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Rural Nursing, Fifth Edition:
Concepts, Theory, and Practice
Winters, Charlene A., PhD, RN, FAAN
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Previous ISBN (13): 9780826170859 Category: Nursing: Reference Publisher: Springer Publishing Company Imprint: Springer Publishing Company Audience: College/higher education NOTE: THIS IS A NON-RETURNABLE ITEM
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Synopsis:
The 5th edition of Rural Nursing: Concepts, Theory, and Practice builds upon four previous editions with their rich research and perspectives. The text is unique when compared to other titles in its specific focus on rural nursing concepts, theory, research, practice, education, public health and health care delivery from a national perspective. The content of the 5th edition includes updated and 22 NEW chapters that expand the rural nursing theory base and research, and add to increased understanding of rural nursing practice, rural nursing health care delivery, rural nursing education, and rural public health. Significant updates include new chapters on veterans' health, palliative care, and the role of advanced practice nursing. The new/updated chapters are organized into the sections below: - The rural nursing theory and research: developing a research program in rural area, use of theory in research, strategies to move rural nursing theory forward. - Rural nursing practice: experiences of nurses working in critical access hospitals, chronic illness self-management, bereavement/palliative care, substance abuse - Rural health care delivery: APRNs in rural nursing, rapid transfer, care of veterans, Native Americans; - Rural nursing education: a rural knowledge scale for use with nursing students, advancing rural nursing care through technology, interprofessional education; - Rural public health
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