Reflections on contemporary nursing practice

Author(s)

    • McMillan, Margaret P.
    • Townsend, Judith

Bibliographic Information

Reflections on contemporary nursing practice

[edited by] Margaret McMillan, Judith Townsend

Butterworth-Heinemann Australia, c1994

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

This work is suitable for nurses who want to examine the changing face of current and future clinical nursing practice. It brings together the following elements required for skillful professional practice: a sound conceptual framework; an ability to apply a workable solving process; up-to-date knowledge of current practice and health sector issues; and extensive and competent technical skills. These elements are brought together through critical reflection.

Table of Contents

  • CONTENTS: Contributors
  • Foreword by Betty Andersen AM
  • Introduction
  • Section One: Theories, Principles and Concepts: 1 Challenge models for learning and knowing (Judith Townsend)
  • 2 Conceptualising practice in learning groups (Judith Townsend)
  • 3 Preparation for competent practice (Penny Little, Margaret McMillan and Elizabeth Bujack)
  • 4 Self-Direction in Learning and Practice (Jeanette Dwyer)
  • Section Two: Roles and Functions
  • 5 A model for organising clinical practice (Elizabeth Bujack)
  • 6 Caring as an intervention strategy (Judith Townsend)
  • 7 Ethics in nurisng practice (Joy Lyneham)
  • 8 Management in nursing (Cheryl Lock)
  • 9 Nondirective facilitation as a learning/practice strategy (Judith Townsend)
  • 10 Therapeutic communication in practice (Jan Allan and Tracey Brown)
  • Section Three: Responding to Health Issues
  • 11 A model for health promotion (Maureen Sampson)
  • 12 Cross-cultural perspectices of depression
  • An Indochinese and Australian comparison (Anne Fry and Richard Gates)
  • 13 The health of an area: Collaborative practices in South Western Sydney (Sylvia Shepherd)
  • 14 Current issues in mental health: An Australian perspective (Wendy Crispin)
  • 15 Acupuncture in midwifery practice (Alan Bensoussan)
  • 16 Women and mental health (Wendy Crispin)
  • 17 Education and peripheral vascular disease (Jennie Rubly)
  • 18 Health maintenance in the senior years (Eddie Simeoni)
  • 19 Behavioural analysis and diagnosis in Asthma (Maureen Sampson)
  • 20 Class and ethnicity in mental health practice (Wendy Crispin)
  • 21 Literature update: a contribution to practice (Katrina Weir)
  • Section Four: Future Developments
  • 22 Advocates for change in nurse education: defining a new beginning (Margaret McMillan)
  • 23 Pro-active practice: a sustainable resource for nursing (Judith Townsend)
  • 24 Monitoring change: from ideas to reality (Margaret McMillan)
  • 25 The role of the nurse in area health service management (Edith Kearns)
  • 26 Enhancing nursing practice through the reflective use of cont

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