Public health nursing : practicing population-based care

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lewenson, Sandra B. (Author), Truglio-Londrigan, Marie (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Sudbury, Massachusetts : Jones and Bartlett Publishers , c2011
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. What is public health and public health nursing
  • 2. Public health nursing in the United States : a history
  • 3. Assessment : using the public health nursing assessment tool
  • 4. Fundamentals of epidemiology and social epidemiology
  • 5. Evidence-based practice from a public health perspective
  • 6. Applying technology in public health nursing
  • 7. Considerations of culture in the health of the public
  • 8. Hitting the pavement : intervention of case finding : outreach, screening, surveillance, and disease and health event investigation
  • 9. Running the show : referral and follow-up, case management, delegated functions
  • 10. Working it out : consultation, counseling, and health teaching
  • 11. Working together : collaboration, coalition building, and community organizing
  • 12. Getting the word out : advocacy, social marketing, and policy development and enforcement
  • 13. Protecting, sustaining, and empowering : a historical perspective on the control of epidemics
  • 14. Historical highlights in disaster nursing
  • 15. Public health : costs, challenges, and considerations
  • 16. Nursing education and public health nursing