Community Health Nursing in Canada - E-Book

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Nursing, Home & Community Care

• Author: Marcia Stanhope, RN, DSN, FAAN, Jeanette Lancaster, RN, PhD, FAAN
• ISBN: 9781771720748
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
• Publication: August 17, 2016
• Imprint: Mosby Canada
• Language: English

With concise, focused coverage, Community Health Nursing in Canada, 3rd Edition introduces you to all of the necessary concepts, skills, and practice of community health nursing. This comprehensive text from leading nursing educators also addresses the increasing awareness of social justice and the impact of society on individual health, with a shift from individual-centred care to population- and community-centred care. In this constantly evolving field, Community Health Nursing in Canada helps you develop the necessary skills to apply what you’ve learned in the practice setting.

• UNIQUE! Evidence-Informed Practice boxesillustrate how to apply the latest research findings in community health nursing.

• Levels of Prevention boxes give examples of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention related to community health nursing practice.

• Ethical Considerations boxes provide examples of ethical situations and relevant principles involved in making informed decisions in community health nursing practice.

• UNIQUE! Chapter Indigenous Health: Working with First Nations Peoples, Inuit, and Métischapter details community health nursing in Aboriginal communities.

• UNIQUE! Determinants of Health boxes highlight these critical factors contributing to an individual’s health**.**

• How To boxes provide specific, application-oriented information.

• Chapter Summary sections provide a helpful summary of the key points within each chapter.

• NEW! CHN in Practice boxes provide unique case studies to help you develop your assessment and critical thinking skills.

• NEW! Cultural Considerations boxes present culturally diverse scenarios that offer questions for reflection and class discussion.