Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span
by Carole Lium Edelman, Carol Lynn Mandle

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Summary of Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span

• Extensive coverage of growth and development throughout all stages of the life span.
  
• A unit on specific interventions for health promotion.
  
• Addresses health promotion for all population groups - individual, family, and the community.
  
• Incorporates Case Studies that depict actual clinical situations to give students a "real-life" perspective.
  
• Innovative Practice examples highlight unique and creative health promotion programs.
  
• Summarizes specific clinical interventions in Health Teaching boxes to provide students with "how-to" nursing actions.
  
• Think About It clinical scenarios provide critical thinking questions to help readers grasp important concepts.
  
• Multicultural Awareness boxes present cultural perspectives important to care planning.
  
• Introduces significant issues, trends, and controversies in health promotion through Hot Topics boxes to engage students in critical discussion and debate about these topics.
  
• Research Highlights emphasize current research efforts and research opportunities in health promotion.

• A new Study Questions section (with answers and rationales) helps you review and assess your understanding of chapter content.
  
• Care Plans are presented in a consistent format: Nursing Diagnosis, Defining Characteristics, Related Factors, Expected Outcomes, and Interventions.
  
• Healthy People 2010 boxes highlight current national health promotion priorities.
  
• A new full-color design helps to highlight important features and content.
  
• A new companion Evolve website offers case studies with questions and answers, WebLinks, content updates, and a Glossary with search capability to enhance your learning experience.

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