Advanced community health nursing practice

Advanced Community Health Nursing Practice is the only resource to cover the depth of all aspects of current advanced community practice and the processes used in practice. Chapters contributed by experts in the field, integrate key concepts throughout. KEY TOPICS: Coverage includes foundations of practice, community assessment, program planning, program implementation, and program evaluation. Interdisciplinary practice, community involvement, and ethical issues are also discussed. MARKET: Designed specifically for graduate level students, this is an excellent resource for courses in primary care, occupational health nursing, school nursing and home health care.

Part 1: ADVANCED COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING PRACTICE.. 1. Introduction to Advanced Community Health Nursing Practice. 2. Foundations and Context of Advanced Community Health Nursing Practice. Part 2: COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT PROCESS.. 3. The Community. 4. Overview of the Community Assessment Process. 5. Exploring Frameworks and Models for Guiding a Community Assessment. 6. Locating Sources of Data. 7. Using Methods of Data Collection. 8. Planning and Conducting the Community Assessment. 9. Community Diagnosis: Analysis and Synthesis of Data and Information. Part 3: PROGRAM PLANNING.. 10. Overview of Planning. 11. Formulating Program Goals and Objectives. 12. Focusing Program Planning. 13. Developing a Program Plan. 14. Developing Budgets for Program Plans. Part 4: PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.. 15. Overview of Program Implementation. 16. Monitoring Program Implementation. Part 5: PROGRAM EVALUATION.. 17. Overview of Program Evaluation. 18. Developing a Program Evaluation Plan. 19. Measuring Program Effectiveness. 20. Conducting a Program Evaluation. 21. Revising Programs. Part 6: FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE.. 22. Utilizing Research in Advanced Practice.