| Description |
xxix, 1154 pages : color illustrations, color portraits ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Part I. Perspectives in Health Care and Population-Centered Nursing -- 1. Population-Focused Practice: The Foundation of Specialization in Public Health Nursing -- 2. History of Public Health and Public and Community Health Nursing -- 3. Public Health and Primary Health Care Systems and Healthcare Transformation -- 4. Perspectives in Global Health Care -- Part II. Influences on Health Care Delivery and Population-Centered Nursing -- 5. Economics of Health Care Delivery -- 6. Application of Ethics in the Community -- 7. Cultural Diversity in the Community -- 8. Public Health Policy -- Part III. Conceptual and Scientific Frameworks Applied to Population-Centered Nursing -- 9. Population-Based Public Health Nursing Practice: The Intervention Wheel (new) -- 10. Environmental Health -- 11. Epidemiology -- 12. Evidence-Based Practice -- 13. Health Education and Group Process -- 14. Integrating Multilevel Approaches to Promote Community Health -- Part IV. Issues and Approaches in Population-Centered Nursing -- 15. Community as Client: Assessment and Analysis -- 16. Population-Centered Nursing in Rural and Urban Environments -- 17. Health Promotion Through Healthy Communities and Cities -- 18. The Nursing Center: A Model for Nursing Practice in the Community -- 19. Case Management -- 20. Bioterrorism and Disaster Management -- 21. Public Health Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation (new) -- 22. Program Management -- 23. Quality Management -- |
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Part V. Health Promotion with Target Populations Across the Life Span -- 24. Family Development and Family Nursing Assessment --25. Family Health Risks -- 26. Child and Adolescent Health -- 27. Women's and Men's Health -- 28. Health of Older Adults -- 29. Compromised Populations -- Part VI. Vulnerability: Issues for the Twenty-first Century -- 30. Vulnerability and Vulnerable Populations: An Overview -- 31. Poverty and Homelessness -- 32. Migrant Health Issues -- 33. Teen Pregnancy -- 34. Mental Health Issues -- 35. Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Problems -- 36. Violence and Human Abuse -- 37. Infectious Disease Prevention and Control -- 38. Communicable and Infectious Disease Risks -- Part VII. Nurse Roles and Functions in the Community --39. The Advanced Practice Nurse in the Community -- 40. The Nurse Leader in the Community -- 41. The Nurse in Home Health and Hospice -- 42. The Nurse in the Schools -- 43. The Nurse in Occupational Health -- 44. The Nurse in Parish Nursing -- 45. Public Health Nursing at Local, State, and National Levels |
| Summary |
"This respected text gives you a solid foundation in community and public health nursing concepts and interventions for individuals, families, and communities. Throughout, health promotion and disease prevention concepts are integrated into the multifaceted role of population-focused, community-oriented nursing practice. You'll find timely coverage of topics such as nursing roles following terrorist attacks and during infectious disease outbreaks; parish nursing; nurse-managed centers; and important client populations such as clients with AIDS, pregnant teens, and the homeless. Student-friendly features provide an accessible and challenging learning experience, and new content throughout keeps you up to date with this fast-changing field."--Publisher's website |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Community health nursing.
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| Author |
Lancaster, Jeanette.
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| ISBN |
9780323045407 hardback |
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0323045405 hardback |
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