Physical activity as a core component of the nursing curriculum

Commentary on: Blake H, Stanulewicz N, Mcgill F, et al.. Predictors of physical activity and barriers to exercise in nursing and medical students. J Adv Nurs 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jan.13181. [Epub ahead of print] Implications for practice and research Nursing students are not meeting the minimum recommended level of physical activity (PA). The PA behaviour of nursing students has the potential to influence their delivery of health promotion education. The development of PA within nursing curricular will potentially facilitate strategies to balance the demands of study and personal commitments and PA. Further research is needed to examine the actual PA content within nursing curricula and understand the prevalence and maintenance of PA behaviour from enrolment to graduation. Context Physical inactivity on a global scale is one of the greatest public health problems in Western society. A contributing factor may be the lower level...
Source: Evidence-Based Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Health promotion and public health Source Type: research