Theoretical frameworks and ontological position Social inquiry can be approached in several different ways, and researchers will have to select between varieties of approaches. Whilst often making a choice on…
Chapter Four. Epidemiology and its application to practice John Watkins KEY ISSUES • The past decade has seen an increase in emphasis on evidence-based practice • The rapid expansion of…
Chapter Seven. Public health and health promotion – frameworks for practice Dianne Watkins KEY ISSUES • The emergence of health promotion and the new public health movement • Defining health…
Chapter Three. Innovation and change in public health David Fone, Shantini Paranjothy and Rhianwen Elen Stiff KEY ISSUES • Public health and public health functions • Practitioners of public health…
Chapter Twenty-Three. Advancing public health in nursing practice Dianne Watkins and Judy Cousins KEY ISSUES • Contexts of practice and their influence on the nurses’ contribution to public health •…
Chapter Twenty-Two. Alternative ways of working Helen Beswick, Joanne Chambers, Julie Davidson, Aileen Fraser, Celia Phipps, Kirsten Robson and Janet Vokes KEY ISSUES • Developing new advanced practice roles in…
Chapter Twenty-One. Partnership working in health and social care Judy Cousins KEY ISSUES • Defining partnership working • Exploring factors that promote and inhibit partnership working • Promoting patient and…
Chapter Twenty. Community children’s nursing Anna Sidey and David Widdas KEY ISSUES • The development of community children’s nursing services in the United Kingdom • The roles and responsibilities of…
Chapter Nineteen. Community learning disability nursing Ruth Wyn Williams and David Coyle KEY ISSUES • The values and principles underpinning community learning disability nursing • Role of the community learning…
Chapter Eighteen. Community mental health nursing Ben Hannigan KEY ISSUES • The emergence of community mental healthcare and community mental health nursing • The interprofessional and interagency context • Policy,…
