448 Pages
by
Routledge
448 Pages
by
Routledge
448 Pages
by
Routledge
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Community practice is a stimulating and diverse field of nursing. Community nurses often work without direct support from other health professionals and need, not only excellent clinical skills, but also skills in communication, research and health promotion. Community Nursing Practice offers a thorough introduction to the role of the community nurse. Based on principles of primary health care,... Read more
Preface
SECTION ONE: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR COMMUNITY NURSING PRACTICE
1: Context and roles in community nursing practice - Winsome St John
2: Social perspectives on health - Helen Keleher
3: Population health issues in Australia - Helen Keleher
4: Historical nursing responses to community health needs in Australia - Helen Keleher
SECTION TWO: APPROACHES IN COMMUNITY NURSING PRACTICE
5: Community assessment for health - Winsome St John + Helen Keleher
6: Epidemiology - Erica James
7: Health screening - Winsome St John
8: Health promotion - Elizabeth Patterson
9: Health teaching - Elizabeth Patterson
10: Community development in health - Helen Keleher
11: Research and evidence for community nursing practice - Judy Wollin + Winsome St John + Helen Keleher
SECTION THREE: PRACTICE IN THE COMMUNITY
12: Community projects and program planning - Helen Keleher + Winsome St J
SECTION ONE: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR COMMUNITY NURSING PRACTICE
1: Context and roles in community nursing practice - Winsome St John
2: Social perspectives on health - Helen Keleher
3: Population health issues in Australia - Helen Keleher
4: Historical nursing responses to community health needs in Australia - Helen Keleher
SECTION TWO: APPROACHES IN COMMUNITY NURSING PRACTICE
5: Community assessment for health - Winsome St John + Helen Keleher
6: Epidemiology - Erica James
7: Health screening - Winsome St John
8: Health promotion - Elizabeth Patterson
9: Health teaching - Elizabeth Patterson
10: Community development in health - Helen Keleher
11: Research and evidence for community nursing practice - Judy Wollin + Winsome St John + Helen Keleher
SECTION THREE: PRACTICE IN THE COMMUNITY
12: Community projects and program planning - Helen Keleher + Winsome St J
Biography
Winsome St John (PhD, FRCNA) is Associate Professor in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University and a Member of the Gold Coast District Health Council. She has over 30 years of experience as a clinician, educator and researcher.
Helen Keleher (BMA, PhD) is Professor of Health Science at Monash University, Peninsula campus. She has extensive experience in health promotion and health policy and holds an appointment to the Women and Gender Equity Knowledge Network of the World Health Organisation's Commission on the Social Determinants of Health.
