Considered by many as the standard for community health nursing, Community and Public Health Nursing continues to provide student and practicing nurses with a foundation of community and public health nursing concepts and interventions for individuals, families, and communities. The unifying approach of this text is an integration of health promotion and disease prevention concepts into the multifaceted role of population-focused, community-oriented nursing practice. Numerous pedagogical features provide an accessible and ...
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Considered by many as the standard for community health nursing, Community and Public Health Nursing continues to provide student and practicing nurses with a foundation of community and public health nursing concepts and interventions for individuals, families, and communities. The unifying approach of this text is an integration of health promotion and disease prevention concepts into the multifaceted role of population-focused, community-oriented nursing practice. Numerous pedagogical features provide an accessible and challenging learning experience. New content in the sixth edition includes additional population-focused clinical examples; increased coverage of primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of prevention; expanded community assessment content; and updated approaches to disaster management in the wake of September 11 th . New features include Healthy People 2010 national health objectives and The Cutting Edge boxes that highlight current significant and controversial issues in community health. Unique! Emphasizes three significant community health initiatives with separate chapters on: 1) the Healthy Cities program, 2) nursing centers, and 3) an integrative model for community health promotion. Unique! Provides the Canadian perspective on community health issues and practices through special boxes written by Canadian community and public health nurses. Highlights important chapter concepts and terminology with consistent pedagogy of Learning Objectives, Key Terms, Chapter Outline, and Key Points. Promotes critical-thinking and problem-solving skills with Clinical Decision-Making Activities. Emphasizes clinical considerations for nursing practice in How To... boxes and Nursing Tips. Presents "real-life" community client scenarios with Practice Application questions and answers. Highlights recent research findings and their application to community and public health nursing practice in Evidence-Based Practice features. Expands chapter content through Did You Know? and What Do You Think? features. Offers a glossary with complete definitions of all key terms and other important concepts. Provides numerous appendixes with additional resources and key information, such as screening and assessment tools and clinical practice guidelines. Healthy People 2010 boxes contain objectives and data related to the practice of community and public health nursing using the most recent version of this federal government health promotion initiative. Expanded coverage of community and public health nursing interventions at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of prevention to help students understand applications to individuals, families, and communities. The Cutting Edge boxes highlight significant and controversial issues in community health. Increased coverage of the community and public health nurse's role in disaster management in the context of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Additional Resources boxes provide specific links between chapter content and resources listed in the book's Appendix and on the Evolve web site. Chapter authors are leaders in all areas of community and public health nursing and are highlighted in the chapter openers with a photograph and brief biosketch detailing their achievements in and contributions the field of community and public health nursing.
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