Contents |
Pt. 1. The Context of Public Health Nursing -- Public Health Nursing: Present, Past, and Future -- Public Health Systems -- Health Policy, Politics, and Reform -- Health and the Global Environment -- Pt. 2. Evidence-Based Practice and Population Health -- Frameworks for Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Risk Reduction -- Epidemiology: The Study of Prevention -- Describing Health Conditions: Understanding and Using Rates -- Gathering Evidence for Public Health Practice -- Pt. 3. Implementing Nursing Practice in Community Settings -- Planning for Community Change -- Cultural Diversity and Values -- Community Assessment -- Care Management, Case Management, and Home Healthcare -- Family Assessment -- Pt. 4. Challenges in Community and Public Health Nursing -- Risk of Infectious and Communicable Diseases -- Emerging Infectious Diseases -- Violence and Abuse -- Substance Abuse -- Undeserved Populations -- Environmental Health -- Community Preparedness: Disaster and Terrorism -- Pt. 5. Specialty Practice -- Community Mental Health -- School Health -- Faith-Oriented Communities and Health Ministries in Faith Communities -- Palliative and End-of-Life Care -- Occupational Health Nursing -- |