Community/Public Health Nursing (8th Ed.) Promoting the Health of Populations
Auteurs : Nies Mary A., McEwen Melanie
Master the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in community health nursing! Community/Public Health Nursing, 8th Edition discusses the nurse's role in population health promotion with a unique "upstream" preventive focus and a strong social justice approach, all in a concise, easy-to-read text. It shows how nurses can take an active role in social action and health policy - especially in caring for diverse and vulnerable population groups. This edition integrates the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model to help you prepare for the Next Generation NCLEX®. Clinical examples and photo novellas show how nursing concepts apply to the real world.
- Active Learning boxes test your knowledge of the content you've just read, helping provide clinical application and knowledge retention.
- UNIQUE! Social justiceapproach promotes health for all people, emphasizing society's responsibility to protect all human life and ensure that all people have their basic needs met, such as adequate health protection.
- UNIQUE! Veterans' Health chapter presents situations and considerations unique to the care of military veterans.
- Genetics in Public Healthboxes reflect increasing scientific evidence supporting the health benefits of using genetic tests and family health history to guide public health interventions.
- UNIQUE! "Upstream" focus addresses contributing factors of poor health and promotes community efforts to address potential health problems before they occur.
- Case studies present the theory, concepts, and application of the nursing process in practical and manageable examples.
- UNIQUE! Photo novellas - stories in photograph form - show real-life clinical scenarios and highlight the application of important community/public health nursing roles.
- Consistent pedagogy at the beginning of each chapter includes learning objectives, key terms and chapter outlines to help you locate important information and focus your study time.
- Clinical Examples present snippets of real-life client situations.
- Theoretical frameworks common to nursing and public health aid in the application of familiar and new theory bases to problems and challenges in the community.
- Research Highlights introduce you to the growing amount of community/public health nursing research literature.
- Ethical Insights boxes present situations of ethical dilemmas or considerations pertinent to select chapter topics.
- NEW! Online case studies for the Next Generation NCLEX® Examination (NGN) provide you with the necessary tools to prepare for the NGN.
- NEW! Overview of the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model provides information on the latest recommendations to promote evidence-based client decisions.
- NEW! Healthy People 2030 boxes highlight the most current national health care goals and objectives throughout the text.
Unit 1: Introduction to Community Health Nursing
Chapter 1: Health: A Community View
Chapter 2: Historical Factors: Community Health Nursing in Context
Chapter 3: Thinking Upstream: Nursing Theories and Population-Focused Nursing Practice
Chapter 4: Health Promotion and Risk Reduction
Unit 2: The Art and Science of Community Health Nursing
Chapter 5: Epidemiology
Chapter 6: Community Assessment
Chapter 7: Community Health Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
Chapter 8: Community Health Education
Chapter 9: Case Management
Unit 3: Factors that Influence the Health of the Community
Chapter 10: Policy, Politics, Legislation, and Community Health Nursing
Chapter 11: The Health Care System
Chapter 12: Economics of Health Care
Chapter 13: Cultural Diversity and Community Health Nursing
Chapter 14: Environmental Health
Chapter 15: Health in the Global Community
Unit 4: Aggregates in the Community
Chapter 16: Child and Adolescent Health
Chapter 17: Women's Health
Chapter 18: Men's Health
Chapter 19: Senior Health
Chapter 20: Family Health
Unit 5: Vulnerable Populations
Chapter 21: Populations Affected by Disabilities
Chapter 22: Veterans Health
Chapter 23: Homeless Populations
Chapter 24: Rural and Migrant Health
Chapter 25: Populations Affected by Mental Illness
Unit 6: Population Health Problems
Chapter 26: Communicable Disease
Chapter 27: Substance Abuse
Chapter 28: Violence
Chapter 29: Natural and Man-Made Disasters
Unit 7: Community Health Settings
Chapter 30: School Health
Chapter 31: Occupational Health
Chapter 32: Forensic and Correctional Nursing
Chapter 33: Faith Community Nursing
Chapter 34: Home Health and Hospice
Date de parution : 01-2023
Ouvrage de 800 p.
21.5x27.6 cm
