Community Health Care Series – serie

Written by a nurse, a social worker and a clinical psychologist, this book focuses on interprofessional working at the level of patient or client care. It explores how practitioners from different professions work together now and in the future. Practical details of day to day working, and how these may change with impending developments in the UK and in Europe, are considered. Ways of improving interprofessional working are discussed and particular attention is paid to collaboration across organisational boundaries.

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.

Written by a nurse, a social worker and a clinical psychologist, this book focuses on interprofessional working at the level of patient or client care. It explores how practitioners from different professions work together now and in the future. Practical details of day to day working, and how these may change with impending developments in the UK and in Europe, are considered. Ways of improving interprofessional working are discussed and particular attention is paid to collaboration across organisational boundaries.

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 book brings together a range of different experts to give a multidisciplinary perspective on recent changes in the health service. It focuses particularly on the effect of those changes for community nurses and their clients. The practical implications are always to the fore making this essential reading for community nurses and their management colleagues.

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.