With concise, focused coverage, this easy-to-read textbook provides the essential intormation about nursing in the community—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.

• NEW! A chapter on surveillance and outbreak investigation explores the importance of collection, analysis, and interpretation of health data to maintain public health and resolve problems in communicable infectious diseases, chronic diseases, and terroristic events.
• NEW! A combined health education and group practice chapter discusses community- and population-level education within the context of families, groups, and communities.
• Separate chapters on the various roles and settings for community health nursing provide a comprehensive perspective on these fields.
• What Would You Do? activities strengthen your problem-solving skills and challenge you to apply chapter material outside the classroom.
• Evolve student resources include NCLEX-format questions with answers and rationales, additional case studies, and Community Assessment Applied tools for even more practice.