Community-Based Nursing: An Introduction - Brossura

McEwen, Melanie; Pullis, Bridgette

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1416057714 ISBN 13: 9781416057710

Casa editrice: W B Saunders Co, 2008

Riassunto

Health promotion and illness prevention are the focus of this text designed to address the unique aspects of community-based nursing. Principles for community-based healthcare for the major population groups across the lifespan help you provide the best care for all of your clients. Common community settings, nursing roles, and interventions are explored. Be prepared for a wide range of situations with key topics such as environmental health, epidemiology, and communicable disease.

• Case studies that detail "real-life? clinical examples introduce each chapter.
• Learning Activities and Application to Practice exercises provide opportunities to apply learning and gain deeper understanding.
• Community Application boxes detail specific examples of the relevance of content to community-based nurses.
• Research Highlights, Health Teaching boxes, Healthy People 2010 boxes and other special features highlight key information for better understanding.
• Student Learning Resources on the companion Evolve website include helpful web links, a glossary, and assessment tools.

• Disaster content focuses on the nurse's role in both natural and man-made disasters, emphasizing preparedness and management.
• Culturally based health beliefs and practices are examined.
• Education and Health Teaching chapter provides processes, methods and tools to assist nurses in educating clients.
• Case Management chapter addresses the important skill of coordinating client care and services in the community.
• Updated information on current community issues, including childhood obesity, emerging infectious diseases (including SARS), telehealth, and refugees/evacuees/displaced people.

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Contenuti

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. Client Education and Health Teaching NEW!

4. Case Management NEW!

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

9. Natural and Man-made Disasters NEW!

Unit 3: Settings for Community-Based Care

10. Nursing Care in Ambulatory Settings

11. Home Health Care Nursing

Unit 4: Community-Based Nursing Care Across the Life Span

12. Health Promotion and Illness Prevention for Infants, Children, and Adolescents

13. Health Promotion and Illness Prevention for Adults

14. Issues in Women's Health Care

15. Health Promotion and Illness Prevention for Elders

16. Health Promotion and Illness Prevention for Families

Unit 5: Nursing Care of Clients with Special Needs in Community Settings

17. Vulnerable Groups

18. Mental Health Issues

19. Communicable Disease: Prevention and Intervention

Glossary

Appendixes

Assessment Tools

Product Description

Book by McEwen PhD RN Melanie Pullis PhD RN Bridgette

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: W B Saunders Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1416057714
• ISBN 13: 9781416057710
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 3
• Numero di pagine: 462
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: LSWR Group; b.criscuolo@lswr.it; ; Via Spadolini, 7; Milano; Italia