Basic Concepts of Community Health Nursing

This book gives a sound foundation in community and public health nursing concepts along with interventions for individuals, families and community workers. Throughout the book, health promotion and disease prevention concepts are integrated into the multifaceted role of population-focused, community oriented nursing practice Emphasis is laid on to implement the concept of partnership collaboration and empowerment to attain the goal of health for all so that the most vulnerable and marginalized sections of the society along with children and women can be protected from epidemics This book explains how nursing involves a focus of four components i.e. the client, the environment, the health and the nursing. Variations in nursing care depend upon the fact whether it is provided in the acute care setting or community- based setting It covers topics such as epidemiology, personal health and hygiene, community health nursing process, family and child health services, school health services, occupational health services, etc. It also provides information on various national health problems, programmes, policies, procedures, community health management, administration, rehabilitative nursing, growth and development with statistics