David Sines – författare

This book illustrates the application of a variety of quality approaches to commissioning, management and practice. It provides a critical appraisal of quality models before considering quality issues relating to consumer feedback and the contracting process. There is a practical guide to using the Dynamic Quality Improvement System, as well as chapters on achieving quality in specific situations.Whilst acknowledging the expertise of community nurses, the book challenges them to find and use the most appropriate quality approaches and tools for their specific area.

This exciting book covers a range of models and approaches to advanced communication within the context of contemporary community health care nursing. Theoretical definitions of communication will be given and the intricacies involved in initiating, maintaining and closing a therapeutic relationship are examined. The essential skills for health-giving communication, relating to information giving, health promotion, counselling and the therapeutic use of the self, are highlighted. Barriers to effective communication will be discussed, together with practical suggestions for overcoming these barriers.

As nursing practice necessarily becomes increasingly research-based, it is important that professionals keep up-to-date with current research initiatives and with their implications.This book brings together some of the UK's foremost community nurses and researchers. Examples of research into aspects of community care are presented in such a way as to inform nurses about developments and initiatives nationwide at the same time as laying down exemplar for the evaluation of other new developments as and when they arise.

"An extremely popular and valuable resource to students, practitioners and managers in community health care nursing" - Journal of Advanced NursingThe 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 nursingCovers learning disability nursing, caring for patients with mental health conditions, and community children’s nursing and school nursingWritten by experts in the field – providing authority and insightThorough, comprehensive, and up-to-date with the latest policy guidelinesCommunity 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.This title is also available as a mobile App from MedHand Mobile Libraries. Buy it now from iTunes, Google Play or the MedHand Store.