Health Visiting: Preparation for Practice [Luker - Wiley - Blackwell]
- ISBN/EAN
- 9781119078586
- Editore
- Wiley - Blackwell
- Formato
- Brossura
- Anno
- 2016
- Pagine
- 304
Disponibile
44,60 €
A fully updated edition of a seminal text for students and practitioners in community and health visiting.
Essential reading for student health visitors, nurses on community placements, as well as practitioners working with and in the community to support their ongoing professional development.
Fully updated throughout, with new content on practice and policy developments, including on public health in communities, and the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults.
Includes an additional chapter on working in a multi-cultural society with a discussion on some of the challenges and issues faced by health visitors.
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| Autore | Luker Karen A.; McHugh Gretl A.; Bryar Rosamund |
|---|---|
| Editore | Wiley - Blackwell |
| Anno | 2016 |
| Tipologia | Libro |
| Lingua | Inglese |
| Indice | 1 Managing Knowledge in Health Visiting Kate Robinson Introduction Defining health visiting practice What do health visitors do- and where do they do it? Evidence-based practice The current landscape of evidence-based practice Managing knowledge and evidence in practice Case study 1.1: Introducing new technology Case study 1.2: Creating guidelines in primary care Case study 1.3: Protocol-based decision-making in nursing Case study 1.4: Knowledge management in primary care Communities of practice Reflective practice Clients: what do they know and how do they know it? Social networking and media The debate Summary References Appendix 1: Activities for Chapter 1 2 Health Visiting: Context and Public Health Practice Martin Smith Introduction Public health Defining public Defining health Defining public health Human rights and public health The principles of health visiting The search for health needs The stimulation of an awareness of health needs The influence on policies affecting health The facilitation of health enhancing activities Health inequalities Summary References Appendix 2: Activities for Chapter 2 3 The Community Dimension Rosamund Bryar Introduction Public health and communities Impact of communities on health The role of health visitors with communities Gaining an understanding of the health of your local community Windshield survey Public health walk Health needs assessment Building community capacity Using health promotion models to support community working Summary References Appendix 3: Activities for Chapter 3 4 Approaches to Supporting Families Karen I. Chalmers and Karen A. Whittaker Introduction Models of interventions to support families Three models relevant to health visiting practice in families with young children Application of models in practice Policies Evidence for interventions to support families Characteristics of services and programmes to support families with young children Early home visiting programmes First parent health visitor programme Community mothers Current home visiting programmes Family Nurse Partnership Programme Flying Start – Wales The Triple – P Programme – Positive Parenting Programme Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home Visiting Sure Start Programmes Working with families Empirical evidence on relationship development Challenges Public Health agenda Level of evidence Adhering to the programme criteria High needs families Practice specialisation Concerns about child safety Adequate resources Summary References Appendix 4: Activities for Chapter 4 5 Safeguarding Children: Debates and Dilemmas for Health Visitors Julianne Harlow and Martin Smith Introduction The key concepts Defining child Defining childhood Defining safeguarding Defining child abuse Defining significant harm Incidence and prevalence of child abuse Assessment of vulnerable children Assessment of children in need and their families Common Assessment Framework (CAF) Graded Care Profile Working together Confidentiality and information sharing Supervision Summary References Appendix 5: Activities for Chapter 5 6 Working with Diverse Communities Sharin Baldwin and Mark R.D. Johnson Introduction Cultural and migration Cultural sensitivity and competence Institutional discrimination and organisational cultural competence Understanding different cultural practices Pregnancy Birth customs Confinement following birth Breastfeeding Diet, weaning and feeding practices Maternal mental health Safeguarding, domestic violence and abuse Communication Summary Appendix 6: Activities for Chapter 6 7 Evaluating Practice Karen A. Luker and Gretl A. McHugh Introduction Sources of evidence for practice Evaluation – the problem of definition Conceptualising evaluation Evaluation and evaluative research Evaluation of healthcare Structure, process and outcome evaluation The care planning process Actual and potential problems Problem-solving Additional issues in evaluating the practice of health visiting Summary References Appendix 7: Activities for Chapter 7 Index |
| Disponibilità | Prossima Pubblicazione - Prenotabile |
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