Public health nursing : a textbook for health visitors, school nurses and occupational health nurses /
edited by Greta Thornbory.
- Chichester, West Sussex, England : Ames, Iowa. Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 ;
- 1 online resource (xxii, 233 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This textbook explores the background to modern public health and public health nursing based on international and national guidelines. It looks at public health nursing, health visiting, the role of the school nurse and how they meet the public health agenda and the role of the occupational health nurse as a public health practitioner. What is public health? / Cécile Knai -- Public health nursing / Gill Coverdale -- Theoretical perspectives of health visiting / Faith Muir and Paul Reynolds -- Health visiting in practice / Faith Muir and Paul Reynolds -- The development of school nursing / Mary Smith and Sarah Sherwin -- School nursing and school health practice / Sarah Sherwin and Mary Smith -- What is occupational health? / Greta Thornbory -- Occupational health nursing practice / Greta Thornbory -- Education and continuing professional development of public health nurses / Rebecca Elliott