Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span, 9th Edition provides a comprehensive guide to leading health promotion concepts, from assessment to interventions to application. Its lifespan approach addresses patients’ unique needs with case studies and care plans, with an assessment framework based on Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns. New to this edition is expanded coverage of genomics and QSEN competencies. Written by nursing experts Carole Edelman and Elizabeth Kudzma, this bestselling text covers all the latest research and trends in health promotion and disease prevention.

• Separate chapters on population groups ― the individual, family, and community ― highlight the unique aspects of assessment and health promotion for each group.
• Coverage of growth and development helps you apply health promotion concepts to each age and each stage of development through the lifespan.
• Fallstudier present realistic situations with questions asking you to apply key concepts, and vårdplaner include nursing diagnoses, defining characteristics, related factors, expected outcomes, and interventions.
• Quality and Safety Scenario boxar focus on QSEN-related competencies with examples of health promotion.
• Innovativ praxis boxar outline unique and creative health promotion programs and projects currently being implemented.
• Friska människor 2020 boxarpresent goals and objectives relating to national health issues and priorities. 
• Research for Evidence-Based Practice boxar summarize current health-promotion studies showing the links between research, theory, and practice. 
• Mångfaldsmedvetenhet boxar address cultural perspectives relating to planning care.
• Heta ämnen boxarintroduce significant issues, trends, and controversies in health promotion. 
• Tänk på det kliniska scenarier open each chapter, and include questions to encourage critical thinking.

• NEW! An increased focus on genomics reflects scientific evidence supporting the use of genetic tests and family health history to guide public health interventions.
• NEW! Expanded discussion of QSEN competencies is included, as related to health promotion.
• NEW! Guidelines and recommendations are included from the latest Guide till kliniska förebyggande tjänster frånUSA: s arbetsgrupp för förebyggande tjänster.
• NEW! The latest information about the Prisvärd Care Act ingår.
  • NY! Uppdaterade bilder reflect the latest in health promotion and disease prevention.