Nurse's toolbook for promoting wellness /

"While many books have covered the theoretical aspects of wellness, only one resource gives you a real sense of what wellness looks like at the bedside: the Nurse's Toolbook for Promoting Wellness. Compact and easy to use, this unique how-to guide is filled with wellness-oriented clinical...

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Main Authors: Miller, Carol A
Published: McGraw-Hill Medical,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: [2008]
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: MyiLibrary
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Summary: "While many books have covered the theoretical aspects of wellness, only one resource gives you a real sense of what wellness looks like at the bedside: the Nurse's Toolbook for Promoting Wellness. Compact and easy to use, this unique how-to guide is filled with wellness-oriented clinical tools and practical suggestions, from teaching nutritional wellness to supporting all aspects of patient function from a holistic and wellness-oriented perspective."--Jacket.
Carrier Form: xviii, 517 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Electronic version is available via MyiLibrary.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780071477611 :
0071477616
Access: Electronic version is restricted to subscribing institutions.
Index Number: RT86
CLC: R47
Call Number: R47/M647
Contents: Exploring the wellness territory -- Fitting wellness into practice -- Fine tuning our wellness skills -- Promoting wellness-enhancing actions -- Teaching patients to protect their health -- Teaching patients to manage stress -- Promoting spiritual wellness -- Overview of complementary and alternative medicine -- Promoting responsible decisions about biologically based therapies -- Nutritional wellness -- Digestive wellness -- Musculoskeletal wellness -- Sensory wellness -- Breathing well -- Cardiovascular wellness -- Urinary wellness -- Sleeping well -- Sexual wellness.