title: Promotion of the good life by public health nurses.
abstract: The question of what is the good life has been discussed by philosophers since antiquity. The good of an individual and of a community is complicated. Communities influence an individual's experiences and world views, which are always individual. Public health nurses promoting the good life need multidisciplinary knowledge, as well as other skills such as personal competence and qualifications. The focus of the theoretical framework of promotion of the good life is based on models of health promotion and sustainable development. Working with different clients requires nursing theories, other theories, and multidisciplinary models in practice. Continual quality improvement is needed in order to increase customer satisfaction. This article discusses a doctoral thesis that consists of three empirical studies. The theoretical framework for promotion of the good life as the work of public health nurses is outlined, and the outcomes of the first study, the qualifications concerning health, and the environment are described. In the other parts of the study, curriculum building using future methodology and evaluation with concept maps is reported.
authors.affiliation: Mikkeli Polytechnic at School of Health Care, Savonlinna, Finland. leena.uosukainen@mikkeliamk.fi
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Uosukainen
mesh_terms: D003258:Consumer Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D011361:Professional Competence; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D011788:Quality of Life; D014481:United States