Nursing in the Community
Nursing in the Community
Description
Nursing in the Community is a timely and comprehensive publication that looks at the objectives of and challenges to nursing in all of South Africa’s diverse communities. It is suitable for university students of community nursing and other interested healthcare professionals. Nursing in the Community is structured around three main parts, which give readers a bird’s-eye view of the subject and then allow them to focus in greater detail on key areas of concern. Part 1 introduces the reader to relevant and topical theory on the subject. Part 2 covers key areas of concern for the community nurse, such as nursing in diverse communities, nursing in the workplace, TB and HIV/Aids, chronic diseases of lifestyle, drug abuse, violence, and dying, death and grief. Part 3 considers the practice of community health care across the life span.