Main description:

This book has been thoroughly revised and updated with new information and data related to community health nursing, with chapters arranged as per the curricula prescribed by the statutory bodies. It contains nursing management at community level for communicable and non-communicable diseases, and is organized into 16 sections with 85 chapters. Relevant figures and tables for better understanding of certain concepts, appendices with information on objectives and activities of rural-urban field experience are provided. Appendices contain evaluation tools, calculations, immunization schedule, estimation of MCH services, etc. Basic instructions and guidelines are also given to allow students to prepare assignments in a proper way. This book is an essential clinical record book of experience in the area of community health nursing.

Contents:

Section 1: Concepts of community, health and nursing

Section 2: Determinants of health

Section 3: Concepts of epidemiology

Section 4: Communicable diseases

Section 5: Non-communicable diseases

Section 6: Demography

Section 7: Concepts of community health and community health nursing

Section 8: Health planning, policies and problems

Section 9: Delivery of community health services

Section 10: Components of health services

Section 11: Community health nursing approaches

Section 12: Roles and responsibilities of community health nursing personnel

Section 13: Job responsibilities of community health nursing personnel

Section 14: Health and social issues

Section 15: National health programs

Section 16: Health agencies