Full Description
This is a comprehensive textbook developed to reflect the new community specialist practitioner role for practice nurses. It gives an overview of the practice nurse role in primary health care and the factors which influence that role and its development including the context of, and challenges for, practice nursing. Areas covered include legal issues, management, health promotion, nurse prescribing and community development. The book follows the format of other successful books in this area (Gastrell, Naidoo). It offers a challenging and stimulating discussion and should become the key textbook in this significant market.
Contents
SECTION 1 Who Is The Practice Nurse? Managing Nursing Care in General Practice. Legal Issues Pertinent to Role Development in General. The Political Framework of Practice. SECTION 2 Challenges in Practice Conceptual Frameworks in Practice From Health Education to Community DevelopmentThe Practice Nurse Using Health Education in The Management Of Chronic Disease. Involving The Public In Health Care Decision-MakingInvolvement In General Practice Public Health What Does It Mean For Nurses in Primary Care? Mental HealthThe Practice Nurse Have A Role? Clinical Supervision What Will It Offer in the Development of Practice Nurses? Nurse Prescribing SECTION 3 The Future Achieving Practice Nurse Potential through Specialist Practice Autonomy in Practice Is it A Reality? The Future of Practice Nursing
