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UNIQUE! A 'social justice' approach promotes health for all people,
including vulnerable populations.
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UNIQUE! 'Upstream' preventive focus addresses factors that are the
precursors to poor health in the community, addressing potential
health problems before they occur.
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Case Studies present the theory, concepts, and application of the
nursing process in practical and manageable examples.
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UNIQUE! Photo novellas use photographs to tell stories showing
real-life clinical scenarios and applications of important community
health nursing roles.
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Application of the nursing process at the individual, family, and
aggregate levels highlights the community perspective in all health
situations
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Clinical examples offer snippets of real-life client situations.
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Theoretical frameworks common to nursing and public health aid in
the application of familiar and new theory bases to problems and
challenges in the community.
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Healthy People 2020 boxes include the most current national
health care objectives.
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Research Highlights boxes show the application of research
studies to the practice of community nursing.
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Ethical Insights boxes highlight ethical issues and concerns
that the community/public health nurse may encounter.
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Objectives, key terms, and chapter outlines at the beginning of
every chapter introduce important concepts and terminology.
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NEW AND UNIQUE! A Veterans Health chapter presents situations
and considerations unique to the care of veterans.
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NEW! Genetics in Public Health boxes reflect increasing
scientific evidence supporting the health benefits of using genetic
tests and family health history to guide public health interventions.
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NEW! Active Learning boxes test your knowledge of the content
you've just read, helping provide clinical application and knowledge
retention.
