Community Public Health Nursin - 5th Edition by David Sines & Sharon Aldridge-Bent & Agnes Fanning & Penny Farrelly & Kate Potter & Jane Wright

About the Book

Book Synopsis

"An extremely popular and valuable resource to students, practitioners and managers in community health care nursing" - Journal of Advanced Nursing

The fifth edition of Community and Public Health Nursing is an essential source of information for all those working in primary and community healthcare. Comprehensive and accessible, it draws on the knowledge of a wide range of experts and conveys all the information and skills nurses working in modern primary care settings require. It includes material on policy developments, research perspectives, health visiting, practice and district nursing, team working, advanced nursing practice, non-medical prescribing, inter-professional practice, and user involvement.

• New edition of the definitive textbook on community healthcare nursing
• Covers learning disability nursing, caring for patients with mental health conditions, and community children's nursing and school nursing
• Written by experts in the field - providing authority and insight
• Thorough, comprehensive, and up-to-date with the latest policy guidelines

Community and Public Health Nursing is an invaluable resource for novice and experienced practitioners, and for all healthcare professionals who work in the primary care and community setting, including practice nurses, nurse practitioners, district nurses, community staff nurses, health visitors, school nurses, walk-in centre nurses and sexual health nurses.

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From the Back Cover

"An extremely popular and valuable resource to students, practitioners and managers in community health care nursing" Journal of Advanced Nursing

The fifth edition of Community and Public Health Nursing is an essential source of information for all those working in primary and community health care. Comprehensive and accessible, it draws on the knowledge of a wide range of experts and conveys all the information and skills nurses working in modern primary care settings require. It includes material on policy developments, research perspectives, health visiting, practice and district nursing, team working, advanced nursing practice, non-medical prescribing, inter-professional practice, and user involvement.

• New edition of the definitive textbook on community health care nursing
• Covers learning disability nursing, caring for patients with mental health conditions, and community children's nursing and school nursing
• Written by experts in the field - providing authority and insight
• Thorough, comprehensive, and up-to-date with the latest policy guidelines

Community and Public Health Nursing is an invaluable resource for novice and experienced practitioners, and for all health care professionals who work in the primary care and community setting, including practice nurses, nurse practitioners, district nurses, community staff nurses, health visitors, school nurses, walk-in centre nurses and sexual health nurses.

Review Quotes

"I would recommend this book to student nurses, community and district nurses and anybody with a passion for public health nursing. Clear, concise and structured it is a book I have found beneficial for my own learning." (Nursing Times, 24 April 2015)

"Thorough, comprehensive, and up-to-date with the latest policy guidelines Community and Public Health Nursing is an invaluable resource for novice and experienced practitioners, and for all healthcare professionals who work in the primary care and community setting, including practice nurses, nurse practitioners, district nurses, community staff nurses, health visitors, school nurses, walk-in centre nurses and sexual health nurses." (Newbooks.lib, 9 September 2014)

About the Author

David Sines is Professor of Community Healthcare Nursing and Pro Vice Chancellor and Executive Dean for the Faculty of Society and Health at Buckinghamshire New University, Buckinghamshire, UK.

Sharon Aldridge-Bent is Senior Lecturer in Community Health Care Nursing at Buckinghamshire New University, Buckinghamshire, UK.

Agnes Fanning is Head of Academic Department of Primary Care and Public Health at Buckinghamshire New University, Buckinghamshire, UK.

Penny Farrelly is a Senior Lecturer in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing at Buckinghamshire New University, Buckinghamshire, UK.

Kate Potter is Senior Lecturer in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing at Buckinghamshire New University, Buckinghamshire, UK.

Jane Wright is a Senior Lecturer in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing at Buckinghamshire New University, Buckinghamshire, UK.