Motivational Interviewing in Nutrition and Fitness
Recommending people make changes to their diet and exercise is not a straightforward task for nurses and, if handled badly, can lead to resistance.
18 May 2016
Jennifer Percival
Promoting health: making every contact count
This article describes a new training programme devised and run by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) to assist staff to make every patient contact count. The aim of the training programme is to help nurses become more effective when offering opportunistic health promotion advice as part of their routine work, and avoid generating resistance to change.
19 Mar 2014
Helping people to stop smoking
This article explains the importance of raising the issue of quitting with everyone who smokes. The problems associated with stopping smoking are explored, the new treatment options described and ways to improve clinical practice suggested
01 May 2007
The nurse’s role in promoting smoking cessation
In this article the authors discuss strategies to help patients stop smoking – the greatest cause of preventable illness and premature death in the UK. They outline the various products and local support services available for patients.
15 Dec 2004
Smoking cessation: the role of the community nurse
Aims and intended learning outcomes This article aims to review the impact of smoking on public health and the evidence best practice for assisting smokers to give up. After reading this article you should be able to:
01 Apr 2000