Public Health and Community Nursing

Frameworks for practice

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Paperback, 336 Pages
Published: OCT-2009
ISBN 10: 0-7020-2947-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-7020-2947-9
Imprint: BAILLIÈRE TINDALL


Edited by
Dianne Watkins, MSc, PGCE, RN, RM, HV, RNT, Director, Primary Care/Community Nursing Directorate, University of Wales College of Medicine, School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, Cardiff, UK
Judy Cousins, MSc, PGCE, RGN, HV, Lecturer, Cardiff School of Nursing and Midwifery, Primary Care and Community Nursing Directorate, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK

Description
The third edition of this popular and useful text has been thoroughly updated to reflect the many major changes that have taken place in community nursing, making it an invaluable and up-to-date reference for all community nursing courses. The book covers the current public health landscape, epidemiology, frameworks for practice, with sections on family, and on the different Community Public Health Nurse Specialists.

Audience:
Post-registration nurses doing courses in Specialist Community Health Nursing which is now a third part of the Nursing and Midwifery register. They must already be registered as Nurses or Midwives to qualify for this third part of the register. Aimed the common, shared part of the community course, done by all, as well as their chosen specialisation of District Nursing, Health Visiting, etc.


 
Last update: 6 Nov 2011