| Description |
xviii, 462 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Contents: Opportunities in community-based nursing practice -- Roles and interventions in community-based nursing practice -- Client education and health teaching -- Case management -- Overview of the health care delivery system -- Epidemiology -- Environmental health issues -- Cultural influences on health -- Natural and manmade disasters -- Nursing care in ambulatory settings -- |
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Home health care nursing -- Health promotion and illness prevention for infants, children, and adolescents -- Health promotion and illness prevention for adults -- Issues in women's health care -- Health promotion and illness prevention for elders -- Health promotion and illness prevention for families -- Vulnerable groups -- Mental health issues -- Communicable disease : prevention and intervention |
| Summary |
"Written from a health promotion and illness prevention perspective, this practical textbook provides expert guidance on community-based nursing care for children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly. You'll find complete coverage of health care settings, nursing roles, and effective interventions, as well as important community-related topics such as environmental health, epidemiology, home care, and communicable disease. Newly streamlined to focus on "must-know" content, it contains special features and boxes throughout for fast access to the information you need to know."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: c2002 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Community health nursing.
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| Author |
Pullis, Bridgette C. (Bridgette Crotwell)
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| LC no. |
2008029882 |
| ISBN |
9781416057710 paperback alkaline paper |
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1416057714 paperback alkaline paper |
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