Introduction to Community Based Nursing

Hunt, Roberta

ISBN 10: 1609136861 / ISBN 13: 9781609136864

Published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012

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Synopsis:

This text presents foundational concepts pivotal to delivering nursing care in the community setting, with specific attention to the NLN competencies for community-based nursing care. The author examines the variety of settings and situations in which the community-based nurse provides care, highlighting cultural diversities in the patient populations, and emphasizing interactions between the individual and the family.
Some exciting features of the 5th edition include:

The Nurse Speaks/The Nursing Student Speaks is a real-life, clinical, community-based nursing example opening each chapter.
• Healthy People 2020, the foundation for the nation's 10-year health objectives, is examined and applied wherever relevant, providing the most up-to-date information on community issues such as access to care, obesity, emerging infectious diseases, technological advances, and alternative complementary therapies.
• Client Situations in Practice boxes examine real life community-based nursing situations and solutions specific to each chapter's content.
• Assessment Tools boxes provide opportunities to apply learning and test knowledge gained.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Introduction to Community Based Nursing
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good
Edition: 5th or later Edition