Community Health Nursing: Concepts and Practice

by Allender, Judith Ann; Spradley, Barbara Walton

• ISBN13: 9780781721226
• ISBN10: 0781721229
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Summary

California State Univ., Fresno. A textbook for undergraduate nursing students, offering an introduction to community health nursing. Also serves as a reference for professional nurses. Features case studies interwoven into the text, and incorporates the impact of global health status. Provides readers with essential skills. Previous edition, c1996, by Barbara W. Spradley.

Table of Contents

UNIT I Foundations of Community Health Nursing	1	(137)
Opportunities and Challenges of Community Health Nursing	1	(22)
Barbara Spradley
Judith Allender
Community Health	2	(1)
The Concept of Community	3	(3)
The Concept of Health	6	(3)
Components of Community Health Practice	9	(6)
Characteristics of Community Health Nursing	15	(8)
Evolution of Community Health Nursing	23	(16)
Barbara Spradley
Judith Allender
Historical Development of Community Health Nursing	23	(9)
Societal Influences on Community Health Nursing's Development	32	(3)
Preparation for Community Health Nursing	35	(4)
Roles and Settings for Community Health Nursing Practice	39	(18)
Barbara Spradley
Judith Allender
Core Public Health Functions	39	(2)
Roles of Community Health Nurses	41	(8)
Settings for Community Health Nursing Practice	49	(8)
Transcultural Nursing in the Community	57	(23)
Barbara Spradley
Judith Allender
The Meaning of Culture	58	(2)
Characteristics of Culture	60	(3)
Selected Cultural Communities	63	(6)
Transcultural Community Health Nursing Principles	69	(11)
Values and Ethics in Community Health Nursing	80	(14)
Barbara Spradley
Judith Allender
Values	81	(3)
Ethics	84	(10)
Structure and Function of Community Health Services	94	(22)
Barbara Spradley
Judith Allender
Historical Influences on Health Care	95	(1)
Health Care System Development in the United States	96	(2)
Health Organizations in the United States	98	(8)
International Health Organizations	106	(2)
Significant Legislation	108	(4)
Implications for Community Health Nursing	112	(4)
Economics of Health Care	116	(21)
Barbara Spradley
Judith Allender
Economic Theories and Concepts	116	(2)
Sources of Health Care Financing: Public and Private	118	(4)
Trends and Issues Influencing Health Care Economics	122	(9)
Effects of Health Economics on Community Health Practice	131	(6)
UNIT II Tools of Community Health Nursing	137	(112)
Communication, Collaboration, and Contracting	137	(15)
Barbara Spradley
Judith Allender
Communication in Community Health Nursing	137	(6)
Collaboration in Community Health Nursing	143	(2)
Contracting in Community Health Nursing	145	(7)
Health Promotion Through Education	152	(22)
Judith Allender
Barbara Spradley
The Domains of Learning	153	(4)
Learning Theories	157	(2)
Health Teaching Models	159	(3)
Teaching at Three Levels of Prevention	162	(1)
Effective Teaching	162	(12)
The Community Health Nurse as Leader, Change Agent, and Case Manager	174	(22)
Barbara Spradley
Judith Allender
What Is Leadership?	175	(1)
Leadership Theories	176	(1)
Leadership Styles	177	(2)
Leadership Functions	179	(1)
Power and Leadership	180	(2)
The Nature of Change	182	(1)
Planned Change	183	(7)
Case Management in Community Health Nursing	190	(1)
Community Health Nurses' Leadership Roles	191	(5)
Research in Community Health Nursing	196	(13)
Dorothy Brockopp
Cherie Rector
Quantitative and Qualitative Research	197	(1)
Steps in the Research Process	197	(7)
Impact of Research on Community Health and Nursing Practice	204	(1)
The Community Health Nurse's Role in Research	205	(4)
Quality Measurement and Improvement in Community Health Nursing	209	(18)
Judith Allender
Pamela Thul-Immler
Terminology of Quality Improvement and Management	210	(1)
Factors Affecting Quality Measurement and Improvement	210	(3)
Models for Quality Measurement and Improvement	213	(2)
Techniques of Quality Measurement and Improvement	215	(5)
Quality Measurement and Improvement in Community Health Nursing	220	(7)
Policy Making and Community Health Advocacy	227	(22)
Terry Miller
Barbara Spradley
Judith Allender
Policy Making	228	(9)
Community Health Advocacy	237	(2)
The Legislative Process and Influencing Legislation	239	(10)
UNIT III Public Health Principles in Community Health Nursing	249	(91)
Epidemiology in Community Health Care	249	(21)
Barbara Spradley
Judith Allender
Historical Roots of Epidemiology	250	(1)
Concepts Basic to Epidemiology	251	(8)
Sources of Information for Epidemiologic Study	259	(2)
Methods in the Epidemiologic Investigative Process	261	(4)
Conducting Epidemiologic Research	265	(5)
Communicable Disease Control	270	(41)
Judith Allender
Kathy Karsting
Basic Concepts Regarding Communicable Diseases	271	(4)
Primary Prevention	275	(8)
Secondary Prevention	283	(2)
Tertiary Prevention	285	(1)
Major Communicable Diseases in the United States	286	(14)
Global Issues in Communicable Disease Control	300	(2)
Using the Nursing Process for Communicable Disease Control	302	(1)
Ethical Issues in Communicable Disease Control	303	(8)
Environmental Health and Safety	311	(29)
Laura N. Harris
Barbara Spradley
Judith Allender
Concepts and Theories Central to Environmental Health	312	(2)
Evolution of Environmental Health	314	(1)
Major Global Environmental Concerns	315	(20)
Strategies for Nursing Action in Environmental Health	335	(5)
UNIT IV Community as Client	340	(87)
Theoretical Basis of Community Health Nursing	340	(13)
Derryl Block
La Vohn Josten
When the Client Is a Community: Characteristics of Community Health Nursing Practice	340	(2)
Theories and Models for Community Health Nursing Practice	342	(3)
Tenets of Public Health Nursing Applied to Community Health Nursing	345	(2)
Societal Influences on Community-Oriented, Population-Focused Nursing	347	(6)
The Community as Client: Assessment and Diagnosis	353	(22)
Barbara Spradley
Judith Allender
Factors Opposed to the Concept of Community	354	(1)
Dimensions of the Community as Client	355	(7)
Community Dynamics	362	(2)
Types of Community Needs Assessment	364	(2)
Community Assessment Methods	366	(1)
Sources of Community Data	367	(1)
Data Analysis and Diagnosis	368	(3)
What Is a Healthy Community?	371	(4)
Planning, Intervention, and Evaluation of Health Care in Communities	375	(16)
Judith Allender
Barbara Spradley
Nursing Process Components Applied to Community as Client	376	(2)
Planning to Meet the Health Needs in the Community	378	(3)
Implementing Plans for Promoting the Health of Aggregates in the Community	381	(1)
Evaluating Implemented Aggregate Health Plans	382	(2)
Nursing Process Characteristics Applied to Community as Client	384	(1)
The Community Health Nurse as Catalyst for Community Development	385	(6)
Communities in Crisis: Disasters, Group Violence, and Terrorism	391	(17)
Cindy Tait
Barbara Spradley
Disasters	391	(7)
Group Violence	398	(5)
Terrorism	403	(5)
The Global Community: International Health Concerns	408	(19)
Nancy Clark
Donald C. Johnson
International Health Care Systems	409	(1)
Global Health Agencies	410	(3)
Health for All: A Primary Health Care Initiative	413	(1)
Global Health Concerns	414	(8)
The Role of Nurses in Global Health	422	(5)
UNIT V The Family as Client	427	(86)
Theoretical Bases for Promoting Family Health	427	(19)
Judith Allender
Barbara Spradley
Universal Characteristics of Families	428	(1)
Attributes of Families as Social Systems	428	(2)
Family Culture	430	(2)
Family Structures	432	(4)
Family Functions	436	(2)
Family Life Cycle	438	(1)
Emerging Family Patterns	439	(7)
Assessment of Families	446	(24)
Judith Allender
Barbara Spradley
Effects of Family Health on Individuals and Communities	447	(1)
Characteristics of Healthy Families	447	(3)
Family Health Practice Guidelines	450	(3)
Family Health Assessment	453	(4)
Guidelines for Family Health Assessment	457	(13)
Planning, Intervening, and Evaluating Health Care to Families	470	(16)
Judith Allender
Nursing Process Components Applied to Families as Clients	471	(2)
Planning to Meet the Health Needs of Families During Home Visits	473	(5)
Implementing Plans for Promoting the Health of Families	478	(3)
Evaluating Implemented Family Health Plans	481	(5)
Families in Crisis: Domestic Violence and Abuse	486	(27)
Judith Allender
Barbara Spradley
Dynamics and Characteristics of a Crisis	487	(2)
History of Family Violence	489	(2)
Family Violence Against Children	491	(6)
Partner/Spousal Violence	497	(3)
Mistreatment of Elders	500	(1)
Other Forms of Family Violence	501	(1)
Levels of Prevention: Crisis Intervention and Family Violence	502	(2)
Methods of Intervention	504	(1)
Role of the Community Health Nurse in Caring for Families in Crisis	505	(8)
UNIT VI Aggregates With Developmental Needs	513	(111)
Maternal, Prenatal, and Newborn Populations	513	(24)
Judith Allender
Barbara Spradley
Health Status and Needs of Pregnant Women and Infants	514	(9)
Planning for the Health of Maternal-Infant Populations	523	(1)
Health Programs for Maternal-Infant Populations	524	(13)
Promoting and Protecting the Health of Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Populations	537	(19)
Judith Allender
Barbara Spradley
Global View of Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Health	538	(2)
Health Problems of Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers	540	(5)
Health Services for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers	545	(7)
Role of the Community Health Nurse	552	(4)
Promoting and Protecting the Health of School-Aged and Adolescent Populations	556	(25)
Cherie Rector
Health Problems of School-Aged Children	556	(6)
Health Problems of Adolescents	562	(3)
Health Services for School-Aged Children and Adolescents	565	(5)
Role of the School Nurse	570	(11)
Promoting and Protecting the Health of Adults and the Working Population	581	(19)
Carmen Adams
Adult Clients	582	(4)
Environmental Work Factors	586	(2)
Evolution of Occupational Health	588	(2)
Work-Related Health Problems	590	(1)
Occupational Health Programs	591	(3)
Role of the Occupational Health Nurse	594	(6)
Promoting and Protecting the Health of the Older Adult Population	600	(24)
Judith Allender
Barbara Spradley
Health Status of Older Adults	601	(1)
Dispelling Ageism	602	(3)
Health Needs of Older Adults	605	(10)
Approaches to Older Adult Care	615	(1)
Health Services for Older Adult Populations	615	(4)
The Community Health Nurse in an Aging America	619	(5)
UNIT VII Vulnerable Aggregates	624	(130)
Rural Clients	624	(17)
Tina Bayne
Definitions and Demographics	625	(2)
Population Characteristics	627	(1)
Rural Populations at Risk	628	(4)
Rural Health Issues	632	(2)
Rural Community Health Nursing	634	(7)
Clients Living in Poverty	641	(17)
Joyce V. Zerwekh
Who Are the Poor?	641	(4)
Politics and Ethics of Poverty	645	(2)
Health Effects of Poverty	647	(1)
Homelessness in America	648	(2)
Global Poverty: The Developing Nations	650	(2)
Role of the Community Health Nurse in Caring for Clients in Poverty	652	(6)
Migrant Workers	658	(24)
Sonia Sandhaus
Migrant Farmworkers: Profile of a Nomadic Aggregate	659	(3)
Health Risks of Migrant Workers and Their Families	662	(2)
Common Health Problems	664	(6)
Barriers to Health Care	670	(4)
The Role of Community Health Nurses in Caring for a Mobile Workforce	674	(8)
Clients With Mental Health Issues	682	(19)
Barbara Spradley
Barbara A. Moynihan
Community Mental Health in Perspective	682	(4)
Epidemiology of Mental Disorders	686	(2)
Interventions for Community Mental Health	688	(6)
Mental Health Promotion	694	(1)
Role of the Community Mental Health Nurse	695	(6)
Clients Living With Addiction	701	(21)
Elaine Saline
An Overview of Addiction	701	(5)
Problems Related to Addiction	706	(5)
Alcohol Addiction	711	(2)
Tobacco Addiction	713	(1)
Other Central Nervous System Depressants	714	(1)
Stimulants	715	(2)
Gambling	717	(1)
Other Addictions	718	(1)
Globalization of Addiction Problems	718	(4)
Clients in Correctional Facilities	722	(14)
Pamela Dole
Barbara A. Moynihan
Barbara Spradley
Basic Concepts in Correctional Health Care	723	(1)
Evolution of Correction Health Care	724	(2)
Ethical Issues in Correctional Health Care	726	(1)
Health Care Considerations	726	(3)
Women in Prison	729	(1)
Role of the Community Health Nurse	730	(6)
Clients in Home Health, Hospice, and Long-Term Care Settings	736	(18)
Judith Allender
Paula Milone-Nuzzo
An Overview of Home Care	737	(2)
Agencies, Personnel, and Reimbursement	739	(2)
Medicare Criteria for Home Care Services	741	(1)
Medicare's Prospective Payment System	741	(1)
An Overview of Hospice Care	742	(1)
The Evolution of Hospice Care	743	(1)
Hospice Settings, Team Members, and Reimbursement	743	(2)
An Overview of Long-Term Care Settings, Population, and Personnel	745	(2)
The Evolution of Long-Term Care Nursing	747	(1)
Role of the Community Health Nurse in Home, Hospice, and Long-Term Care	748	(6)
Glossary	754	(18)
Internet Resources and Useful 800 Numbers	772	(4)
Appendix A Suspected Child Abuse Report	776	(2)
Appendix B Medical Report--Suspected Child Abuse	778	(3)
Appendix C Domestic Violence Screening/Documentation Form	781	(2)
Index	783