Introduction to Community-Based Nursing

Designed to provide an informative introduction to nursing care in the community, this highly readable text examines the variety of settings and situations in which the community-based nurse provides care. The Third Edition will apply cultural diversity insight into community-based settings and discuss hospice nursing, forensic nursing, and specialized home health care. This edition also features two new chapters: Specialized Home Health Care Nursing and Caring for the Medically Compromised Mental Health Patient. Popular features retained are Examples of Client Situations and learning activities. The ancillary package will include an Instructor’s Resource CD-ROM with instructor’s manual and test generator.