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Nursing in Primary Care: A Handbook for Students ISBN: 0333781929 ISBN13: 9780333781920 Nursing in Primary Care: A Handbook for Students By: Edited by Naomi Watson ; Carol Wilkinson Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Format: Paperback Our Price: 23.99

This student centred text provides a comprehensive overview of the issues which impact on primary care nursing. It is useful for students on community placements and it should help pre-registration nursing students and any other newcomers to primary care practice, as they grapple with concepts and ideas specific to delivering care to greater numbers of people in their own environments. The interactive nature of this text means it should be a valuable resource for students and their supervisors


Contents:

Nursing in primary care - an introduction, N.A

Watson
- preparing to nurse in the community, D

Young, J

Dowling, P

Heighton
- student supervision in primary care, D

Pertab
- the legislative basis of community nursing, C

Wilkinson
- the impact of poverty in the community, C

Wilkinson
- equal value, equal care - differences and diversity - primary care perspectives, N.A

Watson
- effective communication in primary care, J

Barr
- assessing the needs of individuals and communities, N.A

Watson
- promoting the health of the client and the community, C

Wilkinson
- coping with chronic illness in primary care settings, N.A

Watson
- promoting mental health, C

Wilkinson, S

Maurimootoo
- patients with complex needs in primary care - learning disabilities, T

Tait, L

Styring
- older people in society, E

Buchanan
- death, dying and bereavement, C

Henry
- conclusion - the future of nursing in primary care, N.A

Watson.


Brief Description:

This student centred text provides a comprehensive overview of the issues which impact on primary care nursing. It is useful to those in primary care practice, as they grapple with concepts and ideas specific to delivering care to greater numbers of people in their own environments.

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