,A Textbook of
Community Nursing
A Textbook of Community Nursing is a comprehensive and evidence-based introduction covering the full range
of professional topics, including professional approaches to care, public health, eHealth, therapeutic relationships
and the role of community nursing in mental health. The new edition has been updated throughout, including
new guidelines and policies. It also provides a stronger focus on evidence-based practice.
This user-friendly and accessible textbook includes the following:
• Current theory, policy and guidelines for practice. All chapters are underpinned by a strong evidence base.
• Learning objectives are provided for each chapter, plus exercises and activities to test current understanding,
promote reflective practice and encourage further reading.
• Case studies and examples from practice which draw on all branches of community nursing are provided to
illustrate practical application of theory.
This is an essential text for all pre-registration nursing students, students in specialist community nursing
courses and qualified nurses entering community practice for the first time.
Sue Chilton, Senior Lecturer/Academic Course Leader in the School of Health and Social Care, University of
Gloucestershire, Gloucester, UK
Heather Bain, Academic Strategic Lead: Academic Programmes, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Robert
Gordon University, Aberdeen
,
, A Textbook of
Community Nursing
Edited by
SUE CHILTON and HEATHER BAIN
Community Nursing
A Textbook of Community Nursing is a comprehensive and evidence-based introduction covering the full range
of professional topics, including professional approaches to care, public health, eHealth, therapeutic relationships
and the role of community nursing in mental health. The new edition has been updated throughout, including
new guidelines and policies. It also provides a stronger focus on evidence-based practice.
This user-friendly and accessible textbook includes the following:
• Current theory, policy and guidelines for practice. All chapters are underpinned by a strong evidence base.
• Learning objectives are provided for each chapter, plus exercises and activities to test current understanding,
promote reflective practice and encourage further reading.
• Case studies and examples from practice which draw on all branches of community nursing are provided to
illustrate practical application of theory.
This is an essential text for all pre-registration nursing students, students in specialist community nursing
courses and qualified nurses entering community practice for the first time.
Sue Chilton, Senior Lecturer/Academic Course Leader in the School of Health and Social Care, University of
Gloucestershire, Gloucester, UK
Heather Bain, Academic Strategic Lead: Academic Programmes, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Robert
Gordon University, Aberdeen
,
, A Textbook of
Community Nursing
Edited by
SUE CHILTON and HEATHER BAIN
