Health promotion for people aged over 65 years in hospitals: nurses’ perceptions about their role

Abstract

With an increasing older population nurses need to be confident and proficient at implementing health promotion to patients aged over 65 years. This survey demonstrates that nurses need more training and support to achieve this.

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“…Traditionally, health promotion has been situated in primary care with the 'rush culture' of hospitals cited as a key barrier to health promotion [10]. However, with growing pressure on health services to focus on wellness [8,11], recent policy has put increasing emphasis on the delivery of health promotion within hospitals [12].…”

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“…It requires staff to have insights into and knowledge about cultures other than their own (Shirberg, Shirberg, & Lloyd, 2002). Such knowledge is essential if staff are to be able to communicate interculturally and be comprehensively equipped to gain the trust of their co-workers, and patients and their families (Kelley & Abraham, 2007). Given the complex phenomenon of the UAE health care context this reinforces the need to identify the kind of leadership style that best suits its particular diversity and challenge.…”

A survey of Australian cancer nurses: The prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (CanPaC study)

“…[19] DeCola et al . reports in a global nursing study (excluding Australian nurses) that among the general nursing population approximately 60% believe it is within their scope of practice and they have a great deal of influence with patients to modify their risk factors and 61% refer patients onto a range of support services to assist the patient with modifying their risk behavior.…”