Public Health Nursing - Marcia Stanhope

Prepare for a successful career as a community/public health nurse! Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered Health Care in the Community 9th Edition provides up-to-date information on issues that impact public health nursing such as infectious diseases natural and man-made disasters and health care policies affecting individuals families and communities. Real-life scenarios show examples of health promotion and public health interventions. New to this edition is an emphasis on QSEN skills and an explanation of the influence of the Affordable Care Act on public health. Written by well-known nursing educators Marcia Stanhope and Jeanette Lancaster this comprehensive bestselling text is ideal for students in both BSN and Advanced Practice Nursing programs. Evidence-Based Practice and Cutting Edge boxes illustrate the use and application of the latest research findings in public/community health nursing. Healthy People 2020 boxes highlight goals and objectives for promoting the nation's health and wellness over the next decade. Levels of Prevention boxes identify specific nursing interventions at the primary secondary and tertiary levels. Practice Application scenarios help you apply chapter content to the practice setting by analyzing case situations and answering critical thinking questions. Linking Content to Practice boxes provide examples of the nurse's role in caring for individuals families and populations in community health settings. Unique! Separate chapters on healthy cities the Minnesota Intervention Wheel and nursing centers describe different approaches to community health initiatives. Community/Public Health Nursing Online consists of 14 modules that bring community health situations to life each including a reading assignment case scenarios with learning activities an assessment quiz and critical thinking questions. Sold separately. NEW! Coverage of health care reform discusses the impact of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) on public health nursing. NEW! Focus on Quality and Safety Education for Nurses boxes give examples of how quality and safety goals knowledge competencies and skills and attitudes can be applied to nursing practice in the community.

TITLE: Public Health Nursing

AUTHOR: Marcia Stanhope

SKU: 9780323321532

PUBLISHER: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

DATE PUBLISHED: 07/10/2015

PLACE PUBLISHED: United States

PAGES: 1120

BINDING: Paperback / softback

LANGUAGE: English

DIMENSIONS: 216 mm x 276 mm