By
Carole Edelman, APRN, MS, CS, BC, CMC, Director of Geriatric Care Management, Waveny Care Center, New Canaan, CT; Associate Faculty Member, Yale University
School of Nursing, New Haven, CT; Fellow, Brookdale Center on Aging; Hunter College, New York, NY
Carol Mandle, PhD, AP, RN, CNS, FNP, Associate Professor, Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA; Massachusetts General Hospital,
Boston, MA; Family Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist and Scientist, Mind-Body Medical Institute, Boston, MA; Beth Israel
Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Description
Up to date and easy to read, this textbook provides comprehensive coverage of all major concepts of health promotion and disease prevention.
It highlights growth and development throughout the life span, emphasizing normal development as well as the specific problems and health
promotion issues common to each stage. All population groups are addressed with separate chapters for individuals, families, and communities.