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Health psychology in nursing practice / Elizabeth Barley.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Los Angeles : SAGE, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Description: xii, 180 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1473913667
  • 9781473913660
  • 1473913675
  • 9781473913677
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification:
  • 616.0019 23
LOC classification:
  • R726.7 .B37 2016
Contents:
About the author -- Publisher's acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1. Why nurses, midwives and health visitors need health psychology -- 2. Emotions and health -- 3. Improving self-management -- 4. Promoting healthy choices -- 5. Managing enduring physical symptoms -- 6. Looking after yourself -- 7. Putting it all together -- Glossary -- Quiz answers -- References -- Index.
Summary: "Health Psychology in Nursing Practice gives nurses and healthcare practitioners the essentials of health psychology to assist patients and their relatives in adjusting to diagnoses, coping with treatments and other disease-related life changes, managing symptoms and making healthy choices. Directly aimed at nurses, this textbook helps them improve their practice in a very practical way."--Publisher's website.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book North Campus North Campus Main Collection 616.0019 BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A554296B
Book South Campus South Campus Main Collection 616.0019 BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A554212B

Includes bibliographical references and index.

About the author -- Publisher's acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1. Why nurses, midwives and health visitors need health psychology -- 2. Emotions and health -- 3. Improving self-management -- 4. Promoting healthy choices -- 5. Managing enduring physical symptoms -- 6. Looking after yourself -- 7. Putting it all together -- Glossary -- Quiz answers -- References -- Index.

"Health Psychology in Nursing Practice gives nurses and healthcare practitioners the essentials of health psychology to assist patients and their relatives in adjusting to diagnoses, coping with treatments and other disease-related life changes, managing symptoms and making healthy choices. Directly aimed at nurses, this textbook helps them improve their practice in a very practical way."--Publisher's website.

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