Community-Based Nursing: An Introduction

This practical and concise text presents the essential information necessary for nursing care in community settings ― including homes, doctors' offices, clinics, schools, and work sites. It is written from a health promotion and illness prevention perspective. Community-based care for the major population groups across the lifespan are addressed.

• Content on nursing care settings, roles, and interventions is addressed to provide the information needed to practice throughout the community.
• Chapters about all ages of the lifespan ― children and adolescents, adults, and the elderly ― highlight issues unique to each age group.
• A chapter on women's health discusses health care specific to women.
• A chapter on communicable disease provides timely information on bioterrorism, as well as other important issues related to communicable diseases.
• A chapter on environmental health emphasizes the importance of this key subject.
• A Case Study at the beginning of each chapter presents a "real-life" clinical example related to the chapter topic.
• Key Points summarize the most important concepts in each chapter.
• Learning Activities and Application to Practice exercises provide the opportunity to apply chapter concepts in the classroom and in clinical settings.