Community Nursing Practice - Theory, Skills and Issues

List of contents

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

About the author

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.

Summary

A thorough introduction to community nursing practice based on the principles of primary health care and a social model of health.

Product details

• Authors: Helen Keleher, Winsome St John, St John Winsome
• Assisted by: Helen Keleher (Editor), Winsome St John (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9780367717742
• ISBN: 978-0-367-71774-2
• No. of pages: 448
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Nursing; MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, MEDICAL / Nursing / General, MEDICAL / Nursing / Social, Ethical & Legal Issues, MEDICAL / Dentistry / Practice Management, MEDICAL / Nursing / Home & Community Care, Health & personal development, Community nursing