This Text Presents Foundational Concepts Pivotal To Delivering Nursing Care In The Community Setting, With Specific Attention To The Nln Competencies For Community-based Nursing Care. The Author Examines The Variety Of Settings And Situations In Which The Community-based Nurse Provides Care, Highlighting Cultural Diversities In The Patient Populations, And Emphasizing Interactions Between The Individual And The Family.some Exciting Features Of The 5th Edition Include:the Nurse Speaksthe Nursing Student Speaks Is A Real-life, Clinical, Community-based Nursing Example Opening Each Chapter.healthy People 2020, The Foundation For The Nation's 10-year Health Objectives, Is Examined And Applied Wherever Relevant, Providing The Most Up-to-date Information On Community Issues Such As Access To Care, Obesity, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Technological Advances, And Alternative Complementary Therapies.client Situations In Practice Boxes Examine Real Life Community-based Nursing Situations And Solutions Specific To Each Chapter's Content.assessment Tools Boxes Provide Opportunities To Apply Learning And Test Knowledge Gained.