The book is structured to give a broad but detailed view of community health nursing, with emphasis on:
Population-Focused Care: The book emphasizes caring for groups, communities, and populations — not just individual patients.
Roles & Functions of the Community Health Nurse: It maps out what community health nurses do: their roles in health promotion, disease prevention, outreach, community assessment, home visits, and more.
Public Health Foundations: Epidemiology, communicable diseases, communicable-disease prevention, chronic illness, mental health, addiction, homelessness and social-determinant challenges.
Special Populations & Lifespan Approach: Care for infants, children, adolescents, adults; considerations for vulnerable groups (e.g. mentally ill, homeless, substance abuse) and families.
Community & Family-Focused Work: Tools and practices for community assessment, family assessment, home visits, planning and delivering care to households and community aggregates rather than just individuals.
Health Promotion & Disease Prevention: A strong orientation toward prevention (primary, secondary) — educating communities, promoting wellness, preventing disease rather than just treating it.
Comprehensive Yet Accessible Format: The book adopts an outline-style, which makes it easier to follow and ideal for self-study or as a reference.
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