Abstract THE HEALTH OF NURSES: THEIR SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING, LIFESTYLE/PREVENTIVE PRACTICES AND GOALS FOR HEALTH

Although promotion of health and healthy lifestyles are accepted tasks of registered nurses, the assessment of nurses ' own health and health behaviours has rarely been assessed. In this study questionnaire responses from 59 female registered nurses and interviews with ten nurses employed full-time in south-west Alberta were analyzed. The questionnaire consisted of items taken and adapted from th