Bowen Pamela G, Lee Loretta T, McCaskill Gina M, Bryant Pamela H, Hess Mary Annette, Ivey Jean B
Loretta T. Lee is an assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala. Gina M. McCaskill is an advanced fellow in geriatrics at Veterans Affairs Medical Center Birmingham/Atlanta Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Birmingham, Ala. Pamela H. Bryant is an assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala. Mary Annette Hess is an associate professor/family NP at Samford University, Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing, Birmingham, Ala. Jean B. Ivey is an adjunct associate professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala.
Nurse Pract. 2018 Apr 19;43(4):46-52. doi: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000531069.11559.96.
NPs are ideal candidates for implementing positive health changes for obese patients. Providers have medical expertise and can promote obesity reduction strategies to their patients. Increased awareness of the influence of health policy and clinical implications for obesity management are needed.
执业护士是为肥胖患者实施积极健康改变的理想人选。医疗服务提供者具备医学专业知识,能够向患者推广肥胖症减轻策略。需要提高对健康政策影响以及肥胖症管理临床意义的认识。