Burgess, Wendy.

Community health nursing: philosophy, process, practice. / Wendy Burgess, Ethel Chatterton Ragland. - Norwalk, Conn. : Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1983. - xvii, 490 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Contents: A framework for community health nursing practice: Philosophy, values and ethics in community health nursing -- The nature of community health nursing -- A conceptual framework for community health nursing practice -- Application of the nursing process in communities: The United States health care delivery system -- Community analysis -- Concepts of epidemiology -- Coordination of health care services -- Community health planning -- Political activism -- Health promotion in the community -- The evaluation of community resources -- Application of the nursing process to families: Family health and risk assessment -- Cultural assessment -- Nutrition assessment -- Medication assessment -- The home visit -- The health care plan -- A family program for wellness -- Teaching health concepts to families -- Practice management -- Interpersonal relationships in community health nursing practice -- Family crisis intervention -- The referral process -- Quality assurance -- Professional development of the community health nurse: Career development in community health nursing --

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