Full Description
An Introduction to Community and Primary Health Care provides a comprehensive and practical explanation of the fundamentals of the social model of health care approach, preparing learners for professional practice in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. The fourth edition has been restructured into four parts covering theory, key skills for practice, working with diverse communities and the professional roles that nurses can enter as they transition to primary care and community health practice. Each chapter has been thoroughly revised to reflect the latest research and includes up-to-date case studies, reflection questions and critical thinking activities to strengthen students' knowledge and analytical skills. Written by an expert team of nurse authors with experience across a broad spectrum of professional roles, An Introduction to Community and Primary Health Care remains an indispensable resource for nursing students and health professionals engaging in community and primary health care.
Contents
Part I. Theory: 1. Community and primary health care Diana Guzys and Melanie Eslick; 2. Empowering individuals, groups and communities Diana Guzys and Melanie Eslick; 3. Developing a career in primary health care Kaara Ray B. Calma, Anna Williams and Elizabeth Halcomb; Part II. Diverse Communities: 4. Disability: issues for primary care nurses Nathan J. Wilson, Natasha Jojo and Henrietta Trip; 5. First Nations health and well-being: culturally response practice in primary health care Susan Mlcek, Jessica Biles and Rhonda Wilson; 6. Intersectional and gendered approaches to health and wellbeing Kath Peters, Lauretta Luck and Ruth Mursa; 7. A lifespan and settings-based approach to mental health promotion Dean Whitehead; 8. Rural health nursing Melissa Hanson, Maryanne Podham and Judith Anderson; Part III. Skills for Practice: 9. Interprofessional practice Kath Peters and Elizabeth Halcomb; 10. Cultural competence and cultural safety Diana Guzys and Melanie Eslick; 11. Community health needs assessment Diana Guzys and Melanie Eslick; 12. Health-related program planning and evaluation Dean Whitehead; 13. Digital health Isabelle Skinner; 14. Managing chronic health conditions Catherine Stephen, Wa'ed Shiyab and Elizabeth Halcomb; Part IV. Community and Primary Health Care Roles: 15. Community health nursing Amanda Moses, Judith Anderson and Melissa Hanson; 16. Home-based care Amanda Moses, Maryanne Podham and Judith Anderson; 17. Community mental health nursing Caroline Picton and Christopher Patterson; 18. Maternal, child and family health nursing Catina Adams and Leesa Hooker; 19. School and youth health nursing Elizabeth Halcomb and Lisa Chalmers; 20. Sexual health nursing Leah East, Sharon James and Ruth Mursa; 21. Drug and alcohol nursing Ravina Raidu and Rebecca Bosworth; 22. Refugee health nursing Bronwen Blake and Sandy Eagar; 23. Occupational health nursing Donna Burt, Fiona Groome, Sally Kane, Fiona Landgren and Michelle Stirrup; 24. Nursing in general practice Elizabeth Halcomb and Cristina Thompson; 25. Correctional nursing Grant Kinghorn, Rebecca Bosworth and Elizabeth Halcomb; 26. Nurse practitioners Kathleen Tori.
