Marie Truglio-Londrigan, Sandra B Lewenson

Broschiertes Buch

Public Health Nursing: Practicing Population-Based Care

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Beschreibung

Public Health Nursing: Practicing Population-Based Care, Third Edition is a comprehensive resource for students and faculty interested in public health nursing and education. The text takes a historical perspective in covering the challenges of public health nursing and offers evidence for why things are done the way they are. The authors accomplish this by providing a world view of various types of clinical experiences and by encouraging a conversation around how to invite the population to be active and engaged in the initiatives which promote public health. The Third Edition covers the role of nursing in primary health care, the history of public health nursing, the science of population-based care inclusive of epidemiology and social epidemiology, evidence-based practice for population health. In addition, coverage of technology for research, data storage, retrieval, trend identification, as well as technological innovations for educational program delivery to a population and social networking are also featured. Key Features: New chapter on the ethics of population-based care New chapter on the environment Minnesota Department of Health population-based intervention wheel Expanded content on disaster preparedness featuring case studies on Hurricane Katrina and the disaster in Haiti Additional information on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Autor

Marie Truglio-Londrigan, PhD, RN, has been a nurse since 1976 and has primarily practiced in public health, community, and long-term care nursing.' She holds a Baccalaureate Degree from Herbert H. Lehman College, a Master of Science Degree in Primary Health Care Nursing of the Aged from Seton Hall University, and a PhD from Adelphi University.' Dr. Londrigan has published in the areas of gerontology as well as areas pertaining to public health, health promotion and disease prevention. Her research has also focused on older adults living in the community. She has maintained a faculty practice in public health throughout her career. She has served in several academic administrative positions until recently where she returned to the faculty role. Dr. Londrigan actively participated in Zeta Omega Westchester-Rockland County at-large- Chapter, of Sigma Theta Tau International and served a term as the president of this chapter.' Presently, Dr. Londrigan is a faculty member at Pace University, College of Health Professions, Lienhard School of Nursing.' Her research reflects her interest in aging and public health nursing. At the present time she is conducting a qualitative inquiry in the area of shared decision- making in nursing practice. Her book, Decision-Making in Nursing: Thoughtful Approaches for Practice received the American Journal of Nursing 2008 Book of the Year Award.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
• 3rd edition
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 177mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 798g
• ISBN-13: 9781284121292
• ISBN-10: 1284121291
• Artikelnr.: 47550764