Population Health for Nurses

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ochs, Jessica, author.

Roper, Sherry L., author.

Schwartz, Susan M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine--Textbooks.

Medicine.

Nursing--Textbooks.

Nursing.

Public health--Textbooks.

Public health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] OpenStax [2024]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Population Health for Nurses prepares nurses to develop interventions, policies, and practices that promote health equity and improved health outcomes across the health care delivery continuum. The text emphasizes the social determinants of health and how nurses can plan and implement health promotion and disease prevention interventions. It takes a holistic perspective, connecting human health behavior to the dynamic, ongoing interactions of the person, social factors, and the physical environment in which people are born, live, learn, play, work, and age. OpenStax Population Health for Nurses uses a logical, thematic organization that breaks down content into manageable chunks. It presents the material in 35 chapters, organized into 7 thematic units. The text defines and distinguishes among the interrelated nursing areas of population health, public health, and community health nursing, providing both historical context and up-to-date research to help students make connections across content that can inform practice. The result is a holistic approach that applies theoretical concepts to the practical assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation steps of client care and community-tailored interventions.

Contents:

Preface

Chapter 1 What Is Population Health?

Chapter 2 Foundations of Public/Community Health

Chapter 3 Public/Community Health in Practice

Chapter 4 The Health of the Population

Chapter 5 Demographic Trends and Societal Changes

Chapter 6 Structural Racism and Systemic Inequities

Chapter 7 Policies and Regulatory Conditions Impacting Health Outcomes

Chapter 8 Social Determinants Affecting Health Outcomes

Chapter 9 Health Disparities

Chapter 10 Socio-Ecological Perspectives and Health

Chapter 11 Evidence-Based Decision-Making

Chapter 12 Epidemiology for Informing Population/Community Health Decisions

Chapter 13 Pandemics and Infectious Disease Outbreaks

Chapter 14 Environmental Health

Chapter 15 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Strategies

Chapter 16 Creating a Healthy Community

Chapter 17 Assessment, Analysis, and Diagnosis

Chapter 18 Planning Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Interventions

Chapter 19 Planning Community Health Education

Chapter 20 Implementation and Evaluation Considerations

Chapter 21 Cultural Influences on Health Beliefs and Practices

Chapter 22 Transcultural Nursing

Chapter 23 Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Nursing Care

Chapter 24 Designing Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Programs

Chapter 25 Managing the Dynamics of Difference

Chapter 26 Health Promotion and Maintenance Across the Lifespan

Chapter 27 Caring for Vulnerable Populations and Communities

Chapter 28 Caring for Families

Chapter 29 Caring Across Practice Settings

Chapter 30 Care Transition and Coordination Across the Community

Chapter 31 Caring for Populations and Communities in Crisis

Chapter 32 Principles of Disaster Management

Chapter 33 Advocating for Population Health

Chapter 34 Engagement in the Policy Development Process

Chapter 35 Leading the Way to Improving Population Health

Appendix A Assessment Tools

Appendix B Community/Public Health Nursing [C/PHN] Competencies

Appendix C Theories and Models Applicable to Practice

Appendix D Frequently Used and Misused Substances

Appendix E Nurse-Designed Models of Care

Answer Key

References

Index

Notes:

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