Community/public health nursing practice : health for families and populations / Frances A. Maurer, Claudia M. Smith.

Author
Maurer, Frances A. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
3rd ed.
Published/​Created
St. Louis : Elsevier/Saunders, [2005], ©2005.
Description
xxvi, 816 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

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    Summary note
    "With its practical approach to community/public health nursing, the third edition of this popular text creates a true-to-life learning experience in which you'll discover the roles and responsibilities of community/public health nurses. The book's strong emphasis on community assessment reinforces population-focused practice."--BOOK JACKET.
    Notes
    Rev. ed. of: Community health nursing. c2000.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • 1. Responsibilities for care in community/public health nursing
    • 2. Origins and future of community/public health nursing
    • 3. The United States health care system
    • 4. Financing of health care : context for community/public health nursing
    • 5. International health
    • 6. Legal context for community/public health nursing
    • 7. Epidemiology : unraveling the mysteries of disease and health
    • 8. Communicable diseases
    • 9. Relevance of culture and values for community/public health nursing
    • 10. Home visit : opening the doors for family health
    • 11. A family perspective in community/public health nursing
    • 12. Nursing process and families
    • 13. Multiproblem families
    • 14. Community assessment
    • 15. Community diagnosis, planning, and intervention
    • 16. Evaluation of nursing care with communities
    • 17. Health promotion and risk reduction in the community
    • 18. Screening and referral
    • 19. Health teaching
    • 20. Vulnerable populations
    • 21. Nursing in a disaster
    • 22. Violence : a social and family problem
    • 23. Adolescent sexual activity and teenage pregnancy
    • 24. Substance abuse and dependence
    • 25. Environmental health risks : at home, at work, and in the community
    • 26. Rehabilitation clients in the community
    • 27. Children in the community
    • 28. Elderly persons in the community
    • 29. State and local health departments
    • 30. School health
    • 31. Home health care
    • 32. Rural health
    • 33. Community mental health.
    ISBN
    0721603548 (alk. paper)
    LCCN
    2004061048
    OCLC
    56800024
    RCP
    C - S
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