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A Clinician's Survival Guide to District Nursing
- 1st Edition - December 1, 2024
- Editors: Neesha Oozageer Gunowa, Michelle McBride
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 2 4 8 1 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 2 5 5 0 - 8
A Clinician’s Survival Guide to District Nursing covers the specialist skills and knowledge nurses need to join the rapidly expanding, increasingly important community nursing work… Read more
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Request a sales quoteA Clinician’s Survival Guide to District Nursing covers the specialist skills and knowledge nurses need to join the rapidly expanding, increasingly important community nursing workforce.
The book is a quick reference guide designed to support autonomous decision making amid the wide range of conditions district nurses are expected to manage, recognising and highlighting the advanced skills of district nurses. It will help the reader understand what it means to work in the community, acquire the fundamental knowledge of clinical skills necessary to ensure best practice, and explore ways of working to ensure optimal care delivery through joined-up health and social services.
Written by specialists in community nursing, this indispensable new book is ideal for students exploring district nursing as a career option, as well as nurses transitioning to a district nursing team role.
The book is a quick reference guide designed to support autonomous decision making amid the wide range of conditions district nurses are expected to manage, recognising and highlighting the advanced skills of district nurses. It will help the reader understand what it means to work in the community, acquire the fundamental knowledge of clinical skills necessary to ensure best practice, and explore ways of working to ensure optimal care delivery through joined-up health and social services.
Written by specialists in community nursing, this indispensable new book is ideal for students exploring district nursing as a career option, as well as nurses transitioning to a district nursing team role.
- Covers important issues including leadership, quality improvement and the integrated care system
- Up-to-date and contemporary - incorporates changes to clinical care and management, including the impact of COVID-19
- Clear, concise and easy to follow
- Bullet points and diagrams make it easy to understand difficult concepts
- Reflective activities reinforce learning
- Case studies highlight best practice
- Complements university programmes focusing on community services
- No. of pages: 288
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: December 1, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443124815
- eBook ISBN: 9780443125508
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Neesha Oozageer Gunowa
Dr Neesha Oozageer Gunowa is the Pathway Lead for Community Nursing at the University of Surrey. She combines this role with that of Community Nurse Fellow at NHS England. During her early clinical years, Neesha was employed as an Associate Matron and District Nurse at a large South London integrated Trust where she provided managerial and clinical professional leadership to Community Nursing Teams.
Affiliations and expertise
Community Pathway Lead, University of Surrey and Community Nurse Fellow, NHS EnglandMM
Michelle McBride
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Lecturer Nurse Education,University of Roehampton, London