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Informationen zum Autor Karen A. Luker is QNI Professor of Community Nursing in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, The University of Manchester, UK. Gretl A. McHugh is Professor of Applied Health Research in the School of Healthcare, The University of Leeds, UK. Rosamund M. Bryar is Professor Emeritus Community and Primary Care Nursing, School of Health Sciences, City University London, UK. Klappentext The fourth edition of this seminal text retains its focus on placing the health visitor at the forefront of supporting and working with children, families, individuals and communities. Health Visiting: Preparation for Practice has been fully revised and updated to reflect the changes and developments in health policy, public health priorities, and health visiting. It considers the public health role of the health visitor, and the important role and responsibilities the health visitor has with safeguarding children to ensure the child has the best possible start in life.Key features:* Fully updated throughout, with new content on practice and policy developments* Takes into account the challenges and changing role of the health visitor, and the need to ensure that their practice is evidenced-based* Includes an additional chapter on working in a multicultural society with a discussion on some of the challenges faced by health visitors* Discusses and debates the practice of public health and working with communities* Examines the role of the health visitor with safeguarding and child protection, as well as working within a multi-professional team* Features case studies and learning activitiesHealth Visiting: Preparation for Practice is essential reading for student health visitors, public health nurses, and those on community placements, as well as other health practitioners working with and in the community. Zusammenfassung The fourth edition of this seminal text retains its focus on placing the health visitor at the forefront of supporting and working with children, families, individuals and communities. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Contributors ix Introduction 1 Karen A. Luker, Gretl A. McHugh and Rosamund M. Bryar Prevention, public health, and health visiting 2 Health visiting: preparation for practice 4 1 Managing Knowledge in Health Visiting 8 Kate Robinson Introduction 8 Defining health visiting practice 10 What do health visitors do ± and where do they do it? 13 Evidence-based practice 16 The current landscape of EBP 21 Managing knowledge and evidence in practice 26 Case study 1.1: Introducing new technology 26 Case study 1.2: Creating guidelines in primary care 27 Case study 1.3: Protocol-based decision making in nursing 29 Case study 1.4: Knowledge management in primary care 30 Communities of practice 35 Reflective practice 37 Clients: what do they know and how do they know it? 40 Social networking and the media 41 The debate 44 Summary 45 References 46 Activities 50 2 Health Visiting: Context and Public Health Practice 53 Martin Smith Introduction 53 Public health 56 Defining 'public' 56 Defining 'health' 57 Defining 'public health' 59 Human rights and public health 60 The principles of health visiting 63 The search for health needs 65 The stimulation of an awareness of health needs 65 The influence on policies affecting health 66 The facilitation of health-enhancing activities 67 Summary 68 Health inequalities 69 Summary 76 References 77 Activities 82 3 The Community Dimension 85 Rosamund M. Bryar Introduction 85 Public health and communities 87 ...
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List of Contributors ix
Introduction 1
Karen A. Luker, Gretl A. McHugh and Rosamund M. Bryar
Prevention, public health, and health visiting 2
Health visiting: preparation for practice 4
1 Managing Knowledge in Health Visiting 8
Kate Robinson
Introduction 8
Defining health visiting practice 10
What do health visitors do ± and where do they do it? 13
Evidence-based practice 16
The current landscape of EBP 21
Managing knowledge and evidence in practice 26
Case study 1.1: Introducing new technology 26
Case study 1.2: Creating guidelines in primary care 27
Case study 1.3: Protocol-based decision making in nursing 29
Case study 1.4: Knowledge management in primary care 30
Communities of practice 35
Reflective practice 37
Clients: what do they know and how do they know it? 40
Social networking and the media 41
The debate 44
Summary 45
References 46
Activities 50
2 Health Visiting: Context and Public Health Practice 53
Martin Smith
Introduction 53
Public health 56
Defining 'public' 56
Defining 'health' 57
Defining 'public health' 59
Human rights and public health 60
The principles of health visiting 63
The search for health needs 65
The stimulation of an awareness of health needs 65
The influence on policies affecting health 66
The facilitation of health-enhancing activities 67
Summary 68
Health inequalities 69
Summary 76
References 77
Activities 82
3 The Community Dimension 85
Rosamund M. Bryar
Introduction 85
Public health and communities 87
Defining 'community' 89
Impact of communities on health 91
The role of health visitors in working with communities 96
Gaining an understanding of the health of your local community 100
Windshield survey 101
Public health walk 101
Health needs assessment 102
Building community capacity 110
Using health promotion models to support community working 113
Summary 116
References 118
Activities 124
4 Approaches to Supporting Families 127
Karen I. Chalmers and Karen A. Whittaker
Introduction 127
Models of intervention in family life 128
Three models relevant to health visiting practice in families with young children 129
Application of the models in practice 132
Policies 133
Evidence for interventions to support families 136
Characteristics of services and programmes to support families with young children 137
Early home visiting programmes 138
First Parent Health Visiting Programme 138
Community Mothers Programme (CMP) 139
Current home visiting programmes 140
Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) Programme 140
Flying Start ± Wales 143
The Triple-P (Positive Parenting Programme) 144
Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home Visiting (MECSH) 145
Sure Start programmes 146
Summary 148
Working with families 148
Empirical evidence on relationship development 152
Challenges 154
Public health agenda 154
Level of evidence 155
Adhering to the programme criteria 155
High-needs families 156
Practice specialisation 157
Concerns about child safety 157
Adequate reso
