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Population and Community Health Nursing, 6th edition
Published by Pearson (October 9, 2014) © 2015
- Mary Jo Clark Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science, University of San Diego
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Below are key features of Population and Community Health Nursing, 6e:
Content regarding issue of nursing shortage (nationally and globally) Healthy People 2020: Goals for Population Health: The tables in this feature present relevant Healthy People 2020 objectives with information on baseline data and targets as well as the current status. Special icons draw attention to content related to the Healthy People 2020 objectives and often direct readers to the Healthy People 2020 data web site for more information or current data. Evidence-Based Practice: These boxes present research findings related to chapter topics or stimulate reader examination of the evidence base that underlies a specific aspect of community health nursing practice. It also poses questions that provoke thinking about incorporating research into practice. Global Perspectives: This feature focuses on the relevance of global issues on the content covered in the chapter by presenting an international view of population health. It explores some aspect of chapter content as it relates to one or more other countries or to a worldwide view of a topic related to community health nursing. Cultural Competence: These features point out cultural factors relevant to chapter content and promote consideration of cultural influences on health and illness and the effects of cultural beliefs and values on health care delivery. They encourage readers to examine the effects of their own personal and professional cultural traditions, as well as those of clients, on health, illness, and nurse-client interactions, aiding them in clinical practice. Client Education: These features identify important content for educating clients and the public regarding particular health issues and topics. Focused Assessment: These boxes present a series of questions that assist readers in conducting health assessments focused on a particular client, specific population groups, or particular aspects of care. They help students to tailor their nursing assessment to the specific needs of the client population, setting, or health problem addressed in the chapter. “Chapter Recap” at end of each chapter
- New title, reflects the course and new edition focus on population health
- New chapter: Care of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Population (Chapter 20)
- Re-introduced chapter: Epidemiology and Population Health: this is a population-based topic that was removed in the previous edition that returns in this edition to support the population health focus of the book (Chapter 3)
- Updated Evidence Based Practice studies
- Relevant chapters updated to reflect Healthy People 2020
- Inclusion of Patient Care Act/Health Care Reform Bill and its relevance within specific populations
- All chapters have been updated with most recent references including most current evidence base, statistics, examples, application to real-life events, and essential content for students and instructors
- Table of Contents has been reordered to reflect better organization of content
Unit 1 Population Health Nursing: An Overview
Chapter 1 Population Health and Nursing
Chapter 2 Population Health Nursing: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Chapter 3 Epidemiology and Population Health Nursing
Unit 2 Influences on Population Health
Chapter 4 Environmental Influences on Population Health
Chapter 5 Cultural Influences on Population Health
Chapter 6 Economic Influences on Population Health
Chapter 7 Health System Influences on Population Health
Chapter 8 Global Influences on Population Health
Unit 3 Population Health Nursing Strategies
Chapter 9 Political Strategies
Chapter 10 Community Empowerment Strategies
Chapter 11 Health Promotion and Education Strategies
Chapter 12 Case Management Strategies
Chapter 13 Home Visits as a Population Health Nursing Strategy
Unit 4 Nursing Care of Special Populations
Chapter 14 Care of Families
Chapter 15 Care of Communities and Target Populations
Chapter 16 Care of Child and Adolescent Populations
Chapter 17 Care of Men
Chapter 18 Care of Women
Chapter 19 Care of the Older Population
Chapter 20 Care of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations
Chapter 21 Care of Poor and Homeless Populations
Chapter 22 Care of School Populations
Chapter 23 Care of Employee Populations
Chapter 24 Care of Correctional Population
Chapter 25 Care of Populations Affected by Disaster
Chapter 1 Population Health and Nursing
Chapter 2 Population Health Nursing: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Chapter 3 Epidemiology and Population Health Nursing
Unit 2 Influences on Population Health
Chapter 4 Environmental Influences on Population Health
Chapter 5 Cultural Influences on Population Health
Chapter 6 Economic Influences on Population Health
Chapter 7 Health System Influences on Population Health
Chapter 8 Global Influences on Population Health
Unit 3 Population Health Nursing Strategies
Chapter 9 Political Strategies
Chapter 10 Community Empowerment Strategies
Chapter 11 Health Promotion and Education Strategies
Chapter 12 Case Management Strategies
Chapter 13 Home Visits as a Population Health Nursing Strategy
Unit 4 Nursing Care of Special Populations
Chapter 14 Care of Families
Chapter 15 Care of Communities and Target Populations
Chapter 16 Care of Child and Adolescent Populations
Chapter 17 Care of Men
Chapter 18 Care of Women
Chapter 19 Care of the Older Population
Chapter 20 Care of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations
Chapter 21 Care of Poor and Homeless Populations
Chapter 22 Care of School Populations
Chapter 23 Care of Employee Populations
Chapter 24 Care of Correctional Population
Chapter 25 Care of Populations Affected by Disaster
Mary Jo Clark, PhD, RN, PHN, has been practicing and teaching population health nursing for 50 years. After completing her BSN degree at the University of San Francisco, she received her introduction to global population 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 Nurse in the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. In 1973, she became a pediatric nurse practitioner, and later began teaching population health nursing at East Tennessee State University. She completed a master’s degree as a community health clinical nurse specialist 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 population health at the Medical College of Georgia. For the past 29 years, Dr. Clark has taught at baccalaureate, master’s, 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 population health nursing practice. She is well known in the population health nursing field and has provided consultation and made presentations across the country and overseas. Her many and varied experiences in population health nursing in the United States and abroad form the core of the material presented in this book.
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