Public and Community Health Nursing Practice: A Population-Based Approach

by Demetrius J. Porche

Book Overview

Public health practice focuses on the prevention of disease and disability as a means of promoting the health of individuals and their communities. Achieving this is dependent on nurses and public health practitioners implementing the core functions of practice--assessment, assurance, and policy development. Because the public health workforce is composed of individuals from a number of disciplines with varying areas of expertise, there is a clear...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761924833
• ISBN13: 9780761924838
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.2" x 10.3"