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Optimizing Population Health: Strategies for Advanced Level Nurses

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Reviewed:: Sep 9, 2025 by Health Sciences

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Overview:

This resource provides an overview of population health concepts along with health promotion strategies utilized by advanced practice nurses. Resources are intended to be exemplary, but not exhaustive and introduce the reader to strategies that can be practiced while in graduate school as well as in healthcare settings.

Type of Material:

Open (Access) Textbook

Recommended Uses:

This ebook can be used for gathering knowledge to assist students of advanced practice nursing in considering population issues in health promotion activities.
The best use of this book would be to use it as a supplement to lectures, discussions, and homework assignments.

Technical Requirements:

Internet Browser, PDF Reader, Epub Reader

Identify Major Learning Goals:

The purpose of this resource is to provide an overview of population health essential concepts along with resources and strategies that can be used while completing a graduate degree in nursing as well as in practice. Resources are intended to be exemplary, but not exhaustive of all available resources, predominantly focused in the United States.

Target Student Population:

Graduate School
Professional

Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

A basic understanding of population health concepts would be helpful.
The user will need basic computer skills to access the information which can be downloaded or read online.

Content Quality

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Strengths:

Organized and written clearly with important headings to gain initial knowledge about influencing optimal health with patients.
Very well organized
Includes embedded videos partnered with written conceptual chapters
Includes embedded definitions for specific concepts
Content is aligned with AACN Competencies and Sub-Competencies

Concerns:

Could be improved with more depth
Includes simple short sections of information to gain introductory knowledge about factors that influence the health of people in the United States.

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

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Strengths:

Can be easily integrated into curriculum assignments with cross reference to core competencies of accrediting agencies for nursing, specifically the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) core competencies.
Chapter crosswalks to specific AACN competencies help educators and students link relevence of information to outcomes of education of advance practice nurses.
Current terminology explained with short definitions and introductory information to factors influencing health.
OER uses ease of use with an intuitive flow.
Includes active links to important websites and references.

Concerns:

Simplistic at times, but could be appreciated by a beginning advance practice nursing student.

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

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Strengths:

The videos include closed captioning.
The navigational format is consistent throughout the book.
Text is selectable.
Accessible headings in book.
Table of contents can be used to go directly to specific information.
Images include alt text and image credits.

Other Issues and Comments:: The main points of population health are introduced here in a way that does not overload the learner. May be too basic for advanced-level learners.
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