Foundations for Population Health in Community/Public Health Nursing
- 5th Edition - December 27, 2016
- Imprint: Mosby
- Authors: Marcia Stanhope, Jeanette Lancaster
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 4 4 3 8 1 - 4
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Request a sales quoteGet the essential information you need to know about population health and community health nursing! Foundations for Population Health in Community/Public Health Nursing, 5th Edition includes concise, focused coverage of community health nursing — from nursing roles and care settings to vulnerable population groups. The book uses a practical, community-oriented approach and places an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention. Practical application of concepts is highlighted throughout the text in case studies, critical thinking activities, QSEN competencies, and Healthy People 2020 objectives.
- QSEN boxes illustrate how quality and safety goals, competencies, objectives, knowledge, skills, and attitudes can be applied in nursing practice in the community.
- Healthy People 2020 objectives in every chapter address the health priorities and emerging health issues expected in the next decade.
- Genomics coverage provides a history of genetics and genomics and how they impact public/community health nursing care.
- Focus on health promotion throughout the text emphasizes initiatives, strategies, and interventions that promote the health of the community.
- Clinical Application scenarios present practice situations with questions and answers to help you apply chapter concepts to practice in the community.
- Evidence-Based Practice boxes highlight current research findings, their application to practice, and how community/public health nurses can apply the study results.
- Levels of Prevention boxes identify specific nursing interventions at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels, to reinforce the concept of prevention as it pertains to community and public health care.
- Feature box on Linking Content to Practice highlights how chapter content is applied in the role of public/community health nursing.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- About the authors
- Dedication and Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- How to use
- Preface
- List of Tables
- List of Illustrations
- PART 1. Perspectives in Health Care Delivery and Nursing
- 1. Community- and prevention-oriented practice to improve population health
- What is public health?
- Public health core functions defined
- Population-focused nursing practice
- Practice focusing on individuals, families, and groups
- Challenges for the future
- References
- 2. The history of public health and public and community health nursing
- Early public health
- Public health during america’s colonial period and the new republic
- Nightingale and the origins of trained nursing
- Continued growth in public health nursing
- Public health nursing during the early 20th century
- African american nurses in public health nursing
- Economic depression and the impact on public health
- From world war II until the 1970s
- Public health nursing from the 1970s to the present
- References
- 3. The changing U.S. health and public health care systems
- Health care in the united states
- Forces stimulating change in the demand for health care
- Current health care system in the united states
- Organization of the current health care system
- Forces influencing changes in the health care system
- Integration of public health and the primary-care system
- References
- PART 2. Influences on Health Care Delivery and Nursing
- 4. Ethics in public and community health nursing practice
- Introduction
- Brief history of ethics and bioethics: Relationship to nursing and public health
- Ethical decision making
- Nursing code of ethics
- Public health code of ethics
- Advocacy and ethics
- Advocacy and health care reform
- References
- 5. Cultural influences in nursing in community health
- Immigrant health issues
- Culture, race, and ethnicity
- Cultural diversity
- Culture, diversity, and social determinants of health
- Culturally competent nursing interventions
- Inhibitors to developing cultural competence
- Cultural nursing assessment
- Building culturally competent organizations
- References
- 6. Environmental health
- Historical context
- Environmental health sciences
- Climate change
- Environmental health assessment
- Reducing environmental health risks
- Advocacy
- Referral resources
- Roles for nurses in environmental health
- References
- 7. Government, the law, and policy activism
- Definitions
- Governmental role in US health care
- Organizations and agencies that influence health
- Impact of government health functions and structures on nursing
- The law and health care
- Laws specific to nursing practice
- Legal issues affecting health care practices
- The nurse’s role in the policy process
- References
- 8. Economic influences
- Public health and economics
- Factors affecting resource allocation in health care
- Primary prevention
- The context of the US health system
- Trends in health care spending
- Factors influencing health care costs
- Financing of health care
- Health care payment systems
- Economics and the future of nursing practice
- References
- PART 3. Conceptual Frameworks Applied to Nursing Practice in the Community
- 9. Epidemiological applications
- Definitions
- History
- How nurses use epidemiology
- Basic concepts in epidemiology
- Screening
- Basic methods in epidemiology
- Descriptive epidemiology
- Analytic epidemiology
- Experimental studies
- Causality
- Applications of epidemiology in nursing
- References
- 10. Evidence-based practice
- Definition of evidence-based practice
- History of evidence-based practice
- Types of evidence
- Factors leading to change or barriers to evidence-based practice
- Steps in the evidence-based practice process
- Approaches to finding evidence
- Approaches to evaluating evidence
- Approaches to implementing evidence-based practice
- Current perspectives
- Healthy people 2020 objectives
- Example of application of evidence-based practice to public health nursing
- References
- 11. Using health education and groups in the community
- Healthy people 2020 objectives for health education
- Education and learning
- The educational process
- Groups: A tool in health education
- References
- PART 4. Issues and Approaches in Health Care Populations
- 12. Community assessment and evaluation
- What is a community?
- Community as client
- Goals and means of community-oriented practice
- Community-focused nursing process: An overview of the process from assessment to evaluation
- Personal safety in community practice
- References
- 13. Case management
- References
- 14. Disaster management
- References
- 15. Surveillance and outbreak investigation
- Disease surveillance/public health surveillance
- National notifiable diseases
- State notifiable diseases
- Types of surveillance systems
- The investigation
- Interventions and protection
- References
- 16. Program management
- Definitions and goals
- Benefits of program planning
- Planning process
- Program evaluation
- References
- 17. Managing quality and safety
- Historical developments
- Quality and nursing practice
- Definitions and goals
- Approaches to quality improvement
- Documentation
- References
- PART 5. Issues and Approaches in Family and Individual Health Care
- 18. Family development and family nursing assessment
- References
- 19. Family health risks
- Early approaches to family health risks
- Concepts in family health risk
- Major family health risks and nursing interventions
- Nursing approaches to family health risk reduction
- Community resources
- References
- 20. Health risks across the life span
- Status of children
- Children’s health and major public health issues
- Target areas for prevention with children
- Health policy, legislation, and ethics related to adult health
- Major health issues and chronic disease management of adults across the life span
- Health disparities among special groups of adults
- Family caregiving
- Community-based models for care of adults
- References
- PART 6. Vulnerability: Predisposing Factors
- 21. Vulnerability and vulnerable populations: An overview
- Vulnerability: Definition and influencing factors
- Factors contributing to vulnerability
- Outcomes of vulnerability
- Public policies affecting vulnerable populations
- Nursing approaches to care in the community
- References
- 22. Rural health and migrant health
- References
- 23. Poverty, homelessness, teen pregnancy, and mental illness
- Attitudes, beliefs, and media communication about vulnerable groups
- Poverty: Definition and description
- Homelessness: Understanding the concept
- Trends in adolescent sexual behavior and pregnancy
- Mental illness in the united states
- Levels of prevention and the nurse
- Role of the nurse
- References
- 24. Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug problems in the community
- Scope of the problem
- Psychoactive drugs
- Illicit drug use
- Predisposing and contributing factors
- Primary prevention and the role of the nurse
- Secondary prevention and the role of the nurse
- Tertiary prevention and the role of the nurse
- The nurse’s role
- References
- 25. Violence and human abuse
- References
- 26. Infectious disease prevention and control
- Historical and current perspectives
- Transmission of communicable diseases
- Surveillance of communicable diseases
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Prevention and control of communicable diseases
- Agents of bioterrorism
- Vaccine-preventable disease
- Foodborne and waterborne diseases
- Vector-borne disease and zoonoses
- Parasitic diseases
- Diseases of travelers
- Health care–acquired infections
- References
- 27. HIV infection, hepatitis, tuberculosis, and sexually transmitted diseases
- Human immunodeficiency virus infection
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- Hepatitis
- Tuberculosis
- Nurse’s role in providing preventive care for communicable diseases
- References
- PART 7. Nursing Practice in the Community: Roles and Functions
- 28. Nursing practice at the local, state, and national levels in public health
- Roles of local, state, and federal public health agencies
- History and trends of public health
- Scope, standards, and roles of nursing in public health
- Issues and trends in public health nursing
- Education and knowledge requirements for public health nurses
- National health objectives
- Functions of public health nurses
- References
- 29. The faith community nurse
- Definitions in faith community nursing
- Historical perspectives
- Faith community nursing practice
- Issues in faith community nursing practice
- National health objectives and faith communities
- Functions of the faith community nurse
- References
- 30. The nurse in home health and hospice
- History of home health and nursing
- Description of practice models
- Scope and standards of practice
- Omaha system
- Professional development and collaboration
- Accountability and quality management
- Legal, ethical, and financial aspects of home care
- Trends and opportunities
- References
- 31. The nurse in the schools
- History of school nursing
- Standards of practice for school nurses
- Educational credentials of school nurses
- Roles and functions of school nurses
- School health services
- School nurses and Healthy People 2020
- Levels of prevention in schools
- Controversies in school nursing
- Ethics in school nursing
- Future trends in school nursing
- References
- 32. The nurse in occupational health
- Definition and scope of occupational health nursing
- History and evolution of occupational health nursing
- Roles and professionalism in occupational health nursing
- Workers as a population aggregate
- Application of the epidemiologic model
- Organizational and public efforts to promote worker health and safety
- Nursing care of working populations
- Healthy people 2020 related to occupational health
- Legislation related to occupational health
- Disaster planning and management
- References
- Appendixes
- Appendix A: Guidelines for practice
- Appendix B: Assessment tools
- Appendix C: Essential elements of public health nursing
- Appendix D: Hepatitis information
- Appendix E: Glossary
- Index
- Inside back cover
- Edition: 5
- Published: December 27, 2016
- Imprint: Mosby
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN: 9780323443814
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Marcia Stanhope
Affiliations and expertise
Education and Practice Consultant and Professor Emerita, College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KentuckyJL
Jeanette Lancaster
Affiliations and expertise
Sadie Heath Cabiness Professor and Dean Emerita, School of Nursing, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia; Associate, Tuft & Associates, Inc.