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Health Promotion amongst Nurses and Physicians: What is the Human Experience
Objective:
To describe how preceptors and students in the professions of
nursing and medicine enact definitions of health and health promotion
in their educational programs. Methods: Audiotaped interviews
with 23 purposefully selected participants were analyzed using basic
content analysis.Results: Both similarities and differences
amongst the beliefs, knowledge, skills, and behaviors of nursing
and medical preceptors and students were identified. More traditional
definitions of health and prevention-oriented health promotion prevailed
in both professions. Nurses were more apt to enact more recent World
Health Organization definitions in professional practice. Conclusions:
Findings suggest opportunities to evolve and clarify professional
practice roles and education. |