Main description:

For undergraduate courses in Community Health Nursing. The community/public health nurse is charged with promoting the health of populations, not only the individuals within populations. This requires advocacy on the part of the nurse, for entire communities as well as for the individuals within. The fifth edition of Community Health Nursing by respected leader and educator Mary Jo Clark approaches community health nursing from an aggregate perspective, clearly showing how nurses can serve to improve the health of populations within a community by functioning as advocates on many levels. To illustrate how that can be manifested, real-life vignettes begin every chapter, showing students what advocacy looks like in the public health context. In each chapter, critical thinking exercises are woven throughout in boxed features.

Contents:

Clark, Community Health Nursing: Advocating for Healthy Populations, 5e Table of Contents Unit I The Context for Community Health Nursing Chapter 1 Community Health Nursing as Advocacy Chapter 2 The Population Context Chapter 3 The Historical Context Chapter 4 The Theoretical Context Chapter 5 The Health System Context Chapter 6 The Global Health Context ****NEW CHAPTER**** Chapter 7 The Political Context Chapter 8 The Economic Context Chapter 9 The Cultural Context Chapter 10 The Environmental Context Unit II Approaches to Community Health Nursing Chapter 11 Health Promotion Chapter 12 Case Management Chapter 13 Community Empowerment ****NEW CHAPTER**** Unit III Care of Special Populations Chapter 14 Care of Families Chapter 15 Care of Communities Chapter 16 Meeting the Health Needs of Child and Adolescent Populations Chapter 17 Meeting the Health Needs of Women Chapter 18 Meeting the Health Needs of Men Chapter 19 Meeting the Health Needs of Older Clients Chapter 20 Meeting the Health Needs of Poor and Homeless Populations Unit IV Care of Populations in Specialized Settings Chapter 21 Care of Clients in the Home Setting Chapter 22 Care of Clients in Official and Voluntary Health Agencies Chapter 23 Care of Clients in the School Setting Chapter 24 Care of Clients in Work Settings Chapter 25 Care of Clients in Urban and Rural Settings Chapter 26 Care of Clients in Correctional Settings Chapter 27 Care of Clients in Disaster Settings Unit V Population Health Issues Chapter 28 Communicable Diseases Chapter 29 Chronic Disease Chapter 30 Community Mental Health Chapter 31 Substance Abuse Chapter 32 Societal Violence Appendices Appendix A Quad Council PHN Competencies Appendix B Information on Selected Communicable Diseases Appendix C Selected Cultural Beliefs, Behaviors, and Practices Appendix D Nursing Interventions for Common Health Problems in Children and Adolescents