Marcia Stanhope (Author), Jeanette Lancaster (Author)

Prepare for a successful career as a community/public health nurse! Public Health Nursing:Population-Centered Health Care in the Community, 9th Edition provides up-to-date information on issues that impact public health nursing, such as infectious diseases, natural and man-made disasters, and health care policies affecting individuals, families, and communities. Real-life scenarios show examples of health promotion and public health interventions. New to this edition is an emphasis on QSEN skills and an explanation of the influence of the Affordable Care Act on public health. Written by well-known nursing educators Marcia Stanhope and Jeanette Lancaster, this comprehensive, bestselling text is ideal for students in both BSN and Advanced Practice Nursing programs.

• Unique! Separate chapters on healthy cities, the Minnesota Intervention Wheel, and nursing centers describe different approaches to community health initiatives.
• Linking Content to Practice boxes provide examples of the nurse’s role in caring for individuals, families, and populations in community health settings.
• Practice Application scenarios help you apply chapter content to the practice setting by analyzing case situations and answering critical thinking questions.
• Levels of Prevention boxes identify specific nursing interventions at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels.
• Healthy People 2020 boxes highlight goals and objectives for promoting the nation’s health and wellness over the next decade.
• Evidence-Based Practice and Cutting Edge boxes illustrate the use and application of the latest research findings in public/community health nursing.
• NEW! Coverage of health care reform discusses the impact of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) on public health nursing.
• NEW! Focus on Quality and Safety Education for Nurses boxes give examples of how quality and safety goals, knowledge, competencies and skills, and attitudes can be applied to nursing practice in the community.

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