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Elsevier Foundations for Population Health in CommunityPublic Health Nursing by Marcia Stanhope, Jeanette Lancaster
Master the essentials of health promotion in community and public health nursing! Foundations for Population Health in Community/Public Health Nursing, 6th Edition provides clear, concise coverage of the nurse's role in preventing disease, promoting health, and providing health education in community settings. Case studies and critical thinking activities make it easier to apply concepts to community nursing practice. New to this edition are Healthy People 2030 guidelines and coverage of the latest issues, trends, and approaches. Written by well-known nursing educators Marcia Stanhope and Jeanette Lancaster, this streamlined text covers the fundamentals of designing effective nursing strategies for vulnerable and special populations.Focus on health promotion throughout the text emphasizes initiatives, strategies, and interventions that promote the health of the community.QSEN boxes illustrate how quality and safety goals, competencies, objectives, knowledge, skills, and attitudes can be applied in nursing practice in the community.Levels of Prevention boxes identify specific nursing interventions at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels, reinforcing the concept of prevention as it relates to community and public health care.Applying Content to Practice boxes highlight how chapter content is applied to nursing practice in the community.Practice Application scenarios present practice situations with questions and answers to help you apply concepts to community practice.Genomics coverage provides a history of genetics and genomics and how they impact public/community health nursing care.Coverage of ongoing health care reform issues includes the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) on public health nursing.Evidence-Based Practice boxes highlight current research findings, their application to practice, and how community/public health nurses can apply the study results.NEW! COVID-19 pandemic information has been added.NEW! Healthy People 2030 objectives are highlighted throughout the book, addressing the health priorities and emerging health issues expected in the next decade.NEW! Updated content and figures reflect the most current data, issues, trends, and practices.NEW! Expanded Check Your Practice boxes use Clinical Judgment (Next Generation NCLEX (R)) steps to guide your thinking about practice scenarios. Table of Contents : PART 1: Perspectives in Health Care Delivery and Nursing1. Community and Prevention Oriented Practice to Improve Population Health2. The History of Public Health and Public and Community Health Nursing3. The Changing U.S. Health and Public Health Care SystemsPART 2: Influences on Health Care Delivery and Nursing4. Ethics in Public and Community Health Nursing Practice5. Cultural Influences in Nursing in Community Health6. Environmental Health7. Government, the Law, and Policy Activism8. Economic InfluencesPART 3: Conceptual Frameworks Applied to Nursing Practice in the Community9. Epidemiological Applications10. Evidence-Based Practice11. Using Health Education and Groups in the CommunityPART 4: Issues and Approaches in Health Care of Populations12. Community Assessment and Evaluation13. Case Management14. Disaster Management15. Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation16. Program Management17. Managing Quality and SafetyPART 5: Issues and Approaches in Family and Individual Health Care18. Family Development and Family Nursing Assessment19. Family Health Risks20. Health Risks Across the Life SpanPART 6 Vulnerability: Predisposing Factors21. Vulnerability and Vulnerable Populations: An Overview22. Rural Health and Migrant Health23. Poverty, Homelessness, Teen Pregnancy, and Mental Illness24. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Problems in the Community25. Violence and Human Abuse26. Infectious Disease Prevention and Control27. HIV Infection, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, and Sexually Transmitted DiseasesPART 7: Nursing Practice in the Community: Roles and Functions28. Nursing Practice at the Local, State, and National Levels in Public Health29. The Faith Community Nurse30. The Nurse in Home Health and Hospice31. The Nurse in the Schools32. The Nurse in Occupational HealthAppendixesAppendix A: Guidelines for PracticeAppendix B: Assessment ToolsAppendix C: Essential Elements of Public Health NursingAppendix D: Hepatitis InformationAppendix E: Glossary