Men's health : the practice nurse's handbook

Practice nurse's handbook

Masculinities and gender -- Promoting health: the male perspective -- Male health inequalities -- Men as risk takers -- Young men and boys -- Contraception -- Sexually transmitted infections -- Osteoporosis -- Obesity -- Erectile dysfunction -- Smoking and the male reproductive tract -- Working with specific groups of men -- Psychological issues and the male -- Male cancers -- Exercise and sports injury.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Providing user–friendly information in an accessible manner, Men's Health: The Practice Nurse's Handbook provides nurses with an insight and understanding of contemporary issues that affect men, their partners, and their families. Author Ian Peate addresses some of the common issues/conditions that may be seen or encountered by the practice nurse and provides practical evidence–based information and guidance. There are seventeen chapters in total addressing key/salient issues associated with the health of men.