District Nursing at a Glance is the perfect study and revision guide for students and qualified nurses alike, providing a concise yet thorough overview of community care and its implications for nursing practice. A new addition to the market-leading at a Glance series, this dynamic and highly visual resource covers a wide range of fundamental topics, from the historical and theoretical background of district nursing to practical information on prescribing, mental health, home assessment, pain management, end of life care, and much more. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this portable and accessible guide:
* Provides a clear picture of delivering care in a patient's own home and addresses many contemporary and emerging aspects of practice
* Covers stroke, cancer, diabetes, epilepsy, chemotherapy, and other common diseases suffered by patients in the community setting
* Offers up-to-date information and advice on evidence-based practice, educational pathways, and career development
* Discusses the use of mobile technology to support professional practice of caring for patients in their homes
* Includes summary boxes, key points, full references, links to online resources, and recommendations for practice to improve the learning experience
District Nursing at a Glance is a must-have revision guide and reference for pre-registration nursing students, particularly those in community clinical placements, post-registration students on district nursing courses, and newly qualified district nurses and healthcare assistants.

Matthew Bradby has worked for a number of voluntary organisations in the UK and the United States, in fields including education, health, heritage and the environment. He studied Modern History at Lincoln College, Oxford and Cornell University, and has managed the Queen's Nursing Institute's archives as well as its marketing and communications since joining the charity in 2008.

Preface xi
Acknowledgements xii
Introduction to District Nursing xiii
Part 1 Introduction 1
1 The early history of district nursing 2
Matthew Bradby
2 History of the Queen's Nursing Institute 4
Matthew Bradby
Part 2 The learning environment 7
3 Preparation for a learning environment in the community 8
Shirley Willis
4 Providing student placements in the community 10
Irene Cooke and Deborah Haydock
5 Supporting nursing students in the community 12
Josephine Gray
6 Mentorship and preceptorship 14
Meriel Chudleigh
Part 3 Working in the community 17
7 The role of the district nurse: autonomous practice 18
Matthew Peasey
8 Evidence-based practice 20
Ben Bowers
9 Communication 22
Claire Green
10 Initial assessment and collaborative working 24
Georgina Newbury and Jayne Foley
11 Safer caseloads: service planning and caseload allocation 26
Celine Grundy, Helen Wheeler, Paula Wood, and Rachel Hogan
12 Skill mix in the community 28
Ann Cubbin
13 Nurse prescribing 30
Dianne Hogg
14 Medicines management 32
Dianne Hogg
15 Patient documentation 34
Angela Reed-Fox
16 Risk management 36
Mandy McKendry
17 Measuring quality and patient outcomes 38
Susan Harness
18 Caring for yourself in the community setting 40
Anita Clough and Neesha Oozageer Gunowa
Part 4 Caring for the whole person in the community 43
19 How to make every contact count: health chat 44
Amanda Huddleston
20 Cultural issues associated with district nursing 46
Rachel Daly
21 Social isolation and loneliness 48
Annie Darby
22 Health inequalities and engaging vulnerable groups 50
Annie Darby
23 Hygiene in the home, infection prevention and control 52
Susan Wynne
24 Substance and alcohol dependence 54
Alison Ward
25 Safety in the home, including falls prevention 56
Helen Davies
26 Effective discharge planning 58
Lena O'Reilly
27 Encouraging patient concordance 60
Gina Riley
28 Community health equipment services 62
Candice Pellett
29 The use of new technology to assist daily living in the home 64
Hilary Thompson
30 Use of mobile technology to support practice 66
Margo Grady
31 Patient care in nursing homes 68
Linda Thorley, Charlotte Hudd, and Anne Bennett
32 Person-centred dementia care 70
Mo Boersma
33 Safeguarding 72
Helen Marshall
34 Supporting carers 74
Julie Bliss and Emma Lea
35 Supporting young carers and older carers 78
Julie Bliss and Emma Lea
36 Palliative care 80
Vanessa Gibson
37 Spirituality 82
Melanie Rogers
38 Bereavement 84
Julia Fairhall
Part 5 Physical and mental health in the community 87
39 Holistic nursing assessment in the community 88
Emma Brodie
40 Baseline observations 90
Lucy Stewart
41 Long-term conditions and co-morbidities 92
Lorraine Smith
42 Hydration 94
Alice Chingwaru
43 Nutrition in the community setting including enteral feeding 96
Alison Burton Shepherd and Susan Dunajewski
44 Kidney/renal health 98
Debbie Brown
45 Skin assessment 100
Sandra Lawton
46 Continence 102
Debra Dooley
47 Constipation 104
Debbie Bromley
48 Catheter care 106
Debbie Myers
49 Recognising lymphoedema, lipoedema and chronic oedema in the community 108
Mary Warrilow
50 Pressure ulcer prevention 110
Debbie Myers and Neesha Oozageer Gunowa
51 Lower leg ulceration 112
Carol Hedger and Susan Knight
52 Management of type 2 diabetes in the older person: using the International Diabetes Federation Guidelines in practice 114
Sonia Wijesundera, Julie Phipps, and Marion Snelling
53 Ischaemic heart disease 116
Lynne Bax and Helena Masters
54 Respiratory health 118
Dorothy Wood, Mags Dowie, and Lee Hough
55 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 120
Lynne Bax and Helena Masters
56 End-stage respiratory care in the community 122
Jenny Rasmussen
57 Neurological conditions 124
Victoria Queen
58 Multiple sclerosis 126
Julie Matthews and Kathy Franklin
59 Cancer as a chronic condition 128
Ben Bowers
60 Mental illness 130
Lesley Frater
61 Assessing mental capacity 132
Beverly Graham
62 Dementia 134
Morejoy Saineti
63 Learning disability 136
Raj Jhamat and Shirley Chappel
Part 6 Specialisms in the community 139
64 Specialist nurses and the role of district nurses in coordinating care 140
Sadie Campbell
65 Voluntary organisations and district nurses 142
Carol Singleton
66 Occupational health: specialist community public health nurses 144
Catherine Best
67 Community learning disability nursing 146
Denise Souter
68 Tuberculosis nursing 148
Nicky Brown and Simone Thorn Heathcock
69 Prison nursing 150
Amanda Phillips
70 Nursing in defence primary healthcare 152
Katherine Moore
71 Homeless and inclusion health nursing 154
Jan Keauffling
72 Gardens, health and district nurses 156
Cate Wood
References and further reading 158
Index 161