| Description |
xviii, 870 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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 -- Global health -- Legal context for community/public health nursing practice -- Epidemiology : unraveling the mysteries of disease and health -- Communicable diseases -- Environmental health risks : at home, at work, and in the community -- Relevance of culture and values for community/public health nursing -- Home visit : opening the doors for family health -- A family perspective in community/public health nursing -- Family case management -- 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 -- Disaster management : caring for communities in an emergency -- Violence : a social and family problem -- Adolescent sexual activity and teenage pregnancy -- Substance use disorders -- Rehabilitation clients in the community -- Children in the community -- Older adults in the community -- State and local health departments -- School health -- Home health care -- Rural health -- Community mental health. |
| Summary |
Focusing on practical, need-to-know information, Community/Public Health Nursing Practice helps you learn how to apply the nursing process at the community and family level. It features an engaging, easy-to-understand writing style, as well as assessment tools, detailed case studies, adn clinical examples that demonstrate how key concepts apply to real-world practice. Additional resources on the companion Evolve website expand and enhance content within the text. |
| Subject |
Community health nursing.
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Public health nursing.
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Community Health Nursing -- United States.
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Public Health Nursing -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Maurer, Frances A.
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Smith, Claudia M.
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| ISBN |
9781455707621 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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1455707627 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| OCLC # |
797084572 |
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