With concise, focused coverage of nursing in the community, this easy-to-read textbook provides the essential information you need to know for clinical practice - from nursing roles and care settings to vulnerable population groups. It features a practical, community-oriented approach, with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention.

• Evidence-Based Practice boxes highlight current research findings, their application to practice, and how community/public health nurses can apply the study results.
• Levels of Prevention boxes identify specific nursing interventions at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels, to reinforce the concept of prevention as it pertains to community and public health care.
• Focus on health promotion throughout the text emphasizes initiatives, strategies, and interventions that promote the health of the community.
• Clinical Application scenarios offer realistic situations with questions and answers to help you apply chapter concepts to practice in the community.
• Case Studies provide client scenarios within the community/public health setting to help you develop assessment and critical thinking skills.
• What Would You Do? boxes present problem-solving challenges that encourage both independent and collaborative thinking required in community settings.
• How To boxes offer specific instructions on nursing interventions.

• NEW! QSEN boxes illustrate how quality and safety goals, competencies, objectives, knowledge, skills, and attitudes can be applied in nursing practice in the community.
• NEW! Feature box on Linking Content to Practice highlights how chapter content is applied in the role of public/community health nursing.
• NEW! Healthy People 2020 objectives in every chapter address the health priorities and emerging health issues expected in the next decade.