Community Health Nursing: A Canadian Perspective, 5th edition

For courses in Community Nursing.

Stamler & Yiu's Community Health Nursing: A Canadian Perspective has been written with the undergraduate student in mind and with supports embedded for professors and practice instructors across Canada. The work on this edition is in response to the needs expressed by faculty and students for a broad, comprehensive, and yet concise textbook providing an overview of community health nursing. As well it reflects trends in nursing generally and in community health nursing more specifically of the necessity to understand the social determinants of health inequity and to equip entry-level CHNs to address and understand these social forces. Each topic is written with the understanding that this will be the student's first foray into the community health nursing arena. We have chosen to incorporate the individual, family, community, system, and population as client perspectives throughout the text.

Our community health nursing context in Canada is unique. We believe there are historical, political, legislative, cultural, and social influences that shape the health of Canadians. They have impacted the evolution of Canada as a society, our definitions of health, interactions with various health professionals, and our expectations relative to health care delivery. CHNs are both a product of those influences and an influence themselves. Community health nursing has evolved differently in Canada than in other countries. We believe that as practitioners in community health nursing, we must understand these impacts to better prepare ourselves to help shape community health nursing and, ultimately, the health of all in Canada.

Hallmark features of this title

• Yes, But Why? boxes explore how community health nurses can address various issues from an upstream and critical lens. Each box ends with a list of the CHNC standards that have been addressed.
• Canadian Research boxes present specific studies from the literature or the authors' knowledge to illustrate or augment the material covered in the chapter. Either the researchers themselves are nurses, or we have chosen Canadian health research that community health nurses can use in their practice. Each Research Box is followed by a few Discussion Questions to assist students in using the results.
• Case Studies illustrate a practice application of the information presented in the chapter, followed by Discussion Questions.
• Study Questions test students' knowledge of the facts and concepts in the chapter. Answers to the study questions are included in the eText.

New and updated features of this title

• The fifth edition's most prominent two new features are: 1) its intentional focus on social justice and health equity, and 2) the deliberate incorporation of Indigenous content in virtually every chapter. 
• In acknowledgement of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, the recent Memorandum of Understanding between the Community Health Nurses of Canada (CHNC) and the Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association (CINA), and nursing's obligation to include Indigenous content and ways of knowing into our curriculum, this edition reflects our concerted effort to involve Indigenous consultants and contributors. These are historic moments in our time. As Such, Chapter 22 will assist professors and students to better understand the position of First Nation, Inuit, and Metis peoples in Canada, their strengths and ways of knowing, as well as to appropriately contextualize health issues facing various Indigenous populations. As CHNs are keenly aware of the health impacts of social injustice and health inequity, each chapter specifically addresses key areas of advocacy for the CHN. Canadian Research boxes and Case Studies throughout the text have been thoroughly updated with many focusing on health equity. We have added “Yes, But Why?” boxes to demonstrate how community health nurses can address various issues from an upstream and critical lens. We've paid particular attention to language, ensuring its use is both political and exacting. And lastly, in keeping with the critical focus of this new edition, we have ensured that our contributors represent the vast diversity inherent in the Canadian population. 
• As is appropriate to the pace of change in community health and community health nursing, we have made extensive updates to various chapters, with new content, statistics, and Canadian research. 
• As such, you will observe that the titles of some chapters have been updated to reflect this new direction of content. We made further emphasis on the importance of application of theory to practice; we addressed the growing needs of our community clients. You will see that there are a number of chapters that look completely different from previous versions. In addition, you will notice that we have included 5 levels of prevention: primordial, primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary as they related to various topics throughout the book.