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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505 0 |a Unit 1: Role and Context of Community/Public Health Nursing Practice: 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 Practice -- Unit 2: Core Concepts for the Practice of Community/Public Health Nursing: 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 -- Unit 3: Family as Client: Home Visit: Opening the Doors for Family Health -- A Family Perspective in Community/Public Health Nursing -- Family Case Management -- Multiproblem Families -- Unit 4: Community as Client ; Community Assessment -- Community Diagnosis, Planning, and Intervention -- Evaluation of Nursing Care with Communities -- Unit 5: Tools for Practice -- Health Promotion and Risk Reduction in the Community -- Screening and Referral -- Health Teaching -- Unit 6: Contemporary Problems in Community/Public Health Nursing: -- 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 -- Unit 7: Support for Special Populations: -- Rehabilitation Clients in the Community -- Children in the Community -- Elderly Persons in the Community -- Unit 8: Settings for Community/Public Health Nursing Practice: -- State and Local Health Departments -- School Health -- Home Health Care -- Rural Health -- Community Mental Health. 
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