A 42-year-old man is transferred to your ward, from the coronary care unit, for rehabilitation following a minor myocardial infarction. As the admitting nurse on the ward you calculate his body mass index as 32.6 kg/m2, which means that he is overweight, and his blood pressure records steadily at 140/84. He says that he has been smoking around ten cigarettes a day since the age of 18 and admits to drinking in excess of the recommended maximal amount of alcohol per week. He has a stressful job running his own computing business from home and, although he currently lives alone, socializes with his friends at football games most Saturdays during football season..

How can you demonstrate your nursing values when promoting health within this situation?
How do you role model as a nurse and is this important?
Prepare a short professional briefing outlining the relationship between nursing and health promotion values that you could share in a team meeting with some colleagues in your area of practice.