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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St. Louis, Mo. :
Saunders/Elsevier,
[2009]
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| Edition: | Fourth edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.