Master the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in community health
nursing! Community/Public Health Nursing, 8th Edition
discusses the nurse's role in population health promotion with a unique
"upstream" preventive focus and a strong social justice approach, all in
a concise, easy-to-read text. It shows how nurses can take an active
role in social action and health policy - especially in caring for
diverse and vulnerable population groups. This edition integrates the
NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model to help you prepare for the
Next Generation NCLEX(R). Clinical examples and photo
novellas show how nursing concepts apply to the real world.
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Active Learning boxes test your knowledge of the content you've
just read, helping provide clinical application and knowledge
retention.
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UNIQUE! Social justice approach promotes health for all
people, emphasizing society's responsibility to protect all human life
and ensure that all people have their basic needs met, such as
adequate health protection.
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UNIQUE! Veterans' Health chapter presents situations and
considerations unique to the care of military veterans.
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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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UNIQUE! "Upstream" focus addresses contributing factors of poor
health and promotes community efforts to address 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 - stories in photograph form - show
real-life clinical scenarios and highlight the application of
important community/public health nursing roles.
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Consistent pedagogy at the beginning of each chapter includes
learning objectives, key terms and chapter outlines to help you locate
important information and focus your study time.
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Clinical Examples present 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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Research Highlights introduce you to the growing amount of
community/public health nursing research literature.
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Ethical Insights boxes present situations of ethical dilemmas or
considerations pertinent to select chapter topics.
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NEW! Online case studies for the Next Generation NCLEX(R)
Examination (NGN) provide you with the necessary tools to prepare
for the NGN.
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NEW! Overview of the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model
provides information on the latest recommendations to promote
evidence-based client decisions.
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NEW! Healthy People 2030 boxes highlight the most current
national health care goals and objectives throughout the text.