District and Community Nursing

District and community nursing teams provide an invaluable service to the individuals, families and communities which they serve; and are integral to the delivery of timely, quality, integrated health care. (RCN, 2014, A call to action). Use this guide to find information resources about district and community nursing including books, reports and journal articles.

Last updated: 27/10/2022

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The Queen's Nursing Institute: Homeless and inclusion health programme.

RCN District and Community Nursing Forum: Community nursing interview suggestions

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Royal College of Nursing (2019) Iron deficiency and anaemia in adults. London: RCN.

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The Queen’s Nursing Institute and Royal College of Nursing (2019) Outstanding models of district nursing report. London: QNI and RCN.

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The Queen's Nursing Institute and The Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland (2015) The QNI/QNIS voluntary standards for district nurse education and practice. London: QNI.

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The Queen's Nursing Institute (2020) The QNI standards of education and practice for nurses new to general practice nursing. London: QNI.

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The Queen's Nursing Institute and The Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland (2018) The QNI/QNIS voluntary standards for community children’s nurse education and practice. London: QNI/QNIS.

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The Queen's Nursing Institute (2021) Standards of education and practice for nurses new to care home nursing. London: QNI.

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The Queen's Nursing Institute (2018) Nursing in the digital age: using technology to support patients in the home. London: QNI.

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The Queen's Nursing Institute: Transition learning resources

NHS Scotland (2017) Paper 3 – the district nursing role in integrated community nursing teams. Scotland: NHS Scotland.

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NHS England (2019) The NHS long term plan. (no place): NHS England.

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Department of Health Northern Ireland (2018) A district nursing framework 2018-2026. (no place): DH.

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We would like to thank the RCN District and Community Nursing member community for their input into the development of this subject guide.

Books

Blaber A, Morris H and Gorman J (2020) Independent prescribing for district nurses. Bridgwater: Class Publishing.

Bradby M (ed.) (2022) District nursing at a glance. Chicester: Wiley-Blackwell.

Brook J, McGraw C and Thurtle V (eds.) (2021) Oxford handbook of primary care and community nursing. 3rd edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Burrows P, Cowie J, Robotham A and Frost M (2023) Health visiting: specialist community public health nursing. 3rd edn. Amsterdam: Elsevier.

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Chilton S and Bain H (2017) A textbook of community nursing. 2nd edn. Boca Raton: CRC Press.

Daaleman T P and Helton M R (2018) Chronic illness care: principles and practice. Cham: Springer.

DeMarco and Healey-Walsh (2020) Community and public health nursing: evidence for practice. International 3rd edn. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer.

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Loschiavo J (2020) Fast facts for the school nurse: what you need to know. 3^rd edn. New York: Springer.

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Nicol J and Hollowood L (2019) Nursing adults with long term conditions. 3rd edn. London: Learning Matters.

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Peate I and Stephens M (2020) Wound care at a glance. 2nd edn. Hoboken: Wiley Blackwell.

Probst S (2021) Wound care nursing: a person-centred approach. 3rd edn. Edinburgh: Elsevier.

Sinclair A, Dunning T, Manas L R and Munshi M N (2017) Diabetes in old age. 4th edn. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell.

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Srikanth V and Arvanitakis Z (2018) Type 2 diabetes and dementia. Amsterdam: Academic Press.

Wasserman M and Riopelle J (2017) Primary care for older adults: models and challenges. Cham: Springer.

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Journal articles

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Journals

Journals of interest for district and community nursing. Use these links to see details of availability.

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RCN District and Community Nursing Forum - Driving quality care at home.

This sketch animation was created by the RCN District Nursing Steering Group to highlight the work that District Nurses do.
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RCN Events video on demand: Exploring quality of life for patients with leg ulcers: are we missing a vital piece of the jigsaw?

Dr Julie Green, Chair of the RCN District and Community Nursing Forum, focusses on person-centred care linked to chronic venous leg ulcer care. The principles presented can be applied to all person-centred care. Register online for free access to this video.
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Nursing History Collection

The Nursing history collection generally consists of modern books about the history of nursing which can be borrowed by RCN members.

Baly M (1987) A history of the Queen’s Nursing Institute, London: Croom Helm.

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Cohen S (2018) The district nurse: a pictorial history. Barnsley: Pen and Sword History.

Jordan P (2012) District nurse: my life as a nurse in the 1950s, London: Orion.

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Morrison C (2017) Hebridean heroines: twentieth century Queen's Nurses (1940s-1970s), Laxay, Isle of Lewis: Islands Book Trust.

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Special collections

Our Permanent Collection consists of nursing specific core items and rare items. Items are viewable by appointment at the RCN Library and Heritage Centre.

Baly M, Robottom B and Clark J (1987) District nursing (2^nd edition), London: Heinemann.