Community and Public Health Nursing: Promoting the Public’s Health, 10th Edition

What you’ll find inside

Community and Public Health Nursing: Promoting the Public’s Health, 10th Edition by Cherie Rector and Mary Jo Stanley is a nursing text focused on care beyond the individual patient. It introduces community and public-health practice, then follows the work of nurses who assess needs, promote health and respond to risks across families and populations. This listing is specifically for the 10th edition.

Topics covered in the 10th edition

The contents begin with the foundations, history and organization of public-health nursing, including evidence-based practice, ethics and transcultural care. Later material addresses epidemiology, communicable disease, environmental health and safety, health education, and the planning, implementation and evaluation of community programs. Policy, advocacy, family health and the community as client broaden the discussion from clinical care to prevention and population needs. Together these topics give students a course-oriented view of how nurses work with people, organizations and communities.

Match the assigned edition

This edition may suit nursing students whose syllabus specifies the 10th edition, or readers reviewing community-health nursing concepts from that version. Edition matching matters: Wolters Kluwer now lists an 11th edition, published in 2025. New course materials may use that later edition, so compare the full title, edition and assigned chapters with your instructor’s reading list before selecting this file. the 10th edition should not be treated as interchangeable with the publisher’s newer book.

PDF details and sample pages

The digital format listed here is PDF. Fixed-layout pages can be useful when following tables and structured textbook pages, but make sure your device is comfortable for extended reading. Click the four-image preview to inspect a small set of sample pages before choosing. The preview is limited and does not replace the full book. This product record does not promise access to a publisher platform, quizzes, instructor materials or other separately distributed resources.

Before choosing

Check whether your course focuses on public-health nursing, community assessment, population health or program planning, and verify that this is the edition your course requires. Browse the Nursing & Midwifery ebook collection for related study titles.