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Community Health Nursing
Framework for Practice
- 1st Edition - September 4, 2021
- Authors: Shobana Gangadharan, M. Hemamalini
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 8 1 - 3 1 2 - 5 7 6 3 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 8 1 - 3 1 2 - 5 7 6 4 - 7
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- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- List of Tables
- List of Illustrations
- 1. Introduction to community health and community health nursing
- Introduction
- Definitions
- Concepts of health
- Changing concepts
- Concept of well-being
- Dimensions of health
- Measurement of health and diseases
- Vital statistics
- Maintenance of health
- Review questions
- References
- 2. Determinants of health
- Eugenics
- Environment
- Air pollution
- Light
- Forestation
- Ventilation
- Water
- Housing
- Sanitation
- Latrine types and latrine construction methods
- Sewage treatment (wastewater management)
- Solid waste management system
- Disposal of dead bodies
- Noise
- Noise pollution
- Climate
- Communication
- Bacteria
- Virus
- Arthropods
- Mosquitoes
- Flies
- Lice
- Fleas
- Bed bugs
- Human scabies mites
- Ticks
- Cockroaches
- Rodents
- Food hygiene
- Food storage
- Food preservation
- Food adulteration
- The drugs and cosmetics act
- Social customs
- Taboos
- Marriage system
- Family structure
- Status of special groups
- Lifestyle
- Hygiene
- Physical activity
- Recreation and sleep
- Sexual life
- Spiritual life
- Dietary pattern
- Education
- Occupation
- Financial management
- Income
- Budget
- Purchasing power
- Security
- Review questions
- References
- 3. Epidemiology
- Introduction
- Definitions of epidemiology
- History of epidemiology
- Epidemiology: Present perspectives
- Aims of epidemiology
- Scope of epidemiology
- Uses of epidemiology
- Dynamics of disease transmission
- Cold chain
- Disease prevention and control
- Epidemiological triad
- Morbidity and mortality measurements
- Epidemiological approaches
- Methods of epidemiology
- Levels of prevention
- Screening
- International classification of diseases
- Medical entomology
- Infectious disease epidemiology
- The iceberg phenomenon of a disease
- Role of community health nurse in epidemiology
- Review questions
- References
- 4. Epidemiology of communicable/infectious diseases
- Introduction
- Definition of communicable diseases
- The classification of infectious diseases
- Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases
- Review questions
- References
- 5. Epidemiology of non communicable diseases
- Introduction
- Major non communicable diseases and their risk factors
- Actions to beat non communicable diseases
- List of non communicable diseases
- Community health nurses’ responsibilities in diabetes
- Community health nurses’ responsibilities in hypertension
- Community health nurses’ responsibilities in coronary heart disease
- Community health nurses’ responsibilities in mental illness prevention and control
- Community health nurses’ responsibilities in cerebrovascular disease prevention and management
- Community health nurses’ responsibilities in accidents and injuries
- Community health nurses’ responsibilities in cancer prevention and control
- Community health nurses’ responsibilities in obesity prevention and control
- Community health nurses’ role and responsibilities in general for non communicable disease prevention and management
- Review questions
- References
- 6. Demography, population and its control
- Demography
- Population and its control
- Family planning methods
- Review questions
- References
- 7. Health education
- Introduction
- Definition
- Purposes
- Approaches to achieve health
- Scope of health education
- Principles of health education
- Health education methods
- Health learning materials
- Information, education and communication
- Behaviour change communication
- Behaviour change techniques
- Role of a nurse in behaviour change
- Review questions
- References
- Index
- No. of pages: 232
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 4, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier India
- Paperback ISBN: 9788131257630
- eBook ISBN: 9788131257647