Solution-Focused Nursing

MARGARET McALLISTER is Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia.

• PART ONE: PRINCIPLES OF SOLUTION FOCUSED NURSINGAn Introduction To Solution Focused Nursing; M.McAllisterCultural Roots and New Developments in Nursing; M.ClintonThe Spirit of SFN: Making Change at Three Levels; M.McAllisterPART TWO: CONTEXTS OF NURSING CAREFamilies in Transition: Early Parenting; J.Rowe & M.BarnesWorking It Out Together: Being Solution-Focused in the Way we Nurse with Children and Their Families; B.CarterLearning Disabilities and Solution Focused Nursing; M.MuskerYouth Work; M.McAllisterExpanding Nurses' Capabilities in Acute Care; A.HendersonSolution-Focused Mental Health Nursing; K.Walsh & C.MossSolution-Focused Nursing with Survivors of Sexual Violence: A Cultural Context; M.De ChesnayLiving With Chronic Illness; G.Gardner & A.GardnerTransitions in Aging: A Focus on Dementia Care Nursing; T.Adams & W.Moyle Facilitating Family, Friends and Community Transition Through The Experience of Loss; P.MorrisonHelping Other People to be Solution Focused; M.McAllisterIndex.

'A thought-provoking read and, in my opinion, a must for all educationalists! This book brings a new and interesting dimension to assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing practice in numerous healthcare settings and in meeting the learning needs of students nurses.' - Karen Ousey, Journal of Advanced Nursing 'It will appeal to those working in education as well as specialist nurses involved in primary health care and secondary services.' - Carmel Doyle, Learning Disability Practice