The Population-Based Nursing 2nd edition textbook is an advanced nursing PDF that focuses on core competencies in epidemiology and population health. It is the only advanced practice nursing textbook to do so. The latest 2nd edition of Population-Based Nursing: Concepts and Competencies for Advanced Practice contains essential content for Doctoral Nursing Programs (DNP) as outlined by the AACN. It covers all the changes in healthcare that affect population-based nursing, such as the latest requirements set forth by the enactment of the ACA.
The new edition of the Population-Based Nursing eBook includes new content, updated information, and relevant case examples that exemplify successful strategies nurses have used to improve population outcomes. The contributions of several esteemed new authors improve the text, and a timely new chapter on global health in population-based nursing is included in the second edition. The eBook also offers vital information on how new technology and social media can be used to improve population outcomes and to develop innovative solutions. The text describes the role of the APRN in identifying and mitigating healthcare disparities at the national and global levels and provides guidance on conducting community assessments.
The second edition of Population-Based Nursing introduces new topics such as pay for performance, the overconsumption of salt and the increasing use of electronic cigarettes, and toxic stress. The text also includes high-level exercises and discussion questions that help to reinforce core concepts and new online materials for faculty. The materials include answers to problem sets and supplemental discussion questions. The textbook is an excellent primary course textbook for a DNP program and also serves as a supplementary eBook for graduate community health nursing programs.
New to the 2nd Edition:
- Delivers essential content for Doctoral Nursing Practice (DNP) programs as outlined by the AACN
- Explains how new technology and social media can be used to improve population outcomes and to develop innovative interventions
- Presents a timely new chapter on global health in population-based nursing
- Covers ACA-related requirements, including conducting community health needs assessment
- Provides updated information in all chapters with relevant examples, discussion questions, case studies, and references
- Offers high-level exercises and questions for discussion to help students synthesize, integrate, and apply information
- Offers guidelines on the APRN’s role in policy-making
- Presents expanded information on causality, confounding, and describes a comprehensive approach to measuring and interpreting survival data, including prognosis
- Updates program design and development
Key Features:
- Focuses on both epidemiology and population-based nursing competencies
- Describes the APRN role in identifying and mitigating healthcare disparities at local, national, and global levels
- Provides guidance on conducting community assessments
- Includes examples of successful strategies used to improve population outcomes
- Explains how new technology and social media can be used for the improvement of population outcomes and the development of new and creative interventions
- Provides a strong foundation in epidemiologic methodology including mortality measures, the validity and reliability of testing, study designs, sample size, assessing risk and causality, and data analysis and interpretation
- Offers high-level exercises and questions for discussion to help nursing students synthesize, integrate, and apply information
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