Community/Public Health Nursing - Mary A., PhD, RN, FAAN, FAAHB Nies, Melanie, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN McEwen

**American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards, 3rd Place in Community/Home Health Care, 2023**Master the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in community health nursing! Community/Public Health Nursing, 8th Edition discusses the nurse’s role in population health promotion with a unique "upstream" preventive focus and a strong social justice approach, all in a concise, easy-to-read text. It shows how nurses can take an active role in social action and health policy - especially in caring for diverse and vulnerable population groups. This edition integrates the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model to help you prepare for the Next Generation NCLEX®. Clinical examples and photo novellas show how nursing concepts apply to the real world. Active Learning boxes test your knowledge of the content you’ve just read, helping provide clinical application and knowledge retentionUNIQUE! Social justice approach promotes health for all people, emphasizing society’s responsibility to protect all human life and ensure that all people have their basic needs met, such as adequate health protectionUNIQUE! Veterans’ Health chapter presents situations and considerations unique to the care of military veteransGenetics in Public Health boxes reflect increasing scientific evidence supporting the health benefits of using genetic tests and family health history to guide public health interventionsUNIQUE! "Upstream" focus addresses contributing factors of poor health an
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