Community and public health nursing : evidence for practice

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Harkness, Gail A. (autor)
Otros Autores: DeMarco, Rosanna F. (autor.)
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012.
Materias:
Enfermería > Salud comunitaria > Estados Unidos.
Enfermería > Salud pública > Estados Unidos.
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • PART ONE: THE CONTEXT OF COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING: Community and public health nursing: present, past, and future
  • Public health systems
  • Health and global environment
  • PART TWO: EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE AND POPULATION HEALTH: Frameworks for health promotion, disease prevention, and risk reduction
  • Epidemiology: the science of prevention
  • Describing health conditions: understanding and using rates
  • Gathering evidence for practice
  • PART THREE: IMPLEMENTING NURSING PRACTICE IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS: Planning for community change
  • Cultural diversity and values
  • Community assessment
  • Care management, case management, and home heathcare
  • Family assessment
  • PART FOUR: CHALLENGES IN COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING: Risk of infectious and communicable diseases
  • Emerging infectious diseases
  • Violence and abuse
  • Substance abuse
  • Underserved populations
  • Environmental health-- Community preparedness: disaster and terrorism
  • PART FIVE: SPECIALTY PRACTICE: Community mental health
  • School health
  • Faith-oriented communities and health minorities in faith communities
  • Palliative and end-of-life care
  • Occupational health nursing.

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