| Edition |
5th ed. |
| Description |
xiii, 482 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Overview of community-based nursing -- Health promotion and disease prevention -- Cultural care -- Family care -- Assessment : individual, family, and community -- Health teaching -- Continuity of care : discharge planning and case management -- Health promotion and disease and injury prevention for maternal/infant populations, children, and adolescents -- Health promotion and disease and injury prevention for adults -- Health promotion and disease and injury prevention for elderly adults -- Practice settings and specialties -- Home health care nursing -- Specialized home health care nursing -- Mental health nursing in community-based settings -- Global health and community-based care -- Trends in community-based nursing. |
| Summary |
This text presents foundational concepts pivotal to delivering nursing care in the community setting, with specific attention to the NLN competencies for community-based nursing care. The author examines the variety of settings and situations in which the community-based nurse provides care, highlighting cultural diversities in the patient populations, and emphasizing interactions between the individual and the family. |
| Subject |
Community health nursing.
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Community Health Nursing.
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Health Promotion.
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Community health nursing. (OCoLC)fst00870941
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| ISBN |
9781609136864 |
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1609136861 |
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