This textbook is an open educational resource based on the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) statewide nursing curriculum for the Health Promotion course (543-106), a second semester nursing course designed for students in the Practical Nursing program and the first year of the Associate Degree Nursing program. It is also aligned with the 2023 NCLEX-PN and NCLEX-RN test plans.

This textbook focuses on topics related to health promotion for individuals and families throughout the life span. Nutrition, exercise, stress management, empowerment, and risk reduction practices are highlighted. Study of the family includes family dynamics, functions, parenting and discipline styles, and stages of development. Topics also include nursing care for reproductive issues, pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum, newborns, and ill children. Mental health concepts are applied to a variety of common mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions, as well as maladaptive coping behaviors. An emphasis is placed on teaching and supporting healthy lifestyles choices for individuals of all ages. Interactive learning activities are provided in each chapter, including NCLEX Next Generation-style case studies and questions.

This e book is free with CC BY 4.0 licensing and can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF or other formats for offline use. It is part of the Open RN^© Nursing OER textbook series, originally funded by a $2.5 million Open Textbook Pilot grant from the Department of Education with sustainability funded by WisTech Open. Read about other OER textbooks available on the Open RN and the WisTech Open websites.