- Title
- Exploring health promotion and health education in nursing
- Creator
- Whitehead, Dean
- Date
- 2018
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/184093
- Identifier
- vital:16429
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2018.e11220
- Identifier
- ISBN:0029-6570
- Abstract
- Why you should read this article: *To understand the differences between health promotion and health education and your role in these areas *To recognise approaches to illness prevention and promoting well-being that you can use in your practice with patients across their lifespan *To count towards revalidation as part of your 35 hours of CPD, or you may wish to write a reflective account (UK readers) *To contribute towards your professional development and local registration renewal requirements (non-UK readers) The term health promotion has been used in healthcare for several years. However, the meaning of this term is debated, particularly in nursing. Some nurses might believe that, because they are healthcare practitioners working in healthcare services, that they are 'by default' automatically involved in health promotion activities however, this is often not the case. Instead, they are more likely to be engaging in health education activities that is, simply providing individuals with health-related information, rather than seeking to empower individuals, families, groups and communities. While health education is related to health promotion, these terms are not interchangeable, since health education is a component of health promotion. This article clarifies these concepts and describes approaches to illness prevention and promoting well-being that nurses can use in their practice with patients across the lifespan.
- Publisher
- RCN Publishing Company Limited
- Relation
- Nursing Standard Vol. 33, no. 8 (2018), p. 38-44
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- Copyright © 2022 RCN Publishing Company Ltd
- Subject
- 4204 Midwifery; 4205 Nursing; Community; Empowerment; Health education; Health promotion; Illnesses; Mental health; Nurses; Nursing; Public health; Workloads
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