Community health nursing : frameworks for practice / edited by Dianne Watkins, Judy Edwards and Pam Gastrell ; foreword by Joan Higgins.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Watkins, Dianne.

Cousins, Judy.

Gastrell, Pam.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community health nursing--Great Britain.

Community health nursing.

Great Britain.

Primary care (Medicine)--Great Britain.

Primary care (Medicine).

Community Health Nursing.

United Kingdom.

Medical Subjects:

Community Health Nursing.

United Kingdom.

Physical Description:

xiii, 351 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh ; New York : Baillière Tindall, 2003.

Summary:

This new edition of a highly successful key textbook for community health courses has been fully updated to reflect the changes in primary health care over the last decade. There are new chapters on the prevention of physical child abuse, community mental health nursing, community learning disability nursing and school nursing, and a greater emphasis on the significance of public health as a framework for practice. Community Health Nursing identifies frameworks that can help define new roles in practice and will provoke discussion on the common challenges and concerns relevant to all nurses in the community. Written by a combination of leading academics and practitioners from a range of disciplines, each chapter identifies key issues and questions for discussion. Extensively referenced and providing clear guidance on up-to-date further reading, this book provides a comprehensive and thought-provoking analysis of the key issues. All nurses intending to practise in the community will welcome this text as an essential response to the challenges ahead.

Contents:

Section 1 Pressures for change 1

1. Recent health and social policy developments / Stephen Peckham 3

2. Developments in primary care / Stephen Peckham 15

3. Innovation and change in public health / David Fone 27

4. Quality improvement / Judy Edwards, Dr Elizabeth Muir 43

Section 2 The public health framework 55

5. Epidemiology and disease prevention / Michael L Burr 57

6. Structural issues relating to poverty and health / Harriet Jefferson 69

7. Frameworks for health improvement / Elizabeth Gould 82

Section 3 The family as a framework for practice 95

8. The family: a sociological perspective / Graham Allan, Graham Crow 97

9. The family: a psychological perspective / Neil Frude 107

10. Violence within the family / Neil Frude 117

11. Theories and prevention of child physical abuse / Dianne Watkins 131

12. Family nursing / Judy Edwards 148

Section 4 Professional frameworks for practice 157

13. Legal aspects of community health nursing / Bridgit Dimond 159

14. Ethics in practice / Graham Rumbold 174

15. Team-work and team development in health and social care / Brenda Poulton 185

16. Leadership in community nursing / Eileen Thomas 198

Section 5 Shifting the boundaries of community practice 209

17. Practice nursing / Lynda Carey 211

18. District nursing / Wendy Warren, Carole Alstrom 224

19. Health visiting / public health nursing / Dianne Watkins 234

20. Community mental health nursing / Ben Hannigan 247

21. Community learning disability nursing / Ruth Wyn Williams, Lisa Rhead 258

22. Community children's nursing / Julia Muir, Anna Sidey 271

23. School nursing / Dianne Watkins, Carole Crocker 281

Section 6 Challenges for the future 291

24. Alternative ways of working / Mark Jones 293

25. The challenge of information technology / Michael Hardey 305

26. Value for money / David Cohen 317

27. Promoting public health: implications for community nurses / Gordon Macdonald 327.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

070202659X

OCLC:

53286085