Public Health Nursing 10th Edition; By
Cherie. Rector, Mary Jo Stanley
Latest Edition 2025/2026
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Unit 1: Foundations Of Community/Public Health Nursing
2. Chapter 1: The Journey Begins: Introduction
3. Community Health
4. The Concept Of Community
5. The Concept Of Health
6. Components Of Community/Public Health Practice
7. Characteristics Of Community/Public Health Nursing
8. Chapter 2: Public Health Nursing In The Community
9. Core Public Health Functions
10. Standards Of Practice
11. Roles Of C/Phns
12. Settings For Community And Public Health Nursing Practice
13. Chapter 3: History And Evolution Of Public Health Nursing
14. Historical Development Of Community/Public Health Nursing
15. Chapter 4: Evidence-Based Practice And Ethics
16. Research That Makes A Difference: The Nurse-Family Partnership (Nfp)
17. Research And Evidence-Based Practice
18. Impact Of Research On Community/Public Health And Nursing Practice
19. Values And Ethics In Community/Public Health Nursing
20. Values
21. Ethics
22. Chapter 5: Transcultural Nursing
23. The Concept Of Culture
24. Characteristics Of Culture
25. Ethnocultural Health Care Practices
26. Role And Preparation Of The Community/Public Health Nurse
27. Transcultural Community/Public Health Nursing Principles
28. Unit 2: Community/Public Health Essentials
29. Chapter 6: Structure And Economics Of Community/Public Health Services
30. Historical Influences On Health Care
31. Health Care Organizations In The United States
32. International Health Organizations
33. Development Of Today’s Health Care System
34. The Economics Of Health Care
35. Sources Of Health Care Financing: Public And Private
36. Trends And Issues Influencing Health Care Economics
37. Effects Of Health Economics On Community/Public Health Practice
38. Implications For Community/Public Health Nursing
39. Chapter 7: Epidemiology In The Community
40. How Epidemiology Supports The Ten Essentials Of Public Health Services
41. Historical Roots Of Epidemiology
42. Concepts Basic To Epidemiology
,43. Sources Of Information For Epidemiologic Study
44. Methods In The Epidemiologic Investigative Process
45. Conducting Epidemiologic Research
46. Chapter 8: Communicable Disease
47. Basic Concepts Regarding Communicable Diseases
48. Major Communicable Diseases In The United States
49. Primary Prevention
50. Secondary Prevention
51. Tertiary Prevention
52. Legal And Ethical Issues In Communicable Disease Control
53. Chapter 9: Environmental Health And Safety
54. Unit 3: Community/Public Health Nursing Toolbox
55. Chapter 10: Communication, Collaboration, And Technology
56. Chapter 11: Health Promotion Through Education
57. Chapter 12: Planning, Implementing, And Evaluating Community/Public Health
Programs
58. Chapter 13: Policy Making And Advocacy
59. Unit 4: The Health Of Our Population
60. Chapter 14: Family As Client
61. Chapter 15: Community As Client
62. Chapter 16: Global Health Nursing
63. Chapter 17: Disasters And Their Impact
64. Chapter 18: Violence And Abuse
65. Unit 5: Aggregate Populations
66. Chapter 19: Maternal–Child Health
67. Chapter 20: School-Age Children And Adolescents
68. Chapter 21: Adult Health
69. Chapter 22: Older Adults
70. Unit 6: Vulnerable Populations
71. Chapter 23: Working With Vulnerable People
72. Chapter 24: Clients With Disabilities
73. Chapter 25: Behavioral Health In The Community
74. Chapter 26: Working With The Homeless
75. Chapter 27: Rural, Migrant, And Urban Communities
76. Unit 7: Settings For Community/Public Health Nursing
77. Chapter 28: Public Settings
78. Chapter 29: Private Settings
79. Chapter 30: Home Health And Hospice Care
, chapter 1 the journey begins: introduction
1. after teaching a group of nursing students about the similarities and differences between
public health and community health, which of the following statements by a nursing student
would indicate knowledge of the similarities and differences between public health and
community health?
A) ―community health nursing is defined as
nursing care that is provided in a community setting, rather than an institutional setting.‖
B) ―public health nursing is defined as nursing care that is provided in an institutional
setting.‖
C) ―public health nursing is focused on the
health of individuals.‖
D) ―community health nursing can shape the quality of community health services and
improve the health of the general public.‖
ANS: d
feedback:
operating within an environment of rapid change and increasingly complex challenges,
this nursing specialty holds the potential to shape the quality of community health services and
improve the health of the general
public.
2. which of the following statements would best
describe the difference between public health nursing and community health nursing?
A) public health nursing is focused on the private aspects of health, and community health
nursing is focused on the public aspects of
health.
B) in our textbook, the term community health practice refers to a focus on specific,
designated communities and is a part of the
larger public health effort.
C) public health nursing and community health nursing relate to the very same types of
services and perspectives.
D) both public health nursing and community health nursing are practiced exclusively
within institutions.
ANS: b
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