Health visiting : preparation for practice / / edited by Karen A. Luker, Gretl A. McHugh, Rosamund Bryar

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2017; ©2017
• Edizione: Fourth edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (309 p.)
• Disciplina: 610.73/43
• Soggetto topico: Community health nursing - Great Britain
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): LukerKaren A.; McHughGretl A.; BryarRosamund
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction; Prevention, public health, and health visiting; Health visiting: preparation for practice; References; Chapter 1 Managing Knowledge in Health Visiting; Introduction; Defining health visiting practice; What do health visitors do - and where do they do it?; Evidence-based practice; The current landscape of EBP; 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 careCommunities of practice; Reflective practice; Clients: what do they know and how do they know it?; Social networking and the media; The debate; Summary; References; Activities; Chapter 2 Health Visiting: Context and Public Health Practice; 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 activitiesSummary; Health inequalities; Summary; References; Activities; Chapter 3 The Community Dimension; Introduction; Public health and communities; Defining 'community'; Impact of communities on health; The role of health visitors in working 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; Activities; Chapter 4 Approaches to Supporting Families ; IntroductionModels of intervention in family life; Three models relevant to health visiting practice in families with young children; Application of the 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 Visiting Programme; Community Mothers Programme (CMP); Current home visiting programmes; Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) Programme; Flying Start - Wales; The Triple-P (Positive Parenting Programme) ; Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home Visiting (MECSH)Sure Start programmes; Summary; 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; Note; References; Activities; Chapter 5 Safeguarding Children: Debates and Dilemmas for Health Visitors; Introduction; The key concepts; Defining 'child'; Defining 'childhood'; Defining 'safeguarding'; Defining 'child abuse' ; Defining 'significant harm'
• Titolo autorizzato: Health visiting
• ISBN: 1-119-07859-8; 1-119-08455-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910466241003321
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