Community Health Nursing in Canada - E-Book

by Sandra A. MacDonald BN, MN, PhD, Sonya L. Jakubec RN, BHScN, MN, PhD, Marcia Stanhope PhD, RN, FAAN, Jeanette Lancaster PhD, RN, FAAN

Overview

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781771720748
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	08/17/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	672
Sales rank:	958,247
File size:	19 MB
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About the Author

Dr. Sandra A. MacDonald, BN, MN, PhD is the Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs – Nursing, at Memorial University (MUN).

Dr. MacDonald started at MUN in 1989 teaching medical surgical nursing, and leadership and management. In 1995, Dr. MacDonald designed the first interprofessional education (IPE) module on HIV/AIDS with Dr. Ian Bowmer, then Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. This IPE module continues to be used to this day.

In 2010 Dr. MacDonald was awarded the Association of Registered Nurses of Newfoundland and Labrador (ARNNL) Award for Excellence in Nursing Education, and in 2011 she was awarded the President's Award for Distinguished Teaching at MUN.
Dr. Jakubec has a 30 year background in community mental health nursing, with practice, leadership and research in rural/remote and global health contexts. Her research concentrates on health promotion across the lifespan including palliative and grief care, with a particular interest in health and environment connections

Table of Contents

Unit 1: Background and Roles for Community Health Nursing

1. Community Health Nursing 2. The Evolution of Community Health Nursing in Canada 3. Community Health Nursing in Canada: Settings, Functions, and Roles

Unit 2: Community Health Foundations and Principles

4. Health Promotion 5. Evidence-Informed Practice in Community Health Nursing 6. Ethics in Community Health Nursing Practice 7. Diversity and Relational Practice in Community Health Nursing 8. Epidemiological Applications 9. Working With the Community 10. Health Program Planning and Evaluation

Unit 3: Stakeholders and Populations of Community Health Nursing Practice

11. Working With the Individual as Client: Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan 12. Working With Families 13. Working with Groups, Teams, and Partners 14. Indigenous Health: Working with First Nations People, Inuit, and Métis 15. Working With Vulnerable Populations

Unit 4: Specific Domains of Community Health Practice

16. Communicable and Infectious Disease Prevention and Control 17. Environmental Health 18. Disaster Management