Aimed at professionals and students in community health care nursing, this textbook provides coverage of a range of issues, such as personal safety and the environment, in addition to public health, health promotion and family health nursing. It contains guidelines on how to transfer skills from the hospital/acute setting to the community.

In a fresh approach, using new research gathered on hospital wards, Peter Draper challenges existing definitions of 'quality of life' and suggests practical ways in which nurses can promote the well-being of patients in their care.