Journey Across the Life Span: Human Development and Health Promotion

296 Pages·2007·2.81 MB·English

by  Elaine U. Polan

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Journey Across
Life Span
the
Human
Development
and
Health
Promotion
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Birth is a beginning
And death a destination.
And life is a journey:
From childhood to maturity
And youth to age;
From innocence to awareness
And ignorance to knowing;
From foolishness to discretion
And then, perhaps, to wisdom;
From weakness to strength
Or strength to weakness
And often back again;
From health to sickness
And back, we pray, to health again;
From offense to forgiveness,
From loneliness to love,
From joy to gratitude,
From pain to compassion,
And grief to understanding
From fear to faith;
From defeat to defeat to defeat
Until, looking backward or ahead,
We see that victory lies
Not at some high place along the way,
But in having made the journey, stage by stage,
A sacred pilgrimage.
Birth is a beginning
And death a destination.
And life is a journey,
A sacred pilgrimage
To life everlasting.
With permission from The New Union Prayer Book. Central Conference of American Rabbis,
New York, 1978, p. 283
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Journey Across
Life Span
the
THIRD EDITION
Human
Development
and
Health
Promotion
Elaine U. Polan, RNC, MS, PhD
Supervisor
Practical Nurse Program
Vocational Education and Extension Board
School of Practical Nursing
Uniondale, New York
Daphne R. Taylor, RN, MS
Classroom/Clinical Instructor
Practical Nurse Program
Vocational Education and Extension Board
School of Practical Nursing
Uniondale, New York
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Polan, Elaine,
Journey across the life span : human development and health promotion
/ Elaine U. Polan, Daphne R. Taylor. — 3rd ed.
p. ; cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-1593-9
ISBN-10: 0-8036-1593-0
1. Life cycle, Human. 2. Health promotion. 3. Practical nursing. I. Taylor, Daphne,
II. Title.
[DNLM: 1. Human Development—Nurses’ Instruction. 2. Health Promotion—Nurses’ Instruction.
3. Life Style—Nurses’ Instruction. 4. Nurse’s Role—Nurses’ Instruction.
5. Nursing, Practical—methods—Nurses’ Instruction. WS 103 P762j 2007]
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In loving memory of my sister Harriet
and my mother:
Your lives have given me strength and
inspiration. You are always in my
thoughts.
Elaine U. Polan
In loving memory of my mother, Jemima,
and for the support of my husband and
family.
In loving memory of Marquez, whose
journey was short but unforgettable.
Daphne R. Taylor
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P R E F A C E
Current trends indicate a need for changes in our health-care system: the need is for a
system that focuses on universal health care. This creates a need for emphasis on health
promotion, maintenance, and restoration. In this new health-delivery system, health-
care workers are expected to provide care to individuals in a variety of settings through-
out their life span.
This textbook is designed to assist students in their study of the life cycle from con-
ception to old age. Instead of having to read only certain sections of a core text or por-
tions of a pediatric or maternity text, students can now see the complete presentation
of growth and development across the life span. We hope this will be meaningful and
will assist students in developing an appreciation for individuals in their struggle to
maintain, promote, and restore health.
There are 14 chapters in this edition, each designed to make the book user-friendly.
One new chapter has been added to this third edition. This new chapter deals with the
topics of death, dying, and bereavement. The authors hope that readers will find com-
fort and guidance from this chapter when dealing with either personal or professional
losses. A chapter outline, a list of learning objectives, and a list of key terms, which are
considered important to the reader’s understanding of the material, precede each chap-
ter. The “Helpful Hints” box, a special feature used in this text, is designed to draw the
reader’s attention to important facts. Other pedagogical features include tables, boxes,
illustrations, and photographs.
At the conclusion of each chapter, there is a chapter summary, which highlights key
points, followed by one or more critical thinking exercises to increase awareness and to
challenge thinking. Multiple-choice questions at the end of each chapter help students
test their content understanding. Suggested readings enable students to further
explore and research topics of interest, and now include Web site references as appro-
priate.
We wish to point out that the names of persons used in critical thinking exercises
and in case studies are fictional, and that any resemblance to names of actual persons
is coincidental.
It is our hope that students will find this text easy to read and applicable to clinical
practice and personal growth.
Elaine U. Polan, RNC, MS, PhD
Daphne R. Taylor, RN, MS
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C O N S U L T A N T S
Joanne Carlson, MS, APRN Lynda J. Overking, RN, BSN, MS
Practical Nursing Coordinator/Instructor Health Occupations Coordinator
Ogden-Weber Applied Technology Center Monongalia County Technical Education Center
Ogden, Utah Morgantown, West Virginia
Zoe Hanson Cujak, BSN, MEd Maurita Roper, BSN
Nurse Practical Nursing Program Coordinator
Fox Valley Technical College Elizabethtown Technical College
Appleton, Wisconsin Elizabethtown, Kentucky
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