Community and public health nursing : evidence for practice

DeMarco, Rosanna F. (author.). Healey-Walsh, Judith, (author.). Harkness, Gail A.. Preceded by (work): Community and public health nursing. (Added Author).

Summary: "We are experiencing extraordinary changes in healthcare in this new century; changes that call upon the most creative, analytical, and innovative skills available. While the world has the resources to reduce healthcare disparities and eliminate the differences in healthcare and health outcomes that exist between various population groups across the globe, accomplishing this is a long-term and complicated task. Improvement in the social structure within which people live, and a redistribution of resources so that all people have access to the basic necessities of life, require an unprecedented global consciousness and political commitment"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781975111694
ISBN: 1975111699
Physical Description: print
xiii, 655 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Edition: 3rd edition.
Publisher: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, [2020]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Preceded by Community and public health nursing / Gail A. Harkness, Rosanna F. DeMarco. Second edition. [2016].
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Part One: The Context of Community and Public Health Nursing -- Chapter 1: Public Health Nursing: Present, Past, and Future -- Chapter 2: Public Health Systems -- Chapter 3: Health Politics, Policy, and Reform -- Chapter 4: Global Health: A Community Perspective -- Part Two: Evidence-Based Practice and Population Health -- Chapter 5: Frameworks for Health Promotion, Disease, Prevention, and Risk Reduction -- Chapter 6: Epidemiology: The Science of Prevention -- Chapter 7: Describing Health Conditions: Understanding and Using Rates -- Chapter 8: Gathering Evidence for Public Health Practice -- Part Three: Implementing Nursing Practice in Community Settings -- Chapter 9: Planning for Community Change -- Chapter 10: Cultural Competence: Awareness, Sensitivity, and Respect -- Chapter 11: Community Assessment -- Chapter 12: Care Management, Case Management, and Home Healthcare -- Chapter 13: Family Assessment