Community Health Nursing: A Canadian Perspective [Paperback]

This text was written in response to the need for a community health nursing textbook that reflects the practice of community health nursing in Canada. It is not an adaptation of a US text, but a fully Canadian textbook designed to match the way in which the course is offered in Canada. As a result, the first edition of this text was widely adopted across Canada and has been praised for its writing style, Canadian content, and thorough coverage of the key topic areas in community health nursing.

The field of community health nursing is constantly changing. As a result, this second edition has been thoroughly revised with extensive updates, new content, statistics, Canadian research, and a new two-colour design.

Authors

Lynnette Leeseberg Stamler, RN, BSN, MEd, PhD

Professor and Graduate Chair, College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan

Chapter 8 — Epidemiology

Chapter 30 — Future Directions

Lucia Yiu, RN, BScN, BA, BSc, MScN

Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Windsor; Educational and Training Consultant

Chapter 7 — Primary Health Care

Chapter 9 — Communicable Diseases

Chapter 11 — Community Care

Chapter 24 — Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness

Chapter 30 — Future Directions

Contributors

Rhonda J. King Blood, RN, BScN, MA

Health Promotions Specialist, Urban Aboriginal Mental Health Program, Chinook Health, Lethbridge, Alberta

Chapter 21 — Aboriginal Clients

Kathleen Carlin, RN, MSc, PhD

Assistant Professor, Philosophy Department, Ryerson University

Chapter 4 — Advocacy, Ethical, and Legal Considerations

Sharon L. Chadwick, RN, BScN, MSc, COHN(C), COHN-S

Senior Manager, WHS Program Planning, Research and Audit, Workplace Innovation and Continuous Improvement Branch, Government of Alberta

Chapter 12 — Occupational Health

Donna Ciliska, RN, PhD

Professor, School of Nursing, McMaster University; Nursing Consultant, Hamilton Public Health and Community Services

Chapter 14 — Research

Sue Coffey, RN, PhD

Associate Professor, School of Nursing, York University

Chapter 2 — Financing, Policy, and Politics of Health Care Delivery

Benita Cohen, RN, PhD

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Manitoba

Chapter 6 — Population Health Promotion Models and Strategies

Cathy Crowe, RN, BAAN, MEd

Co-founder, Toronto Disaster Relief Committee

Chapter 27 — Poverty, Hunger, and Homelessness

Bernice Doyle, RN, COHN(C)

Manager, Workplace Health and Safety Policy and Standards Branch,

Government of Alberta

Chapter 12 — Occupational Health

Kathryn Edmunds, RN, BN, MSN, PhD (c)

Doctoral Student, School of Nursing, University of Western Ontario

Chapter 10 — Family Care

Chapter 20 — Multicultural Clients

Nancy Edwards, RN

Full Professor, School of Nursing and Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa

Chapter 13 — Community Health Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation

Josephine Etowa, RN

Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Dalhousie University

Chapter 13 — Community Health Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation

Adeline R. Falk-Rafael, RN, PhD

Professor, School of Nursing, York University

Chapter 2 — Financing, Policy, and Politics of Health Care Delivery

Linda Ferguson, RN, PhD

Full Professor, College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan

Chapter 15 — Information and Communication Technology

Irene Buckland Foster, RN, BScN, MScN

Manager, Child Health Team, Family Health Services, Middlesex-London Health Unit, London, Ontario

Chapter 16 — School Health

Elizabeth Battle Haugh, RN, BA, MScN

Director of Health Promotion, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit;

Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Windsor

Chapter 3 — Nursing Roles, Functions, and Practice Settings

Janet B. Hettler, RN, DipN, BScN, MN

Manager, Crisis Nursery, Calgary Children’s Cottage Society

Chapter 29 — Sexually Transmitted Infections and Blood Borne Pathogens

Joan Wharf Higgins, PhD

Associate Professor, School of Physical Education, University of Victoria

Chapter 5 — Concepts of Health

Lori Jacobson, BA

Nursing Program, University of Ottawa

Chapter 7 — Primary Health Care

Anne Katz, RN, PhD

Adjunct Professor, University of Manitoba

Chapter 23 — Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Clients

Margaret Ann Kennedy, RN

Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, St. Francis Xavier University

Chapter 13 — Community Health Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation

Elizabeth Kinnaird-Iler, RN, BScN, MSc

Manager, Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit

Chapter 20 — Multicultural Clients

Judith C. Kulig, RN, DNSc

Professor, Nursing Program, School of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge

Chapter 19 — Clients in Rural Areas

Yvette Laforêt-Fliesser, RN, BScN, MScN

Associate Professor, University of Western Ontario; Manager, Young Adult Program, Middlesex-London Health Unit, London, Ontario

Chapter 16 — School Health

Wendi Lokanc-Diluzio, BN, MN

Sexual Health Specialist, Calgary Health Region

Chapter 29 — Sexually Transmitted Infectionsand Blood Borne Pathogens

Carol MacDougall, RN, BSc, MA

Public Health Manager, School and Sexual Health, Perth District Health Unit, Stratford, Ontario

Chapter 16 — School Health

Martha L.P. MacLeod, RN, PhD

Associate Professor, Nursing and Community Health Sciences Programs, University of Northern British Columbia

Chapter 19 — Clients in Rural Areas

Margaret M. Malone, RN, PhD

Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Ryerson University

Chapter 26 — Violence in Families

Cynthia Mannion, MSc, PhD

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary

Chapter 25 — Adolescent Sexual Health and Pregnancy

Sheila Marchant-Short, RN, BScN, MScN

Manager, Communicable Disease Control Program, North Bay, Ontario

Chapter 9 — Communicable Diseases

Lori Schindel Martin, BA, BScN, MScCHN, PhD

Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Faculty of Community Health Services, Ryerson University

Chapter 17 — Long-Term Care

Marion McKay, RN, PhD

Facul...