Community Nursing: A South African Manual 5e

Community Nursing 5e is an essential textbook for all students of community health care provision. Written especially for nurses, the book offers an accessible, thorough and up-to-date treatment of the curriculum. It addresses the key social and development issues and trends within sub-Saharan Africa, and presents a balanced and integrated focus on public and primary health care. Designed to bridge the space between theory and practice, the text includes real-life community health-related case studies and a pedagogical structure that effectively supports knowledge development. The fifth edition of the work is supplemented by additional materials that offer
valuable teaching and learning resources.
Features
The text is thoroughly revised to offer up-to-date discussion of policy, legislation, social and scientific developments, and ethical principles. Applications related to the National Development Plan and United Nations Sustainable Development Plan are discussed in detail. References to immunisation schedules, vaccines and avenues of referral systems are updated.
Addressing the revised curriculum for community health, the book highlights important public health issues, including leadership and management of health care services, mental health management, nurse-initiated HIV care, reproductive and child health care, and communicable disease management.
The text addresses the modern health care philosophy, and speaks to context, trends and key issues within the southern African environment.
The text addresses evidence-based research practice, including mixed qualitative and quantitative research methods.