| Description |
xxvi, 816 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Responsibilities for care in community/public health nursing -- Origins and future of community/public health nursing -- The United States health care system -- Financing of health care: context for community/public health nursing -- International health -- Legal context for community/public health nursing -- Epidemiology: unraveling the mysteries of disease and health -- Communicable diseases -- Relevance of culture and value for community/public health nursing -- Home visit: opening the doors for family health -- A family perspective in community/public health nursing -- Nursing process and families -- Multiproblem families -- Community assessment -- Community diagnosis, planning, and intervention -- Evaluation of nursing care with communities -- Health promotion and risk reduction in the community -- Screening and referral -- Health teaching -- Vulnerable populations -- Nursing in a disaster -- Violence: a social and family problem - Adolescent sexual activity and teenage pregnancy -- Substance abuse and dependence -- Environmental health risks: at home, at work, and in the community -- Rehabilitation clients in the community -- Children in the community -- Elderly persons in the community -- State and local health departments -- School health -- Home health -- Rural health -- Community mental health |
| Summary |
"With its practical approach to community/public health nursing, the third edition of this popular text creates a true-to-life learning experience in which you'll discover the roles and responsibilities of community/public health nurses. The book's strong emphasis on community assessment reinforces population-focused practice."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Rev. ed. of: Community health nursing. c2000 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Community health nursing.
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Public health nursing.
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Community Health Nursing.
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Public Health Nursing.
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| SUBJECT |
United States. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 |
| Author |
Smith, Claudia M.
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Maurer, Frances A.
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| LC no. |
2004061048 |
| ISBN |
0721603548 alkaline paper |
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