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Using Learning Outcome Measures to assess Doctoral Nursing Education
Published on: June 21, 2010
Effective approaches to health promotion in nursing practice
1School of Allied and Public Health Professions, Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, Kent, England.
Abstract:
This article defines the concept of health promotion and explains why it is essential for nurses to embed health promotion aims and values in their practice. It discusses how health promotion contributes to the improvement and maintenance of population health and contemporary public health agendas in the UK and worldwide. Using several practical activities, this article aims to encourage nurses to identify their own approach to promoting health in their professional role, consider how they can implement 'Making Every Contact Count' with the patients they care for, and enhance the overall effectiveness of their practice.
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