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PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
Public Health Nursing
Population-Centered Health Care in the Community
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Seventh Edition

By
Jeanette Lancaster, RN, PhD, FAAN, Visiting Professor, Department of Nursing Studies, The University of Hong Kong; Professor, University of Virginia; Formerly Dean and Sadie Health Cabaniss Professor, School of Nursing, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Description
The "gold standard" text in community health nursing is now available in an updated, 7th edition! This respected text gives you a solid foundation in community and public health nursing concepts and interventions for individuals, families, and communities. Throughout, health promotion and disease prevention concepts are integrated into the multifaceted role of population-focused, community-oriented nursing practice. You'll find timely coverage of topics such as nursing roles following terrorist attacks and during infectious disease outbreaks; parish nursing; nurse-managed centers; and important client populations such as clients with AIDS, pregnant teens, and the homeless. Student-friendly features provide an accessible and challenging learning experience, and new content throughout keeps you up to date with this fast-changing field.

Contents


Part 1: Perspectives in Health Care and Population-Centered Nursing


1. Population-Focused Practice: The Foundation of Specialization in Public Health Nursing

2. History of Public Health and Public and Community Health Nursing

3. Public Health and Primary Health Care Systems and Healthcare Transformation

4. Perspectives in Global Health Care



Part 2: Influences on Health Care Delivery and Population-Centered Nursing


5. Economics of Health Care Delivery

6. Application of Ethics in the Community

7. Cultural Diversity in the Community

8. Public Health Policy



Part 3: Conceptual and Scientific Frameworks Applied to Population-Centered Nursing


9. Population-Based Public Health Nursing Practice: The Intervention Wheel (new)

10. Environmental Health

11. Epidemiology

12. Evidence-Based Practice

13. Health Education and Group Process

14. Integrating Multilevel Approaches to Promote Community Health



Part 4: Issues and Approaches in Population-Centered Nursing


15. Community as Client: Assessment and Analysis

16. Population-Centered Nursing in Rural and Urban Environments

17. Health Promotion Through Healthy Communities and Cities

18. The Nursing Center: A Model for Nursing Practice in the Community

19. Case Management

20. Bioterrorism and Disaster Management

21. Public Health Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation (new)

22. Program Management

23. Quality Management



Part 5: Health Promotion with Target Populations Across the Life Span


24. Family Development and Family Nursing Assessment

25. Family Health Risks

26. Child and Adolescent Health

27. Women's and Men's Health

28. Health of Older Adults

29. Compromised Populations



Part 6: Vulnerability: Issues for the Twenty-first Century


30. Vulnerability and Vulnerable Populations: An Overview

31. Poverty and Homelessness

32. Migrant Health Issues

33. Teen Pregnancy

34. Mental Health Issues

35. Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Problems

36. Violence and Human Abuse

37. Infectious Disease Prevention and Control

38. Communicable and Infectious Disease Risks



Part 7: Nurse Roles and Functions in the Community


39. The Advanced Practice Nurse in the Community

40. The Nurse Leader in the Community

41. The Nurse in Home Health and Hospice

42. The Nurse in the Schools

43. The Nurse in Occupational Health

44. The Nurse in Parish Nursing

45. Public Health Nursing at Local, State, and National Levels

Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 1184 pages, publication date: OCT-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-04540-7
ISBN-10: 0-323-04540-5
Imprint: MOSBY


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Last update: 25 Nov 2009
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