Nursing homeless men
Subtitle: a study of pro-active intervention in a difficult practice area.
Publisher: Whurr
Published: 2000
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
Subjects: Community health nursing -- Great Britain.; Homeless persons -- Services for -- Great Britain.
Description: "The main objectives of this study were to present health profiles of the residents of a hostel in Glasgow and a comparative hostel, to make assessments and referrals and to evaluate their effect. These objectives were successfully met along with secondary objectives to discover insights into the residents' experiences and lifestyles, and their interaction with health and nursing services. The objectives were addressed by gathering and analysing quantitative and qualitative data and the use of theoretical perspectives: Roy's nursing theory of adaptation (to study the men as individuals) and a sociological perspective, including Deviance Theory, to examine the men as a group. Although the study concentrated on District Nursing practice, it demonstrates universal methods of nursing practice relevant to all community nurses."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.