Publisher's Synopsis
Community-Based Nursing Care: Making the Transitionpresents information about providing direct nursing care to clients in community settings. It covers the many community settings in which nurses provide care, including the home, clinics, schools, shelters, and residential centres. Separate chapters on the care of clients in pediatric, adult, and elderly developmental stages are provided, as well as a separate chapter on maternal-infant clients that stresses the community care that pregnant women and newborns need. Detailed nursing care for major health disorders such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease is discussed including important information about the assessment and treatment of clients with these disorders.
