A Practical Handbook for Community Health Nurses Working with Children and Their Parents

by Booth, Katie; Luker, Karen A.

• ISBN13: 9780632042463
• ISBN10: 063204246X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-06-18
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This practical handbook focuses on promoting the health of children in the community by considering the health needs of the healthy child in the context of a family unit. Containing up-to-date, research-based material, the book reflects the developing role of the community nurse and draws together the experience of experts in a wide range of community teaching and practice. The key areas of concern in relation to health issues surrounding children are dealt with in detail. The book includes both physical needs (ie, nutrition, immunisation, infection and dental health] and psychological issues [ie, development, behaviour, children at risk]. This is an essential resource for all community health-care nurses in practice or training.

Author Biography

Katie Booth and Karen A. Luker are the authors of A Practical Handbook for Community Health Nurses: Working with Children and Their Parents, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Contributors	iv
Preface	v
Introduction The Changing Context of Community Health Nursing	1	(6)
Karen A. Luker
Katie Booth
Part 1 The Child and the Family	7	(70)
Families and Social Policy	9	(9)
Isabelle Brodie
David Barrett
The Developing Child	18	(19)
Kate Cernik
Promoting Psychological Health: A Focus on Children within Families	37	(10)
Sam Warner
Caring Within Families	47	(8)
Kate Cernik
Post-Natal Depression: Minimising the Impact	55	(11)
Catherine Gaskell
The Child at Risk: Working with Families and the Child Protection System	66	(11)
Brian Corby
Part 2 The Child and Nutrition	77	(56)
Breast Feeding: the Art and Science	79	(11)
Soraya Meah
Infant Feeding and Early Weaning: Principles and Practice	90	(10)
Soraya Meah
Steven Ryan
Nutrition in Childhood: Advice and Dilemmas	100	(18)
Carmel Mary Flanagan
Lynne Kennedy
Dental Health: A Practical Guide to Preventive Dentistry	118	(15)
A.S. Blinkhorn
Part 3 Common Problems in Childhood	133	(64)
Immunisation and Prevention: An Up-To-Date Perspective	135	(11)
Sean Magennis
Managing Infections: How to Help Parents	146	(18)
Jane Willock
Managing Atopic Eczema: Evidence and Issues	164	(12)
Barbara Elliott
Sleep Disorders in the Pre-School Child: How the Health Professionals Can Help	176	(8)
Pam Pritchard
Toilet Training and Related Issues: Anticipatory Help for Parents and Families	184	(13)
Karen Chalmers
Index	197