ISBN:
9780443284564
Copyright:
2028
Page Count:
552
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$78.99
Stanhope and Lancaster's Community Health Nursing in Canada - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 5th Edition
by Sandra A. MacDonald, BN, MN, PhD and Sonya L. Jakubec, RN, BHScN, MN, PhD
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
ISBN:
9780443284564
Copyright:
2028
Page Count:
552
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$78.99
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Help your students master the nurse’s role in health promotion for Canadian populations and communities! Stanhope and Lancaster's Community Health Nursing in Canada, 5th Edition, covers the concepts and skills needed for effective, evidence-informed practice. It addresses individual, family, and group health as well as the social and economic conditions that can affect the health of a community. Concise, easy-to-read chapters include coverage of the latest issues, approaches, and points of view, and can be covered in any order. Written by Canadian educators Sandra A. MacDonald and Sonya L. Jakubec in collaboration with Indigenous scholar Dr. R. Lisa Bourque-Bearskin, this edition makes it even easier for students to apply nursing principles and strategies to practice.
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- NEW! Thoroughly updated references and sources present the latest research, statistics, and Canadian events and scenarios, including the latest Community Health Nurses of Canada (CHNC) Canadian Community Health Nursing Standards of Practice, all whilst providing unparalleled opportunities for application to practice than any other community health text available
- UPDATED[SS1] ! Key coverage of crisis and environmental and planetary health concerns reflects current local, national, and global contexts of military and political conflict, infectious diseases, and the triple threat of the planetary health crisis (climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution)
- UPDATED! Social and legislative content addresses changes in mental health/addictions and recovery, Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), and public health approaches to palliative care
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- NEW! Thoroughly updated references and sources present the latest research, statistics, and Canadian events and scenarios, including the latest Community Health Nurses of Canada (CHNC) Canadian Community Health Nursing Standards of Practice, all whilst providing unparalleled opportunities for application to practice than any other community health text available
- UNIQUE! Organization [SS1] centred on the student community health nurse (CHN) includes CHN in Practice Case Studies and How To boxes that support students with tools to implement in practice, alongside a clear focus on ethical practice within the chapters. Current community health nursing practice knowledge and attention to equity, inclusion, social justice, and relationships form the foundation of this text, which continues to provide students and faculty a clear organization for learning about highly complex and interconnected community health concerns or practice in complex contexts.
- UNIQUE! Focus on Indigenous health sovereignty [SS2] offers specific decolonizing practices for nurses to support Indigenous community health (including cultural safety, cultural humility, and trauma-informed care) and Indigenous nursing knowledge as a responsibility within the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Calls to Action (2015)
- UPDATED[SS3] ! Key coverage of crisis and environmental and planetary health concerns reflects current local, national and global contexts of military and political conflict, infectious diseases, and the triple threat of the planetary health crisis (climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution)
- UPDATED! Social and legislative content addresses changes in mental health/addictions and recovery, Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), and public health approaches to palliative care
- EXPANDED! Content related to Indigenous community health continues to be further integrated throughout the text in response to the TRC Calls to Action (2015), the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), the Memorandum of Understanding between the Community Health Nurses of Canada (CHNC) and the Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association (CINA); and the Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association & Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN)’s Cultural Humility and Cultural Safety Standards for Nursing Education (2025)
- UNIQUE! Each chapter stands alone, so the ordering can be modified by how the topic is taught by individual faculty
- UNIQUE! Evidence-Informed Practice boxes illustrate how to apply the latest research findings in community health nursing and include critical thinking questions for reflection and discussion
- UNIQUE! Determinants of Health boxes relate chapter content to the determinants of health, as supported by the literature, and offer ideas about the meaning of the facts presented, expanding on their possible impacts
- Levels of Prevention boxes give examples of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention related to community health nursing practice
- Ethical Considerations boxes provide examples of ethical situations and relevant principles involved in making informed decisions in community health nursing practice
- Cultural Considerations boxes present culturally diverse scenarios and the relevant principles involved with questions for reflection and class discussion
- Chapter Summary sections provide a helpful summary of the learning objectives within each chapter
- Clinical judgement case studies are provided on the Evolve companion website
- This title is also available in Sherpath! Sold separately, this innovative teaching and learning technology offers interactive course content and resources that streamline class preparation and assessment and give students personalized help to reach their learning goals, and also includes the ebook of this title for all-in-one digital course delivery
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UNIT I: 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 II: 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 III: Stakeholders and Populations of Community Health 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, Inuit, and Métis Peoples
15. Working with People Who Experience Structural Vulnerabilities
UNIT IV: Specific Domains of Community Health Practice
16. Communicable and Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
17. Planetary and Environmental Health
18. Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness
Appendices
1: CNA Position Statement: Social Determinants of Health
2: Declaration of Alma-Ata
3: Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion
4: The Giger and Davidhizar Transcultural Assessment Model
5: Community-as-Partner Model
6: The Calgary Family Assessment Model and the Calgary Family Intervention Model
7: CNA Position Statement: Planetary Health
Online Appendices
E-1: Comprehensive Occupational and Environmental Health History
E-2: Work-Site Assessment Guide
E-3: Friedman Family Assessment Model (Short Form)
E-4: Infant, Child, and Youth Screening Tools -
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