Public Health Science and Nursing Practice: Caring for Populations

How do you solve population-level health problems and develop appropriate nursing interventions? This unique, problem-solving, case-based approach shows you how. You’ll encounter three different case studies in every chapter—two in the text and one online at DavisPlus—that explore concepts such as community assessments, public health policy, and surveillance. Step by step, you’ll develop the knowledge and skills you need to apply public health principles across a variety of health care settings, special populations, and scenarios.

I. Basis for Public Health Nursing Knowledge and Skills 1. Public Health and Nursing Practice 2. Optimizing Population Health? 3. Epidemiology and Nursing Practice 4. Introduction to Community Assessment? 5. Health Program Planning 6. Environmental Health II. Community Health Across Populations: Public Health Issues 7. Health Disparities 8. Communicable Diseases 9. Noncommunicable Diseases 10. Mental Health 11. Substance Use and the Health of Communities 12. Injury and Violence 13. Nursing and Global Health III. Public Health Planning 14. Health Planning for Local Public Health Departments 15. Health Planning for Acute Care Settings 16. Health Planning for Primary Care Settings 17. Health Planning With Rural and Urban Communities 18. Health Planning for Maternal-Infant and Child Health settings 19. Health Planning for School Settings 20. Health Planning for Older Adults 21. Health Planning for Occupational Health IV. Public Health Nursing – Special Populations 22. Public Health Policy and Finance 23. Culture and Public Health Nursing 24. Vulnerable Populations 25. Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Management Appendix QSEN Crosswalk Index View the Contributors and Reviewers here.