Orientation to pharmacology
CHAPTER 1 Orientation to pharmacology Four Basic Terms Properties of an Ideal Drug The Big Three: Effectiveness, Safety, and Selectivity Additional Properties of an Ideal Drug Because No Drug Is…
Epidemiology: Unraveling the Mysteries of Disease and Health
Chapter 7 Epidemiology Unraveling the Mysteries of Disease and Health Gina C. Rowe Chapter Outline Interests of Population-Based Data A Few Statistics Crude, Adjusted, and Specific Rates Types of Epidemiological…
Community Assessment
Chapter 15 Community Assessment Frances A. Maurer and Claudia M. Smith Chapter Outline Community Assessment: Application to Community/Public Health Nursing Practice Community Defined Literature Review Critical Components of a Community…
Substance Use Disorders
Chapter 25 Substance Use Disorders Charon Burda* Chapter Outline Background of Addiction Impact of Substance Use on Society Healthy People 2020 Objectives Definitions Theories of Addiction The Process of Addiction…
Screening and Referral
Chapter 19 Screening and Referral Gail L. Heiss Chapter Outline Definition of Screening Criteria for Selecting Screening Tests: Validity and Reliability Validity, Sensitivity, and Specificity Reliability of Screening Tests Contexts…
Financing of Health Care: Context for Community/Public Health Nursing
Chapter 4 Financing of Health Care Context for Community/Public Health Nursing Frances A. Maurer Chapter Outlines Relevance of Health Care Financing to Community/Public Health Nursing Practice Relative Magnitude of Health…
Environmental Health Risks: At Home, at Work, and in the Community
Chapter 9 Environmental Health Risks At Home, at Work, and in the Community Barbara Sattler* Chapter Outline Overview of Environmental Health Definition of Environmental Health Historical Perspective Nursing Involvement in…
State and Local Health Departments
Chapter 29 State and Local Health Departments Sarah Hargrave, Corrine Olson and Frances A. Maurer Chapter Outline Core Functions and Essential Services of Public Health Impact of terrorism on public…
Vulnerable Populations
Chapter 21 Vulnerable Populations Frances A. Maurer Chapter Outline Vulnerable Populations Definition of Vulnerable Population Multiple Factors Increase Vulnerability Poverty Poverty Defined Effects of Socioeconomic Status on Health Health Status…
Communicable Diseases
Chapter 8 Communicable Diseases Frances A. Maurer Chapter Outline Communicable Diseases and Control Disease Control: Biblical Times to the Present Early State and Federal Efforts at Disease Control Successes in…
