This comprehensive text provides unique coverage of vulnerable aggregate populations while using the levels of prevention approach. This edition will focus more on public health including health promotion and protection, increase the nursing application content, and cover the evolving issues of disaster nursing. New features include Us ...more

The thoroughly updated Fifth Edition of this AJN award-winning text examines the contemporary public health nurse's role as a hands-on caregiver, community detective, and epidemiologist. Emphasizing primary care, community assessment, and program planning, the book provides practical tools for working with communities to improve health ...more

Designed for use in a variety of Parish Nursing courses, this textbook is unique in combining traditional parish nursing content with community health nursing methodology, coverage of community and faith community assessment, and health education and health promotion/disease prevention programming. Coverage of complementary and alterna ...more

This text is suitable for students taking Community Health Nursing or for the beginning practitioner in the field of Community Health Nursing. It is designed to provide direction for small-scale community health projects, ranging from about two to eight months in length.

This groundbreaking text designed for Baccalaureate nursing programs offers a fresh approach to family nursing that is based on contemporary family theory and research. Examination of the theories and processes in light of the reader's own beliefs, values, and practice is emphasized throughout. Real-world examples and application activ ...more