Child, Youth and Family Nursing in the Community , livre ebook

Table of Contents

Cover image
Copyright
Foreword
Contributors
Reviewers
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Locating the child, young person and family in contemporary healthcare
Chapter 2. Developing programs for the child, young person and family
Chapter 3. Towards partnership
Chapter 4. Practice integrity
Chapter 5. Communication and therapeutic relationships
Chapter 6. Pregnancy and birth
Chapter 7. Infants and their families
Chapter 8. Early childhood
Chapter 9. The young person
Chapter 10. Promoting mental health
Chapter 11. Loss and grief
Chapter 12. Children with chronic health problems and their families
Index
Copyright
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National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
Barnes, Margaret. Child, youth and family health : strengthening communities. Bibliography. Includes index. ISBN 978-0-7295-3799-5 (pbk.). 1. Child health services - Australia. 2. Medical care - Australia. 3. Family nursing - Australia. I. Rowe, Jennifer. II. Title. 362.70994
Publisher: Debbie Lee
Publishing Services Manager: Helena Klijn
Edited by Ruth Matheson
Proofread by Kay Waters
Internal design and typesetting by Egan-Reid
Cover design by Design Animals
Index by Michael Ferreira
Printed in Australia by Ligare
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Foreword
It is indeed a pleasure to see a book of this importance written and published.
Child, youth and family health: strengthening communities will be a very valuable resource in schools of nursing and midwifery especially, and to the nursing profession generally.
Given the troubled times in which we live, we need to respect and treasure our children and families, as they are our future.
It is recognised that a culturally competent workforce is required to provide appropriate, relevant care to a broad range of patients/clients from many cultures with the respect that they deserve.
I congratulate the editors and contributors for recognising the need for a text such as this.
Sally Goold, OAM

Senior Australian of the Year 2006, Executive Director—Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses
Contributors
Margaret Barnes, RN, EM, BEd, MA, PhD

Senior Lecturer, Nursing and Midwifery, University of the Sunshine Coast, Qld
Cheryl Benn, RM, RCpN, BSocSc(Hons), MCur, DipNEd, DCur, IBCLC

Associate Professor, Director of Midwifery Programmes, School of Health Sciences, Massey University, NZ
Vicki Bradford, RN, GDip Indigenous Health Studies, MA Indigenous Health Studies

Sub-Dean, Indigenous Strategy and Undergraduate, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sydney, NSW
Jon Darvill, RN, MN, GCert Higher Ed

Lecturer (adj), Child Youth and Family Nursing, School of Health Sciences, University of Canberra, ACT
Gay Edgecombe, RN, RM, CHN, BApplSc, MS, PhD

Clinical Chair, Community Child Health Nursing
Director of International Studies for Nursing and Midwifery, Division of Nursing and Midwifery, School of Health Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora West Campus, Vic.
Elizabeth Forster, RN, BN, MN, GCert Higher Ed, PhD Candidate UQ

Lecturer, School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Qld
Jenny Fraser, RN, EM, PhD

Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Qld
Christine Handley, RN, BAppSc, MEd, FACMHN, FCNA

Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Tasmania, Tas.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Nursing Clinician, CAMHS, DHHS, Tas.
Pamela Henry, RN, MN(Hons), PGDip PH

Charge Nurse Manager, Kidz First Homecare Nursing Service, Counties Manukau District Health Board, NZ
Evelyn Hikuroa, RN, PGCert Clinical Teaching, PGCert Public Health, MHSc candidate

Senior Lecturer, Department of Nursing and Health Studies, Manukau Institute of Technology, NZ
Sue Kruske, RN, RM, BHSc(Hons), GCert Child Health, PhD

Senior Lecturer, Maternal and Child Health, Charles Darwin University, NT
Margaret McAllister, RN, RPN, EdD

Associate Professor, School of Health and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Science, Health and Education, University of the Sunshine Coast, Qld
Karen McBride-Henry, RN, PhD

Director, Clinical Effectiveness Unit and Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Nursing and Midwifery, Victoria University of Wellington, NZ
Catherine Maginnis, RN, RM, BAppSc(Nurs), MHSc(Nurs), GCert Child Adol Health, MRCNA

Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Charles Sturt University, NSW

Judith Murray, BA(Hons1), DipEd, BEdSt, PhD

Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology and School of Social Work and Applied Human Sciences, University of Queensland, Qld
Janet Roden, RN, CM, BA, MA, PhD, FCN, MRCNA

Lecturer, School of Nursing, University of Western Sydney, NSW
Judith Rorden, BSc, BEd, MSc

Jennifer Rowe, RN, BA, Dip Ed, GradDipEd (Nurs), MPhil, PhD

Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University,
Qld
Linda Shields, PhD, MMedSc, BAppSc

Professor of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of Hull, UK
Honorary Professor, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Queensland, Qld
Lindsay Smith, RN, BHlthSc(Nurs), MNS, GradCertUnivLearn&Teach, MRCNA, PhD candidate (Family Health)

Quality of Life & Social Justice Flagship, Australian Catholic University Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Tasmania, Tas.
Kay Thomas, RN, GCert Paediatric, Child and Youth Health Nursing

Clinical Nurse Consultant, Caring for Kids at Home, Child Youth & Women's Health Program, Community Health, ACT Health, ACT
Reviewers
Barbara Beale, RN, RM, MNurs(Hons), BAppScNursing, FRCNA

Lecturer, School of Nursing, University of Western Sydney, NSW
Andrew Gardner, RN, RMHN, BN, MMHN, MBA, Dip Medical Hypnosis

Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of South Australia, SA
Michelle Honey, RGON, MPhil(Nurs)

Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing, University of Auckland, NZ
Catherine Maginnis, RN, RM, BAppSc(Nurs), MHSc(Nurs), GCert Child Adol Health, MRCNA

Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Charles Sturt University, NSW
Acknowledgments
Children: they are our past, the present and the future. They are the source of our greatest joy and pleasure, but also our worry and despair. We have been motivated throughout this project by a passion for children and their families—one that has immersed us, professionally and personally, in their lives for many years. So it is a great pleasure to see our efforts come to fruition in this publication.
We have been assisted in this task by a number of people, to whom thanks are due. First, we thank the contributors. At the outset, we knew some of the women and men who have written for this volume, but not all. New relationships have been forged in the process, as we have communicated the needs of the text through telephone, email and, occasionally, in person. All the authors have drawn on their expertise and experience to write and each has contributed to the richness of the text. So we extend our appreciation to Janet, Gay and Karen, Sue, Evelyn and Vicki, Jenny, Judith, Cheryl, Catherine and Linda, Lindsay, Margaret and Christine, Elizabeth and Judith, Jon, Kay and Pamela.
The project has been steered by Debbie Lee from Elsevier, whose commitment, enthusiasm and skill with people has played a pivotal role from proposal to publication. To her and Mae Boadle and the other staff at Elsevier who have played a part, thank you. Good editing is vital, and this role has been fulfilled by Ruth Matheson—thanks and perhaps we shall meet one day. Feedback from anonymous reviewers both of the initial proposal and individual chapters has been an important influence on the final manuscript preparation and we extend our appreciation to them for their thoughtful comments.
Introduction
Margaret Barnes and Jennifer Rowe

Families today are conceptualised as the mortar of society. They do, however, face many challenges, replete with risks to the family as it has been known and risks to family and individual health from a widening range of environmental and lifestyle dynamics. Thus, child, youth and family health services seek to strengthen and support families, prevent illness and manage risks, from both a short-term and long-term perspective.
Healthcare for the child, youth and family in both Australia and New Zealand is publicly funded, with many services delivered through the public sector. At the same time, consumer expectation and interest has motivated a growing private industry—packaged in a range of products, books, information lines, websites and workshops to name a few. The challenge for families is to sift through and interpret the vast array of information and services in a search for helpfu