Maheswari Jaikumar
Principal Miranda School and College of Nursing
Yelahanka, Bengaluru
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Pocket Manual of Community Health Nursing
© 2008, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers
All rights reserved. No part of this publication should be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means: electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the author and the publisher.
First Edition: 2008
9788184482386
Typeset at JPBMP typesetting unit
Printed at Ajanta
4Preface to the Students
Dear learners,
This book is tailor made for you. To help get you involved in the study of this subject, a number of special features are incorporated throughout the book.
Topic boxes and tables are designed. These provide scientific information that would help you easily register and recollect the vital information as you render services.
Any exam causes anxiety; more so with a subject like community health. To help better prepare you for exam and comprehend the material, the information is provided in as capsules.
I hope that you enjoy the Pocket Manual of Community Health Nursing and that this book makes learning a rewarding process. Write to me and let me know how did you make out in your course.
Maheswari Jaikumar
5Preface to the Instructors
A good book meets the needs of both instructors and students. Every teacher has a personal style and a philosophy of approach about teaching.
Considering this, I have chosen an eclectic approach to present the topics in a concrete information form. Pertinent information is present in clear definitions and tabular columns and boxes. Certain portions of the text accompany selected figures.
I wish that this book is of immense use to the instructors in the field of community health.
Maheswari Jaikumar
6Acknowledgements
- At the outset, I wish to acknowledge and recognize the editorial team who have helped to make the textbook a reality.
- Heart felt gratitude to my parents Ganesan and Yamuna Ganesan for their love, support, compassion and commitment of life long learning.
- I wish to express my genuine gratitude to Mr. Jaikumar and my son Krethik Jaikumar for their sacrificial support.
- I am indebted to Ms. Manju in deciphering this manuscript into a reality.
- Last but not least, I bow down in reverence to the Lord Almighty, the source of all knowledge and wisdom for this unconditional blessings.