Mentorship in Community Nursing

The importance of the community practice teacher is increasing with the expansion in primary care. Universities around the country have developed courses for practice educators to provide definitive training for that role - there are currently few texts that support these courses directly.

This book aims to redress this by covering eight specialist areas of community practice: district nursing, health visiting, school nursing, children's community health nursing, community nursing mental health, community nursing learning disability, general practice nursing and occupational health nursing. The emphasis is strongly on practical issues rather than theory and each section considers practice-based dilemmas and offers appropriate debate.

Contributors.

Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

Part 1: The Policy Context.

Setting the scene: concepts of specialist practitioner and practice mentor; From policy to practice; Developing and maintaining quality in higher education.

Part 2: Theory and Practice Context.

Learning approaches in the practice context; Reflective practice; Clinical supervision; The English National Board Higher Award; Assessment of specialist practice.

Part 3: Practice: Opportunities and Challenges.

Evidence-based practice; General practice nursing; Community mental health nursing; Community learning disability nursing; Community children's nursing; Health visiting (Public health nursing); Occupational health nursing; District nursing (Community nursing in the home); School nursing; Being a specialist student; Being a practice teacher; Navigating practice: challenges and opportunities; Concluding Comments; References; Index

"In a nutshell this book is dedicated...to a range of Community Practitioners and delves into issues related to the facilitation of specialist practice roles and development...arguments and discussions are presented clearly and effectively with supportive evidence."
Nurse Education Today

Judith Canham is the author of Mentorship in Community Nursing: Challenges and Opportunities, published by Wiley.

Joanne Bennett is the author of Mentorship in Community Nursing: Challenges and Opportunities, published by Wiley. Mentorship in Community Nursing is designed to meet the needs of nurses undertaking the mentor role for specialist practitioner students in community settings. There are many new courses being developed for mentors and this is one of the first books to address the specialist practitioner mentor’s learning needs.

The skills and knowledge required of the mentor are vast and in this book the authors provide guidance on delivering supportive, facilitative teaching and learning strategies. Eight specialist areas of community practice are covered: district nursing, health visiting, school nursing children’s community nursing, community mental health nursing and occupational health nursing. Wherever possible case studies have been used to illustrate how theories and concepts work in practice and are based on real-life experiences of the contributors.

Key Features:

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• A supporting text for the many new mentorship courses
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• An extremely valuable source of learning and reference for all those involved in teaching specialist community practitioners
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• Considers practice-based dilemmas alongside basic principles