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FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING IN THE COMMUNITY
Foundations of Nursing in the Community
Community-Oriented Practice
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Third Edition

By
Marcia Stanhope, RN, DSN, FAAN, The Good Samaritan Professor and Chair in Community Health Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
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
With concise, focused coverage of nursing in the community, this easy-to-read textbook provides the essential information you need to know for clinical practice – from nursing roles and care settings to vulnerable population groups. It features a practical, community-oriented approach, with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention.

Contents
          Part 1: Perspectives in Health Care Delivery and Nursing Community-Oriented Nursing and Community-Based Nursing The History of Public and Community Health and Nursing TheU.S. Health and Public Health Care Systems Part 2: Influences on Health Care Delivery and Nursing Ethics in Community-Oriented Nursing Practice Cultural Influences in Nursing Environmental Health Government, the Law, and Policy Activism Economic Influences Part 3: Conceptual Frameworks Applied to Nursing Practice in the Community Epidemiologic Applications Evidence-Based Practice Using Health Education and Group Process in the Community Part 4: Issues and Approaches in Health Care Populations Community Assessment and Evaluation Case Management Disaster Management Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation Program Management Managing Quality Part 5: Issues and Approaches in Family and Individual Health Care Family Development and Family Nursing Assessment Family Health Risks Health Risks Across the Life Span Part 6: Vulnerability: Predisposing Factors Vulnerability and Vulnerable Populations: An Overview Rural Health and Migrant Health Homelessness, Poverty, Mental Illness, and Teen Pregnancy Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems in the Community Violence and Human Abuse Infectious Disease Prevention and Control HIV, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Part 7: Nursing Practice in the Community: Roles and Functions Nursing Practice at the Local, State, and National Levels in Public Health The Faith Community Nurse The Nurse in Home Health and Hospice The Nurse in the Schools The Nurse in Occupational Health Appendixes Answers to Clinical Applications

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 752 pages, publication date: SEP-2009
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-06655-6
ISBN-10: 0-323-06655-0
Imprint: MOSBY


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Last update: 29 Sep 2009
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