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Community-Based Nursing, 2nd Edition - An Introduction
By Melanie McEwen, PhD, RN, CS
Approx. 512 pp., Approx. 40 illus., Copyright 2003
W. B. Saunders Title
ISBN:0721694438
Description
This practical and concise text presents the essential information necessary for nursing care in community settings — including homes, doctors' offices, clinics, schools, and work sites. It is written from a health promotion and illness prevention perspective. Community-based care for the major population groups across the lifespan are addressed.
Key Features
Content on nursing care settings, roles, and interventions is addressed to provide the information needed to practice throughout the community.
Chapters about all ages of the lifespan — children and adolescents, adults, and the elderly — highlight issues unique to each age group.
A chapter on women’s health discusses health care specific to women.
A chapter on communicable disease provides timely information on bioterrorism, as well as other important issues related to communicable diseases.
A chapter on environmental health emphasizes the importance of this key subject.
A Case Study at the beginning of each chapter presents a “real-life” clinical example related to the chapter topic.
Key Points summarize the most important concepts in each chapter.
Learning Activities and Application to Practice exercises provide the opportunity to apply chapter concepts in the classroom and in clinical settings.
Table of Contents
UNIT 1: FOUNDATIONS OF COMMUNITY-BASED NURSING PRACTICE 1. Opportunities in Community-Based Nursing Practice 2. Roles and Interventions in Community-Based Nursing Practice 3. Nursing Care in Ambulatory Settings 4. Home Health Care Nursing UNIT 2: FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE 5. Overview of the Health Care Delivery System 6. Epidemiology 7. Environmental Health Issues 8. Cultural Influences on Health UNIT 3: COMMUNITY-BASED NURSING CARE ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN 9. Health Promotion and Illness Prevention for Infants, Children, and Adolescents 10. Health Promotion and Illness Prevention for Adults 11. Issues in Women’s Health Care 12. Health Promotion and Illness Prevention for Elders 13. Health Promotion and Illness Prevention for Families UNIT 4: NURSING CARE OF CLIENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS 14. Vulnerable Groups 15. Mental Health Issues 16. Communicable Disease: Prevention and Intervention
Author Information
By Melanie McEwen, PhD, RN, CS, Associate Professor, Louise Herrington School of Nursing, Baylor University, Dallas, Texas
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