What the 8th edition of this text does best is assist students in broadening the base of their knowledge and skills that they can employ in both the community and acute care settings, while the newly enhanced ancillary resources offers ... Nursing for Public Health reflects the growing need for all nurses to promote the health of patients as well as treating illnesses. The Third Edition covers the role of nursing in primary health care, the history of public health nursing, the science of population-based care inclusive of epidemiology and social epidemiology, evidence-based practice for population health ... Achieving this is dependent on nurses and public health practitioners implementing the core functions of practice—assessment, assurance, and policy development. Problem-based learning approach features exercises, such as critical-thinking and end-of-chapter questions, to enhance your skills and apply what you're learning. The Essential Guide to Public Health and Health Promotion is an accessible introduction to the principles and practice of health promotion and public health for all those new to working or studying in the area, whatever their professional ... Extensively revised and featuring a wealth of real-world examples, this updated edition reflects today's most prominent public health issues and empowers students to provide the most effective nursing care wherever they may choose to ... Found insideFor this edition the text has been completely reorganised and updated including eight brand new chapters. This is a must-have title for public health nursing practitioners, educators, students, researchers and others directly involved in public health. Highlighting the long unacknowledged role of a group of pioneering professional women, The Public Health Nurses of Jim Crow Florida tells the story of healthcare workers who battled racism in a state where white supremacy formed the bedrock ... Found inside – Page iThis revised edition has been thoroughly updated to encompass the evolution of public/community health nursing practice during the past 15 years. This engaging text presents real-world public and community health issues as a context for understanding the complex realities of community nursing with diverse populations. Found insideSince its initial publication in 1989 by Garland Publishing, Karen Buhler Wilkerson’s False Dawn: The Rise and Decline of Public Health Nursing remains the definitive work on the creation, work, successes, and failures of public health ... A key text for the core elements of community health courses. Identifies frameworks which can help define new roles in practice and will stimulate discussions on the common challenges and concerns relevant to all nurses in the community. Found insideEnsuring students meet the competencies outlined in the Quad Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations (ACHNE, 2011) and AACN’s (2008) publication Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice Community and ... Found inside – Page 8"An extremely popular and valuable resource to students, practitioners and managers in community health care nursing" - Journal of Advanced Nursing The fifth edition of Community and Public Health Nursing is an essential source of ... This respected text gives you a solid foundation in community and public health nursing concepts and interventions for individuals, families, and communities. This is a Pageburst digital textbook; A practical approach helps you learn and apply core concepts of community and public health nursing. While the world has the resources to reduce health care disparities and eliminate the gaps in health care that exist between various population groups across the globe, accomplishing this is a long term and complicated task. Real-life scenarios show examples of health promotion and public health interventions. New to this edition is an emphasis on QSEN skills and an explanation of the influence of the Affordable Care Act on public health. The detailed scenarios in Case Studies in Public Health Nursing: Online Practice and Application are real-life situations, designed to promote active learning, classroom discussions, and full comprehension of the material. Note: This synopsis may refer to a different edition of this book. Call-out boxes in each chapter highlight important information on Healthy People 2020, (updated to reflect the Mid-Course Review statistics), evidence-based practice, and rate calculations. Found insideA particular strength of the book is the way it shows the diversity of each discipline and how they each address Public Health in vastly different ways according to the needs of their relevant population. Now in its 8th edition, the "gold standard" in community health nursing provides comprehensive and up-to-date content to keep you at the forefront of the ever-changing community health climate and prepare you for an effective nursing career ... Demonstrating that public health and prevention program development is as much art as science, this book brings together expert program developers to offer practical guidance and principles in developing effective behavior-change curricula. Found insideWritten using clear language this book explains what health promotion is and how it interacts with public health. It shows how health promotion can be implemented while drawing on the main theories, models and evidence that inform practice. Researchâ€"The book includes a survey of the available knowledge base and options for expanding nursing research as it relates to environmental health hazards. The highlight of this text is the focus on the 17 intervention strategies identified in the Population-Based Public Health Nursing Practice Intervention Wheel including a discussion of how these interventions may be applied to the three ... Focused on developing a competent public health nursing practice in diverse settings, the core text builds on the Henry Street Consortium’s framework of 12 competences for population-based, entry-level public health nursing. The book also includes a discussion of the policy implications of its ecological framework. This is a must-have title for public health nursing practitioners, educators, students, researchers and others directly involved in public health. Preceded by Community health nursing / Karen Saucier Lundy, Sharyn Janes. 2nd ed. c2009. 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