Community/public health nursing practice : health for families and populations / [edited by] Frances A. Maurer, Claudia M. Smith.

Maurer and Smith (both: U. of Maryland School of Nursing) intend this updated text for undergraduates in community/public health nursing. Thirty-three chapter topics are organized into eight units which address the role and context of the community health nurse; an introduction to epidemiology and c...

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Other Authors: Maurer, Frances A., Smith, Claudia M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: St. Louis, Mo. : Saunders/Elsevier, [2009]
Edition:Fourth edition.
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Summary:Maurer and Smith (both: U. of Maryland School of Nursing) intend this updated text for undergraduates in community/public health nursing. Thirty-three chapter topics are organized into eight units which address the role and context of the community health nurse; an introduction to epidemiology and consideration of environment-related health risks and the role of cultural competency in the profession; a discussion of strategies for working with and assessing families as clients; coverage of the community and population approach to community health nursing; strategies for population-focused intervention; discussion of contemporary problems in the field including vulnerable populations, disaster management, family and community violence, and teenage pregnancy; detailed discussion of persons with disabilities, children, and elderly person; and settings for community/public health nursing practice. Expanded content in this update includes discussion of the most current Healthy People 2010 objectives, in-home care of the ill, migrant health problems, contemporary tools for addictions screening, interventions for improving responsible teen sexual behaviors, and environmental aspects of school health, among many other topics. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) distributed by Syndetic Solutions, LLC.
Physical Description:xix, 875 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781416050049
1416050043