Foundations for Population Health in Community/Public Health Nursing (5th Edition) – PDF

Obtain important information about population health and community health nursing with Foundations for Population Health in Community/Public Health Nursing, 5th Edition (PDF). This book provides concise and focused coverage on community health nursing, including nursing roles, care settings, and vulnerable population groups. It takes a practical, community-oriented approach with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention. Throughout the text, you will find case studies, critical thinking activities, QSEN competencies, and Healthy People 2020 objectives to apply the concepts in a practical way.

• QSEN boxes demonstrate how quality and safety goals, competencies, objectives, knowledge, skills, and attitudes can be applied in nursing practice in the community.
• Every chapter includes Healthy People 2020 objectives to address the health priorities and emerging health issues expected in the next decade.
• There is coverage of genomics, providing a history of genetics and genomics and how they impact public/community health nursing care.
• The text emphasizes health promotion and presents initiatives, strategies, and interventions promoting community health.
• Clinical Application scenarios present practice situations with questions and answers to help you apply chapter concepts to community practice.
• Evidence-Based Practice boxes highlight current research findings, their application to practice, and how community/public health nurses can apply the study results.
• Levels of Prevention boxes identify specific primary, secondary, and tertiary nursing interventions to reinforce the concept of prevention in community and public health care.
• A Feature box on Linking Content to Practice highlights how chapter content is applied in the role of public/community health nursing.

• NEW! Coverage of health care reform includes discussions of the impact of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) on public health nursing, as well as the potential implications of its repeal.
• NEW! Check Your Practice boxes feature scenarios and discussion questions to promote active learning.

ISBN: 978-0323443838, 978-0323443777, 978-0323443814, 978-0323675772, 978-0323583411, 978-0323596350

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