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Orientation to Nursing in the Rural Community

First Edition

Edited by:

Angeline Bushy - University of Utah School of Medicine and School of Nursing, University of Utah, USA

Other Titles in:
Community / Public Health Nursing

September 2000 | 296 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

This book examines the evolving health care delivery systems and the role of nursing within the rural context. Divided into three parts including perspectives from experts in Australia and Canada, the book covers the foundations of rural nursing, special populations, and future perspectives. Students of nursing will find special features in each chapter-such as a list of objectives, key terms, points to remember, suggested research activities, and discussion questions.

PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS OF RURAL NURSING

Nursing and Rural Health Care Delivery

Yesterday and Today

Definitions of Rural and Their Implications

Theoretical Foundations for Nursing in Rural Environments

The Community Health Assessment (CHA) Process

Building Partnerships

Exemplar

A Framework for Rural Nursing Interventions

PART TWO: SPECIAL POPULATIONS

Special and At-Risk Rural Populations

Cultural-Linguistic Competence

Rural Considerations

Behavioral Health Care

Rural Issues and Strategies

America's Lost Population

The Rural Homeless

HIV/AIDS

The Silent Enemy Within Rural Communities

Rural Occupational, Safety, Health and Nursing

PART THREE: NATIONAL AND GLOBAL FUTURISTIC PERSPECTIVES

The Meaning of Managed Care for Rural America

Rural Nursing in the United States

Rural Nursing in Australia

Rural Nursing in Canada

Analysis of Rural Nursing

Australia, Canada, United States

Ethical Situations

What Nurses in Rural in Practice Should Know

Research

The Link Between Rural Theory & Evidence-Based Practice

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