span, emphasizing normal development as well as the specific problems and health promotion issues common to each stage. All population groups are addressed with separate chapters for individuals, families, and communities. -- Provided by publisher.
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