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Child Protection, Public Health and Nursing
Jane V. Appleton
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Description for Child Protection, Public Health and Nursing
Paperback. Examines the crucial role of nurses and other public health professionals in child protection. Editor(s): Appleton, Jane V.; Peckover, Sue. Series: Protecting Children and Young People. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: JKSB1; MBN; MQC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 192.
Highlighting and examining the vital role of nurses in protecting children from maltreatment, this book explores the input of nurses from different disciplines to the work of protecting children and young people. It draws on relevant theoretical, research and policy literature but focuses in particular on the evidence base for the value of their work.While orientated towards UK practice, the book includes some comparative material to add a wider European perspective. The text includes discussion of specialist public health nursing roles such as health visiting and school nursing, as well as the contribution of those who have more general nursing ... Read more
Highlighting and examining the vital role of nurses in protecting children from maltreatment, this book explores the input of nurses from different disciplines to the work of protecting children and young people. It draws on relevant theoretical, research and policy literature but focuses in particular on the evidence base for the value of their work.While orientated towards UK practice, the book includes some comparative material to add a wider European perspective. The text includes discussion of specialist public health nursing roles such as health visiting and school nursing, as well as the contribution of those who have more general nursing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Dunedin Academic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Protecting Children and Young People
Condition
New
Number of Pages
129
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780460451
SKU
V9781780460451
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Jane V. Appleton
The EditorsDr Jane V. Appleton is Professor of Primary and Community Care, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University. Dr Sue Peckover is Senior Lecturer in Health Visiting, Centre for Health and Social Care Research, Sheffield Hallam University.The ContributorsDr Caroline Bradbury-Jones is Reader in Nursing at the University of Birmingham.Dr Eija Paavilainen is Professor of Nursing Science at ... Read more
Reviews for Child Protection, Public Health and Nursing
`This book is an interesting addition to the safeguarding literature as it looks specifically at the role of the public health nurse in safeguarding children and preventing abuse. It was developed from a series of papers forming a symposium that was delivered at the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect European regional conference held in 2013. ... Read more