A Textbook of Community Nursing is a comprehensive and evidence-based introduction covering the full range of professional issues, including community nursing roles, personal safety, public health and health promotion. This is an essential text for all pre-registration nursing students, students on specialist community nursing courses and qualified nurses entering community practice for the first time. Completely up to date with current theory, policy and guidelines for practice, all chapters are underpinned by a strong evidence base User-friendly and accessible, with learning objectives for each chapter, plus exercises and activities to test current understanding, promote reflective practice and encourage further reading Case studies and examples from practice draw on all branches of community nursing to illustrate practical application of theory