Community Health Nursing
Advocacy for Population Health
5th Edition
Published on 26. April 2007
Book
Hardback
1088 pages
978-0-13-170982-9 (ISBN)
Description
For undergraduate courses in Community Health Nursing.
The community/public health nurse is charged with promoting the health of populations, not only the individuals within populations. This requires advocacy on the part of the nurse, for entire communities as well as for the individuals within. The fifth edition of Community Health Nursing by respected leader and educator Mary Jo Clark approaches community health nursing from an aggregate perspective, clearly showing how nurses can serve to improve the health of populations within a community by functioning as advocates on many levels. To illustrate how that can be manifested, real-life vignettes begin every chapter, showing students what advocacy looks like in the public health context. In each chapter, critical thinking exercises are woven throughout in boxed features.
The community/public health nurse is charged with promoting the health of populations, not only the individuals within populations. This requires advocacy on the part of the nurse, for entire communities as well as for the individuals within. The fifth edition of Community Health Nursing by respected leader and educator Mary Jo Clark approaches community health nursing from an aggregate perspective, clearly showing how nurses can serve to improve the health of populations within a community by functioning as advocates on many levels. To illustrate how that can be manifested, real-life vignettes begin every chapter, showing students what advocacy looks like in the public health context. In each chapter, critical thinking exercises are woven throughout in boxed features.
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Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 223 mm
Width: 278 mm
Thickness: 39 mm
Weight
2152 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-170982-9 (9780131709829)
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Person
Mary Jo Clark, PhD, RN, PHN has been practicing and teaching community health nursing for 40 years. After completing her BSN degree at the University of San Francisco, she received her introduction to global community health nursing as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in Vita, India, a rural town with a population of about 3,000. Returning to the United States, Dr. Clark employed her cross-cultural expertise as a Public Health Nurses in the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. In 1973, she became a pediatric nurse practitioner, and later began teaching community health nursing at East Tennessee State University. She completed a masters degree in community health nursing at Texas Women's University and a PhD in nursing at the University of Texas at Austin. Moving with her Army nurse husband to Augusta, Georgia, she taught graduate and undergraduate community health at the Medical College of Georgia. For the past 20 years, Dr. Clark has taught at baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels at the University of San Diego, Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science. In addition to her full-time teaching and writing, Dr. Clark has maintained an active community health nursing practice. She is well known in the community health nursing field and has provided consultation and made presentations across the country and overseas. Her many and varied experiences in community health nursing in the United States and abroad form the core of the material presented in this book.
Content
Clark, Community Health Nursing: Advocating for Healthy Populations, 5e
Table of Contents
Unit I The Context for Community Health Nursing
Chapter 1 Community Health Nursing as Advocacy
Chapter 2 The Population Context
Chapter 3 The Historical Context
Chapter 4 The Theoretical Context
Chapter 5 The Global Health Context ****NEW CHAPTER****
Chapter 6 The Economic Context
Chapter 7 The Cultural Context
Chapter 8 The Environmental Context
Unit II Approaches to Community Health Nursing
Chapter 9 Health Promotion
Chapter 10 Case Management
Chapter 11 Community Empowerment ****NEW CHAPTER****
Unit III Care of Special Populations
Chapter 12 Care of Families
Chapter 13 Care of Communities
Chapter 14 Meeting the Health Needs of Child and Adolescent Populations
Chapter 15 Meeting the Health Needs of Women
Chapter 16 Meeting the Health Needs of Men
Chapter 17 Meeting the Health Needs of Older Clients
Chapter 18 Meeting the Health Needs of Poor and Homeless Populations
Unit IV Care of Populations in Specialized Settings
Chapter 19 Care of Clients in the Home Setting
Chapter 20 Care of Clients in Official and Voluntary Health Agencies
Chapter 21 Care of Clients in the School Setting
Chapter 22 Care of Clients in Work Settings
Chapter 23 Care of Clients in Urban and Rural Settings
Chapter 24 Care of Clients in Correctional Settings
Chapter 25 Care of Clients in Disaster Settings
Unit V Population Health Issues
Chapter 26 Communicable Diseases
Chapter 27 Chronic Disease
Chapter 28 Substance Abuse
Chapter 29 Community Mental Health
Chapter 30 Societal Violence
Appendices
Appendix B Information on Selected Communicable Diseases
Appendix C Selected Cultural Beliefs, Behaviors, and Practices
Appendix D Nursing Interventions for Common Health Problems in Children and Adolescents
Table of Contents
Unit I The Context for Community Health Nursing
Chapter 1 Community Health Nursing as Advocacy
Chapter 2 The Population Context
Chapter 3 The Historical Context
Chapter 4 The Theoretical Context
Chapter 5 The Global Health Context ****NEW CHAPTER****
Chapter 6 The Economic Context
Chapter 7 The Cultural Context
Chapter 8 The Environmental Context
Unit II Approaches to Community Health Nursing
Chapter 9 Health Promotion
Chapter 10 Case Management
Chapter 11 Community Empowerment ****NEW CHAPTER****
Unit III Care of Special Populations
Chapter 12 Care of Families
Chapter 13 Care of Communities
Chapter 14 Meeting the Health Needs of Child and Adolescent Populations
Chapter 15 Meeting the Health Needs of Women
Chapter 16 Meeting the Health Needs of Men
Chapter 17 Meeting the Health Needs of Older Clients
Chapter 18 Meeting the Health Needs of Poor and Homeless Populations
Unit IV Care of Populations in Specialized Settings
Chapter 19 Care of Clients in the Home Setting
Chapter 20 Care of Clients in Official and Voluntary Health Agencies
Chapter 21 Care of Clients in the School Setting
Chapter 22 Care of Clients in Work Settings
Chapter 23 Care of Clients in Urban and Rural Settings
Chapter 24 Care of Clients in Correctional Settings
Chapter 25 Care of Clients in Disaster Settings
Unit V Population Health Issues
Chapter 26 Communicable Diseases
Chapter 27 Chronic Disease
Chapter 28 Substance Abuse
Chapter 29 Community Mental Health
Chapter 30 Societal Violence
Appendices
Appendix B Information on Selected Communicable Diseases
Appendix C Selected Cultural Beliefs, Behaviors, and Practices
Appendix D Nursing Interventions for Common Health Problems in Children and Adolescents