Community As Partner: Theory and Practice in Nursing [Paperback]

Prepare your students for professional nursing practice in the community.
Packed with real-life examples and the latest information in the field, this award-winning book helps students develop the knowledge and skills needed to develop true partnerships with communities. Using their renownedCommunity As Partner Modelto illustrate how the community, environment, health, and nursing intertwine, the authors take students through the entire nursing process with a real-life community as an example. Retaining the features that have made the book a classic around the world, this edition offers a foundational overview of the concepts of epidemiology, environment, culture, ethics, empowerment, health policy, informatics, bioterrorism, and emerging infectious diseases as they relate to community health, while enhancing coverage of timely topics, such as Participatory Research and the latest on the Affordable Care Act.

Highlights of the 8th Edition

• A focus on the practical skills outlined by ACHNEas essential for generalist nursesprepares students to do a community assessment, analyze data, form a community nursing diagnosis, and plan, implement, and evaluate a community health program.
• The book’sCommunity As Partner Modelinspires studentsto contribute to the reduction of global health challenges and to promote health for all, including marginalized populations and school communities, rural communities, and faith communities.
• Built-in learning tools,includeLearning Objectives,Take Noteboxes that highlight key concepts as students go through the steps of the nursing process for a community, chapter-endingCritical Thinking Questionsthat enable students to review and apply chapter content, andFurther Readingsthat offer additional references.
• Enhanced Instructor’s ResourcesincludePowerPointswith lecture notes and iCliclÑ