District Nursing at a Glance. Matthew Bradby
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11 Part 4: Caring for the whole person in the community 19 How to make every contact count: health chat 20 Cultural issues associated with district nursing Culture and ethnicity Diversity and personal values The culture of district nursing 21 Social isolation and loneliness 22 Health inequalities and engaging vulnerable groups Effects of health inequalities ‘Hard to reach’ groups 23 Hygiene in the home, infection prevention and control Patient factors Transmission by indirect contact Equipment and fomites 24 Substance and alcohol dependence Substance misuse Alcohol dependence Care, management and prevention 25 Safety in the home, including falls prevention 26 Effective discharge planning Planned care Patient‐centred care 27 Encouraging patient concordance 28 Community health equipment services Supply of equipment Prescribing Delivery of equipment Equipment for moving and handling 29 The use of new technology to assist daily living in the home Understanding the health and social care landscape Associated definitions and terminology 30 Use of mobile technology to support practice Improving efficiency and creating capacity Patients as partners Evolving solutions Time to care 31 Patient care in nursing homes Demographics and regulation Complex care: pain and dementia Hospice at home 32 Person‐centred dementia care Dementia Development of a person‐centred dementia care approach Role of the district nurse Why is there a need for person‐centred dementia care? Admission to the community and hospital sector 33 Safeguarding Types of abuse Assessment Making a referral Carers and safeguarding The Mental Capacity Act 2005 34 Supporting carers The needs of carers Partnership working Assessment of carer needs Summary 35 Supporting young carers and older carers Caring through the life course The impact on carers Young carers 36 Palliative care Palliative care in practice – example Palliative care in district nursing Other palliative care services 37 Spirituality Benefits of spirituality Barriers to integrating spirituality into practice Facilitators for integrating spirituality into practice 38 Bereavement Family bereavement Role of the district nurse in bereavement care Bereavement help for district nurses
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