Foundations of Community Health Nursing: Community-Oriented Practice

This new, concise community health nursing text draws all the essential, must-know information from the popular text, COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING by the same authors, into one accessible, streamlined resource. It offers the same "community-oriented" focus, with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention highlighting practical applications throughout. Separate sections are devoted to key aspects of community health nursing, including the roles a community health nurse might undertake, family and individual care, and care of vulnerable populations.

· Discusses the various roles of and multiple settings for community health nursing in a separate unit
· Addresses the different types of clients that a community health nurse may encounter in a separate unit on vulnerable populations
· Provides a Chapter Outline, Learning Objectives, and Key Terms with definitions at the beginning of each chapter to highlight important concepts, terminology, and serve as an overview of chapter content
· Incorporates Clinical Applications that present real-life community client situations with questions and answers
· Provides How To boxes that offer specific, application-oriented information
· Presents Evidence-Based Practice briefs that focus on recent research findings and their application to community nursing practice
· Presents topics for discussion, special clinical considerations, and facts of interest in Briefly Noted boxes
· Provides numerous appendixes with additional resources and key information
· Employs an attractive two-color design that enhances the presentation of material and increases the accessibility of features and content