For several decades now the World Health Organization has indicated the need for a
reorientation of the health services away from focusing solely on illness and disease to one …

The new approach to pre-registration nursing education in the UK (Project 2000) has an
overt health focus as well as a specific remit to prepare nurses for a role as promoters of …

Health promotion is increasinglyrecognized as a role to be taken up by all health workers,
and nurses, in particular, have been recognized for their potential contribution in this area …

Health care in Australia is more often perceived to be illness rather than health focused in
nature. The increasing cost of health care has prompted a movement towards health …

A research project conducted in four nursing schools in New Zealand presents an account of
student nurses' conceptions of health promotion. Focus groups of six to ten pre-registration …

It is now approaching a decade ago that the WHO (1989) proposed in Nursing Leadership
for Health For All that nurses have a key role to play in the health promotion movement. It …

With the proposed syllabus changes of the United Kingdom's (UK)'Project 2000'curriculum,
came the promise that pre-registration nursing students would benefit from a greater …

The definitions and meaning qualified nurses employed in an acute NHS hospital setting in
the UK gave to health education and health promotion practice and how these fitted …

Preventing illness and improving the general health of the population is a vital priority for the
health service with nurses expected to play a central role. Written using clear language this …

This study is concerned with the role of Project 2000-educated nurses in health promotion
within thehospital setting. Historically nurses have been viewed as having a role to play in …