District Nursing at a Glance. Matthew Bradby

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      14  References and further reading References Further reading

      15  Index

      16  End User License Agreement

      List of Tables

      1 Chapter 3Table 3.1 Elements contributing to effective clinical supervisor–student re...

      2 Chapter 19Table 19.1 Some suggested prompts to patient discussion.

      3 Chapter 26Table 26.1 Distinguishing between simple and complex health and social care...

      4 Chapter 29Table 29.1 The benefits and challenges of using technology in the home.

      5 Chapter 31Table 31.1 Care Quality Commission: Key Lines of Enquiry.Table 31.2 Care Quality Commission: Care home regulation.

      6 Chapter 32Table 32.1 Cognitive impacts and behavioural effects of Dementia.

      7 Chapter 49Table 49.1 Useful contacts and organisations.

      8 Chapter 54Table 54.1 BODE (BMI, airflow obstruction, dyspnoea and exercise capacity) ...

      9 Chapter 56Table 56.1 Symptoms reported in the last 12 months of life.

      10 Chapter 58Table 58.1 Management of multiple sclerosis.Table 58.2 Health professionals involved in supporting people with multiple ...

      11 Chapter 65Table 65.1 What sort of voluntary organisations could be useful to district...

      List of Illustrations

      1 Chapter 1Figure 1.1 Cartoon of Queen’s Nurses in 1918.Figure 1.2 Queen’s Nurse with a bicycle, c. 1900.Figure 1.3 The celebrated midwife’s case, 1925.Figure 1.4 Queen’s Nurses magazine advert, 1913.Figure 1.5 Ground floor plan of a district nurse’s cottage, 1945.Figure 1.6 Architect’s design for a district nurse’s cottage, 1945....

      2 Chapter 2Figure 2.1 Insignia of Queen Victoria’s Jubilee Institute for Nurses, 1887....Figure 2.2 Queen’s Nurse’s Outdoor Uniform, 1905.Figure 2.3 Uniform hat for Queen’s Nurses, 1913.Figure 2.4 Queen’s Nursing Institute badge for Jamaican nurses.Figure 2.5 Queen’s Nurse’s indoor uniform, 1943.Figure 2.6 Queen’s Institute of District Nursing logo, 1928.Figure 2.7 Queen’s Nursing Institute logo, 1973.Figure 2.8 Modern Queen’s Nurse badge. Source: Queen’s Nursing Institute....

      3 Chapter 3Figure 3.1 The three pillars supporting learning within the community settin...Figure 3.2 Individual learning styles.Figure 3.3 Quality in community education.

      4 Chapter 4Figure 4.1 Examples of alternative practice placements.Figure 4.2 Examples of ‘hub and spoke’ practice placements.Figure 4.3 Guidelines for issues arising in practice placements.

      5 Chapter 6Figure 6.1 Community preceptorship and mentorship.

      6 Chapter 7Figure 7.1 A district nurse carrying equipment from a patient’s home.Figure 7.2 The novice to expert continuum.Figure 7.3 A district nurse on her rounds.

      7 Chapter 8Figure 8.1 Evidence‐based practice as a continuous cycle.Figure 8.2 Hierarchy of evidence.

      8 Chapter 9Figure 9.1 A mobile phone is a key piece of District Nursing equipment.Figure 9.2 Working with a laptop or tablet to record and share patient notes...Figure 9.3 Developing good relationships with family members and carers is e...

      9 Chapter 10Figure 10.1 The multidisciplinary team.Figure 10.2 A district nurse visits a man living at home with complex health...

      10 Chapter 11Figure 11.1 Safe caseload management methods and tools.Figure 11.2 Nine characteristics of good‐quality care in district nursing....

      11 Chapter 12Figure 12.1 An illustration of nurses in the community, from an animated fil...Figure 12.2 An illustration of members of a multidisciplinary healthcare tea...Figure 12.3 Members of a multidisciplinary community healthcare team assess ...Figure 12.4 Staff members of a community healthcare organisation in the UK w...

      12 Chapter 13Figure 13.1 District nurse and pharmacist discuss medications.Figure 13.2 Sources of support and information for non‐medical prescribers....

      13 Chapter 14Figure 14.1 Yellow Card – making medicines safer.Figure 14.2 A district nurse prepares a needle and syringe for injection.

      14 Chapter 15Figure 15.1 Writing up clinical notes in a patient’s home during a visit. Pa...

      15 Chapter 16Figure 16.1 Risk matrix. 1–3 = Low risk; 4–6 = Moderate risk; 8–12 = High ri...

      16 Chapter 17Figure 17.1 Quality of care pyramid. NHS England has developed a pyramid whi...Figure 17.2 The NHS