Community health nursing : frameworks for practice
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Community health nursing : frameworks for practice
Baillière Tindall, c1996
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Includes index
Published in association with the RCN
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book aims to provide the core text for the new Community Health courses which are aimed at all nurses who work in the community. It examines the changes in policy, education, and management which influence practice as well as providing a comprehensive analysis of the epidemiological and demographic factors which determine needs. Written and edited by leading experts in this field, this book will stimulate debate and influence practice for all nurses in the community.
Table of Contents
Pressures for Change: Policy Developments. Demographic Changes. Primary Care. The GP Perspective. Epidemiology: Heart Disease. Epidemiology: The Care of Older People. Mental Health. The Family as a Framework for Practice: The Family: A Sociological Perspective. The Family: A Psychological Perspective. Abuse Within Families. Family Nursing. The Family: A Policy Perspective. Families with Special Needs. Professional Frameworks: Educational Frameworks for Practice. The Legal Basis for Ethical Practice. Ethics in Practice. Evidence-Based Practice in Primary Health Care Nursing. Team Building in Primary Health Care Teams. Information Systems and Information Technology. Shifting the Boundaries: Developing Clinical Expertise in Community Nursing. Clinical Care at Home. Shifting the Boundaries in Practice Nursing. Health Visiting and Public Health. Shifting Boundaries in Community Paediatric Nursing. The Nurse Practitioner in the Community. Dilemmas and Challenges: Community Care. Obstacles and Opportunities. Value for Money. Achieving Health Gains. Science or Social Control? Marketing and the NHS. Marketing and Service Development.
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