Population-Based Nursing

Ann L. Cupp Curley, Ph.D., RN is the Nurse Research Specialist at Capital Health in Trenton, NJ, USA. In this capacity, she promotes and guides the development of nursing research and facilitates evidence-based practice. She has an extensive background in nursing education at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. Patty Vitale, MD, MPH, FAAP holds multiple appointments, including Assistant Professor of Pediatrics & Emergency Medicine at the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, NJ, USA where she writes biostatistics and epidemiology curriculum for a 4 year scholar’s workshop course for medical students. She also is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Rutgers School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology where she teaches graduate level courses in epidemiology and public health informatics. She is a practicing Pediatric Emergency Medicine physician at Cooper University Hospital.

Chapter 1: Introduction to Population-Based Nursing
Chapter 2: Identifying Outcomes
Chapter 3: Measuring Disease in Populations
Chapter 4: Applying Epidemiological Methods in Population-Based Nursing Practice
Chapter 5: Applying Evidence at the Population Level
Chapter 6: Using Information Systems to Improve Population Outcomes
Chapter 7: Concepts in Program Design and Development
Chapter 8: Evaluating Practice at the Population Level
Chapter 9: Building Relationships and Engaging Communities Through Collaboration
Chapter 10: Challenges in Program Implementation
Chapter 11: Implications of Global Health and Cultural Issues for Population-Based Nursing Theory and Practice