Population Health for Nurses (Age 20, US Bachelor’s 3)
About This Textbook
This textbook frames foundational knowledge nurses need to practice in the traditional fields of community and public health nursing—defining the breadth of the discipline, its methods and theories, and the central concept of health equity as well as incorporating the nursing process—all within the context of population health. The text prepares nurses to develop interventions, policies, and practices in collaborative partnerships that promote health equity and improved health outcomes across the health care delivery continuum, which includes public health, acute care, ambulatory care, transitional care, and long-term care.
Textbook Details
| Author | Jessica Ochs (Endicott College), Sherry L. Roper (California State University, Stanislaus), Susan M. Schwartz (Widener University) |
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| Age / Grade | Age 20 / US Bachelor's 3 |
| Original Language | English |
| License Type | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) This means users are free to copy, redistribute, remix, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially, as long as they provide appropriate attribution. Learn more about this license at creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. |
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Table of Contents
Preserving the Health of Populations and Communities (What Is Population Health? — Foundations of Public/Community Health — Public/Community Health in Practice — The Health of the Population) — Issues and Challenges of Population Health (Demographic Trends and Societal Changes — Structural Racism and Systemic Inequities — Policies and Regulatory Conditions Impacting Health Outcomes — Social Determinants Affecting Health Outcomes — Health Disparities) — Population-Based Practice and the Tenets of Public Health (Socio-Ecological Perspectives and Health — Evidence-Based Decision-Making — Epidemiology for Informing Population/Community Health Decisions — Pandemics and Infectious Disease Outbreaks — Environmental Health — Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Strategies) — Merging Public Health Principles With the Nursing Process (Creating a Healthy Community — Assessment, Analysis, and Diagnosis — Planning Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Interventions — Planning Community Health Education — Implementation and Evaluation Considerations) — Culturally Congruent Care (Cultural Influences on Health Beliefs and Practices — Transcultural Nursing — Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Nursing Care — Designing Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Programs — Managing the Dynamics of Difference) — Caring for Populations and Communities (Health Promotion and Maintenance Across the Lifespan — Caring for Vulnerable Populations and Communities — Caring for Families — Caring Across Practice Settings — Care Transition and Coordination Across the Community — Caring for Populations and Communities in Crisis — Principles of Disaster Management) — The Nurse’s Role as Advocate and Leader (Advocating for Population Health — Engagement in the Policy Development Process — Leading the Way to Improving Population Health)