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Title Oxford handbook of primary care and community nursing / editors, Vari Drennan, Claire Goodman
Edition Second edition
Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (xxiv, 821 pages) : illustrations (black and white)
Series Oxford handbooks in nursing
Oxford handbooks in nursing.
Contents Cover; Oxford Handbook of Primary Care and Community Nursing; Copyright; Acknowledgements; Preface; Contents; List of contributors; Symbols and abbreviations; Chapter 1 The context of health care; Chapter 2 Nursing in primary care; Chapter 3 Quality and safety; Chapter 4 Approaches to individual health needs assessment; Chapter 5 Medicines management and nurse prescribing; Chapter 6 Child health promotion; Chapter 7 Child and adolescent common health problems; Chapter 8 Adult health promotion; Chapter 9 Adults with extra needs; Chapter 10 Care provision
Chapter 11 Care of people with long-term conditionsChapter 12 Common adult health problems; Chapter 13 First aid and emergencies; Chapter 14 Useful information; Index
Summary Fully updated and revised for its second edition, the Oxford Handbook of Primary Care and Community Nursing is the essential guide to caring for patients in primary care and the community. Concise, easy-to-use, and comprehensive, this handbook ensures that the reader has the skills and knowledge required by any nurse working in modern primary and community care which cuts across different speciality and care settings. Chapters range from common adult health problems to vulnerable groups with extra needs, medicine management, and nurse prescribing. The handbook includes information on how health and social care services are organised and funded, from common technical care procedures to complex situations requiring practical, concise guidance
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Primary nursing.
Community health nursing.
Primary care (Medicine)
Primary Nursing
Community Health Nursing
Primary Health Care
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Reference.
MEDICAL -- Alternative Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Atlases.
MEDICAL -- Essays.
MEDICAL -- Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL -- Holistic Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Osteopathy.
Community health nursing
Primary care (Medicine)
Primary nursing
Genre/Form handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Form Electronic book
Author Drennan, Vari, editor
Goodman, Claire, Professor, editor.
ISBN 9780191502927
0191502928
9780191742989
0191742988