Community and Public Health Nursing: Promoting the Public’s Health

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UNIT 1: Foundations of Community/Public Health Nursing
CHAPTER 1: The Journey Begins: Introduction
	Community Health
	The Concept of Community
	The Concept of Health
	Components of Community/Public Health Practice
	Characteristics of Community/Public Health Nursing
CHAPTER 2: Public Health Nursing in the Community
	Core Public Health Functions
	Standards of Practice
	Roles of C/PHNs
	Settings for Community and Public Health Nursing Practice
CHAPTER 3: History and Evolution of Public Health Nursing
	Historical Development of Community/Public Health Nursing
CHAPTER 4: Evidence-Based Practice and Ethics
	Research That Makes a Difference: The Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP)
	Research and Evidence-Based Practice
	Impact of Research on Community/Public Health and Nursing Practice
	Values and Ethics in Community/Public Health Nursing
	Values
	Ethics
CHAPTER 5: Transcultural Nursing
	The Concept of Culture
	Characteristics of Culture
	Ethnocultural Health Care Practices
	Role and Preparation of the Community/Public Health Nurse
	Transcultural Community/Public Health Nursing Principles
UNIT 2: Community/Public Health Essentials
CHAPTER 6: Structure and Economics of Community/Public Health Services
	Historical Influences on Health Care
	Health Care Organizations in the United States
	International Health Organizations
	Development of Today’s Health Care System
	The Economics of Health Care
	Sources of Health Care Financing: Public and Private
	Trends and Issues Influencing Health Care Economics
	Effects of Health Economics on Community/Public Health Practice
	Implications for Community/Public Health Nursing
CHAPTER 7: Epidemiology in the Community
	How Epidemiology Supports the Ten Essentials of Public Health Services
	Historical Roots of Epidemiology
	Concepts Basic to Epidemiology
	Sources of Information for Epidemiologic Study
	Methods in the Epidemiologic Investigative Process
	Conducting Epidemiologic Research
CHAPTER 8: Communicable Disease
	Basic Concepts Regarding Communicable Diseases
	Major Communicable Diseases in the United States
	Primary Prevention
	Secondary Prevention
	Tertiary Prevention
	Legal and Ethical Issues in Communicable Disease Control
CHAPTER 9: Environmental Health and Safety
	Environmental Health and Nursing
	Concepts and Frameworks for Environmental Health
	Core Functions of Public Health
	Global Environmental Health
UNIT 3: Community/Public Health Nursing Toolbox
CHAPTER 10: Communication, Collaboration, and Technology
	Communication in Community/Public Health Nursing
	Communicating with Groups
	Contracting in Community/Public Health Nursing
	Collaboration and Partnerships in Community/Public Health Nursing
	Health Technology
CHAPTER 11: Health Promotion Through Education
	Healthy People 2030 and Key Concepts Related to Health Promotion
	Health Promotion Through Change
	Change Through Health Education
CHAPTER 12: Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Community/Public Health Programs
	Planning Community Health Programs: The Basics
	Identifying Group or Community Health Problems
	Evaluating Outcomes
	Marketing and Community Health Programs
	Securing Grants to Fund Community Health Programs
CHAPTER 13: Policy Making and Advocacy
	Health in These United States: How Healthy Are We?
	Health Policy Analysis
	Policy Analysis for the PHN
	Political Action and Advocacy for C/PHNs
	Current US Health Policy Options
	Power and Empowerment
UNIT 4: The Health of Our Population
CHAPTER 14: Family as Client
	Family Health and Family Health Nursing
	Family Characteristics and Dynamics
	Family Health Nursing: Preparing for the Home Visit
	Applying the Nursing Process to Family Health
CHAPTER 15: Community as Client
	When the Client Is a Community: Characteristics of Community/Public Health Nursing Practice
	Theories and Models for Community/Public Health Nursing Practice
	Principles of Community/Public Health Nursing
	What Is a Healthy Community?
	Dimensions of the Community as Client
	The Nursing Process Applied to the Community as Client
	Types of Community Needs Assessment
	Methods for Collecting Community Data
	Sources of Community Data
	Data Analysis and Diagnosis
	Planning to Meet the Health Needs of the Community
	Implementing Health Promotion Plans for the Community
	Evaluation of Implemented Community Health Improvement Plans
CHAPTER 16: Global Health Nursing
	A Framework for Global Health Nursing Assessment
	Global Health Concepts
	Global Health Trends
	Global Health Ethics
CHAPTER 17: Disasters and Their Impact
	Disasters
	Terrorism and Wars
CHAPTER 18: Violence and Abuse
	Dynamics and Characteristics of a Crisis
	Overview of Violence Across the Life Cycle
	History of Violence Against Women and Children
	Violence Against Children
	Intimate Partner Violence
	Elder Abuse and Maltreatment of Older Adults
	Other Forms of Violence
	Healthy People 2030 and Violence Prevention
	Levels of Prevention: Crisis Intervention and Family and Intimate Partner (IP) Violence
	Violence From Outside the Home
	The Nursing Process
UNIT 5: Aggregate Populations
CHAPTER 19: Maternal–Child Health
	Health Status and Needs of Pregnant Women and Infants
	Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers
	Health Services for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers
	Role of the C/PHN
CHAPTER 20: School-Age Children and Adolescents
	School: Child’s Work
	Poverty: A Major Social Determinant of Health in School-Age Children and Adolescents
	Health Problems of School-Age Children
	Adolescent Health
	Health Services for School-Age Children and Adolescents
CHAPTER 21: Adult Health
	Demographics of Adult Women and Men
	Life Expectancy
	Health Disparities
	Health Literacy
	Major Health Problems of Adults
	Women’s Health
	Men’s Health
	Role of the Community Health Nurse
CHAPTER 22: Older Adults
	Geriatrics and Gerontology
	Health Status of Older Adults
	Dispelling Ageism
	Meeting the Health Needs of Older Adults
	Levels of Prevention
	Health Costs for Older Adults: Medicare and Medicaid
	Elder Abuse
	Approaches to Older Adult Care
	Health Services for Older Adult Populations
	End of Life: Advance Directives, Hospice, and Palliative Care
	Care for the Caregiver
	The Community Health Nurse in an Aging America
UNIT 6: Vulnerable Populations
CHAPTER 23: Working With Vulnerable People
	The Concept of Vulnerable Populations
	Vulnerability and Inequality in Health Care
	Working With Vulnerable Populations
	Social Justice and Public Health Nursing
CHAPTER 24: Clients With Disabilities
	Perspectives on Disability and Health
	Health Promotion and Prevention Needs of Persons With Disabilities
	Civil Rights Legislation
	Families of Persons With Disabilities
	Universal Design
	The Role of the Community/Public Health Nurse
CHAPTER 25: Behavioral Health in the Community
	Contemporary Issues
	Prevention of Substance Use and Mental Disorders
	Mental Health
	Substance Use
	Tobacco Use
	Community- and Population-Based Interventions
CHAPTER 26: Working with the Homeless
	Scope of the Problem
	HEALTH CARE AND THE HOMELESS
	Resources To Combat Homelessness
	Role Of The C/Phn
CHAPTER 27: Rural, Migrant, and Urban Communities
	Definitions and Demographics
	Rural Health
	Migrant Health
	Agricultural Labor and Immigration Policies Changing
	Urban Health
UNIT 7: Settings for Community/Public Health Nursing
CHAPTER 28: Public Settings
	Public Health Nursing
	Public Health Funding and Governmental Structures
	Nursing Roles in Local, State, and Federal Public Health Positions
	Correctional Nursing
	Correctional Nursing Careers
CHAPTER 29: Private Settings
	Nurse-Led Health Centers
	Faith Community Nursing
	Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing
	Nurse Entrepreneur in Community/Public Health Nursing
CHAPTER 30: Home Health and Hospice Care
	Home Health Care
	Hospice Care
Quad Council Tier 1 Community/Public Health Nursing Competencies
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