An Introduction to Community and Primary Health Care

An Introduction to Community and Primary Health Care introduces students to the theory, skills and professional roles in community settings.

Diana Guzys (Edited by), Rhonda Brown (Edited by), Elizabeth Halcomb (Edited by), Dean Whitehead (Edited by)

9781108797832, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 30 November 2020

460 pages
25.5 x 19 x 2.4 cm, 0.93 kg

Community and primary health care nursing is a rapidly growing field. Founded on the social model of health, the primary health care approach explores how social, environmental, economic and political factors affect the health of the individual and communities, and the role of nurses and other health care practitioners in facilitating an equitable and collaborative health care process. An Introduction to Community and Primary Health Care provides an engaging introduction to the theory, skills and range of professional roles in community settings. This edition has been fully revised to include current research and practice, and includes three new chapters on health informatics, refugee health nursing and developing a career in primary health care. Written by an expert team, this highly readable text is an indispensable resource for any reader undertaking a course in community and primary health care and developing their career in the community.

Part I. Theory: 1. Community and Primary Health Care Diana Guzys
2. Empowering individuals, groups and communities Diana Guzys
3. Exploring disability from a social model of health perspective Rhonda Brown
4. A lifespan and settings-based approach to mental health promotion Dean Whitehead
5. Indigenous health and well-being: wise and responsive practice in primary health care Susan Mlcek and Kerry Taylor
6. Gendered health Rhonda Brown and Stéphane Bouchoucha
7. Interprofessional practice Susan McInnes, Kath Peters and Elizabeth Halcomb
8. Developing a career in primary health care Kaara Ray B. Calma, Anna Williams, Susan McInnes and Elizabeth Halcomb
Part II. Skills for Practice: 9. Cultural competence and cultural safety Diana Guzys and Kath Hoare
10. Community health needs assessment Diana Guzys
11. Health-related program planning and evaluation Dean Whitehead
12. Health informatics Kerry Butler-Henderson
13. Managing chronic health conditions Catherine Stephen and Elizabeth Halcomb
14. Case management Elizabeth Halcomb
15. Home visiting, risk assessment and safety Diana Guzys
Part III. Community and Primary Health Care Roles: 16. Community health nursing Rhonda Brown
17. Community mental health nursing Rhonda Brown
18. Maternal, child and family health nursing Leesa Hooker
19. School and youth health nursing Diana Guzys
20. Sexual health nursing Diana Guzys
21. Drug and alcohol nursing Rhonda Brown
22. Rural health nursing Diana Guzys
23. Refugee health nursing Bronwen Blake and Sandy Eager
24. Occupational health nursing Rhonda Brown
25. Nursing in general practice Elizabeth Halcomb
26. Home-based care Jacqueline Allen and Rhonda Brown
27. Correctional nursing Grant Kinghorn and Elizabeth Halcomb
28. Nurse practitioners Kathleen Tori.

Subject Areas: Community nursing [MQCX], Nursing fundamentals & skills [MQCA], Nursing [MQC]