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Quality Improvement A Guide for Integration in Nursing, Second Edition is an integral resource for both nursing students and professionals. Quality improvement is a crucial part of healthcare and one that nurses are charged with implementing daily as they care for patients. This text is completely focused on teaching the importance of QI through patient care and error reduction. It also reinforces the concept that nurses in all positions and healthcare settings must understand how QI works as well as how to integrate it into their daily work to create and maintain a culture of safety. Quality Improvement A Guide for Integration in Nursing, Second Edition can be used broadly across nursing degree programs and professional practice. It outlines the foundation for quality improvement and features new advanced practice content applicable for APNs and DNPs by moving beyond the basics throughout each chapter. In addition, the author will release monthly QI-related content via the Navigate Companion Website to keep up with current trends and literature findings. Key Features: New QI responsibilities section in each chapter will show how to apply QI content for three roles: staff nurse, nurse manager, and advanced practice nurse/DNP Apply CQI section at the end of each chapter includes activities, exemplars, and evolving case studies to encourage further critical thinking Monthly content updates covering the latest quality improvement news and literature “Engaging Students in Quality Improvement” faculty teaching/learning strategies

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Digital Health and Public and Community Health provides students with an examination of digital health and its integration in public and community health services. Readers learn how digital health systems and initiatives require engagement from a plethora of stakeholders, individual healthcare providers, and interprofessional teams of healthcare providers, including input from health profession education, communities and government, insurers, health policy, health research, and consumers.The book demonstrates the application of the public health framework to support digital health services, compares different types of digital health services, and discusses the challenges and methods used to ensure the delivery of effective digital services. Students examine the relationship of social determinants of health, health equity, disparities, and vulnerable populations to digital health services. Coverage of the application of digital health services in nursing practice is included, as well as discussion of local, state, and federal government involvement in digital health services.Digital Health and Public and Community Health is part of the Cognella Series on Public and Community Health Nursing, a collection of concise, informative guides that explore critical topical areas, their nursing application, and their relationship to nursing practice.

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Due to our experience with the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses have confronted many new issues as well as questioned the quality of past healthcare delivery and education. This content focuses on improving public and community health and emphasizes the need for the nursing profession to do more to make this area of healthcare as integral to healthcare delivery as is acute care.Designed to support current standards and goals for the nursing profession, Disasters, Public Health Emergencies, and Crisis Response provides students with a succinct yet vital exploration of the topic and examines approaches taken to prepare and respond to disasters and public health emergencies, as well as the roles and responsibilities of nurses during such crises.The guide underscores the importance of considering diversity and equity to ensure all who need help during disasters and public health emergencies receive it. The content discusses vulnerable populations and their special needs during these times; the multiple stakeholders involved during disasters and public health emergencies; and how nurses, in particular, can ensure communities receive the care they need during these critical times.Disasters, Public Health Emergencies, and Crisis Response is part of the Cognella Series on Public and Community Health Nursing, a collection of concise, informative guides that explore critical topical areas, their nursing application, and their relationship to nursing practice.

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Designed to support current standards and goals for health care, Supporting Effective Quality Care in Public and Community Health provides readers with an examination of continuous quality improvement and its integration into public and community health organizations, services, and programs. The text underscores the idea that continuous quality improvement activities must consider social determinants of health, equity, diversity, disparities, and vulnerable populations.The book introduces a quality healthcare framework and concepts applied to public and community health, including the National Quality Strategy; the Healthy People 2030 report; national healthcare safety; performance management; community assessment; and more. Readers learn about the relationship between social determinants of health and the implementation of quality health care. Challenges and methods, as well as the roles and responsibilities of healthcare organizations and providers in public and community health, are covered to help nurses better understand the ways in which they can create a culture of safety, implement public health evaluation programs in their work, and successfully advocate for patients.Supporting Effective Quality Care in Public and Community Health is part of the Cognella Series on Public and Community Health Nursing, a collection of concise, informative guides that explore critical topical areas, their nursing application, and their relationship to nursing practice.

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Due to our experience with the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses have confronted many new issues as well as questioned the quality of past healthcare delivery and education. This content focuses on improving public and community health and emphasizes the need for the nursing profession to do more to make this area of healthcare as integral to healthcare delivery as is acute care.Designed to support current standards and goals for the nursing profession, Communicable Diseases, Epidemics, and Pandemics provides students with a succinct yet vital exploration of the critical role of nurses in providing interventions and care to communities during public health emergencies.The guide provides readers with a historical perspective of epidemics and pandemics, as well as their implications on public health. It examines the impact of COVID-19 on communities with distinct focus on health equity, disparities, population health, and vulnerable populations. In addition, the topics of health policy, government response, public and community health education and information, and nursing roles and responsibilities during epidemics and pandemics are covered.Communicable Diseases, Epidemics, and Pandemics is part of the Cognella Series on Public and Community Health Nursing a collection of concise, informative guides that explore critical topical areas, their nursing application, and their relationship to nursing practice.

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Population health and vulnerable populations have an impact on the overall health status of communities and countries. This requires recognition that we have serious disparities in health delivery and outcomes that must be addressed in all healthcare settings. The nursing profession has acknowledged these facts through its recent standards and ethics; statements about racism, discrimination, health equity, and disparities; and strategies to improve population health. Designed to support current standards and goals for the nursing profession, Population Health and Vulnerable Populations helps students assess the key health needs of major vulnerable populations and their relationship to public and community health, social determinants of health, health equity, and disparities. They learn about key population health policies, programs, and interventions; methods for measuring public health; common barriers to providing care in communities; and nursing leadership skills to decrease health disparities and improve and maintain population health.Population Health and Vulnerable Populations is part of the Cognella Series on Public and Community Health Nursing, a collection of concise, informative guides that explore critical topical areas, their nursing application, and their relationship to nursing practice.

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Population health and vulnerable populations have an impact on the overall health status of communities and countries. This requires recognition that we have serious disparities in health delivery and outcomes that must be addressed in all healthcare settings. The nursing profession has acknowledged these facts through its recent standards and ethics; statements about racism, discrimination, health equity, and disparities; and strategies to improve population health.Designed to support current standards and goals for the nursing profession, Health Equity and Disparities provides students with a succinct yet vital exploration of health disparities, their impact on health systems, and the ways in which nursing professionals can promote more equitable health experiences.The text addresses a broad range of topics, including social determinants of health; social justice and economics; diversity and disparities; and health literacy. Readers learn about the promotion of diversity, inclusivity, and equity in nursing, as well as the impact of health and social policies on health equity and disparities. They are provided with strategies to improve and sustain greater levels of health equity through collaboration, partnerships, and transformative change.Health Equity and Disparities is part of the Cognella Series on Public and Community Health Nursing, a collection of concise, informative guides that explore critical topical areas, their nursing application, and their relationship to nursing practice.

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Designed to support current standards and goals for the nursing profession, Public and Community Health Services Requiring Greater Attention provides readers with a view of health services that require an interprofessional team of healthcare providers and others who provide social and community services, while considering the social determinants of health, equity, diversity and disparities, population health, and vulnerable populations.The text examines the population health management (PHM) framework and provides examples of public health needs and services. Readers learn about the importance of community health improvement and various types of public and community health services, including ambulatory services, primary care, nurse-managed health centers, accountable care organizations, urgent care centers, community health centers, mobile health clinics, pharmacies, and more. The book underscores the interplay between public and community health services, social determinants of health, and health equity and disparity. The closing content focuses on local, state, and federal government involvement in public and community health services. Public and Community Health Services Requiring Greater Attention is part of the Cognella Series on Public and Community Health Nursing, a collection of concise, informative guides that explore critical topical areas, their nursing application, and their relationship to nursing practice.

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