roles and functions of community and public health nurses
•A population-based approach to health promotion aims to address these social or structural factors. Instead of concentrating solely on individual responsibility and behavior, population-based approaches focus on communities, neighborhoods, cities, states and even entire nations.
•A population-based approach to health promotion aims to address these social or structural factors. Instead of concentrating solely on individual responsibility and behavior, population-based approaches focus on communities, neighborhoods, cities, states and even entire nations.
10 essential services of public health
1. monitor 2. diagnose and investigate 3. inform, educate, and empower 4. mobilize 5. develo 6. enforce 7. link 8. assure 9. evaluate 10. research
The 10 Essential Services of Public Health describe the ideal public health activities that all communities should undertake. The framework was developed by the Core Public Health Functions Steering Committee in 1994. The committee included representatives from US Public Health Service agencies and other major public health organizations.
The 10 Essential Services of Public Health describe the ideal public health activities that all communities should undertake. The framework was developed by the Core Public Health Functions Steering Committee in 1994. The committee included representatives from US Public Health Service agencies and other major public health organizations.
the community health nurse defined
coined by ANA as a general term for all nurses who worked outside of institutional settings -work for a facility, but practice only in the community itself
mobilize...
community partnerships and action to identify and solve health problems
assure...
competent public and personal health care workforce
evaluate...
effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services
•Population-based public health nursing: Has a focus based on
entire populations possessing similar health concerns or. characteristics.
research...
for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems
diagnose and investigate...
health problems and health hazards in the community
enforce...
laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety
monitor
monitor health status to identify and solve community health problems
see slide 7 for lots of things community/public health nurses do
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inform, educate, and empower...
people about health issues
link...
people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable
develop...
policies and plans that support individuals and community health efforts
primary role of community health nurse
provide treatment to patients -additionally offer education to community members about maintaining their health so that they can decrease occurrence of disease and death... infectious and STI
What is in a name?
public health nursing is an umbrella term that encompasses community health nursing. both have the main goal of promoting, preserving, and maintaining community's health.
review summary of major roles of community handout
review summary of major roles of community handout
the public health nurse defined
the practice of promoting and protecting the health of populations using knowledge from nursing, social, and public health sciences". As individuals, nurses directly influence the health and wellbeing of patients every day. They include strategies aimed at entire population groups, families, or individuals. In any setting, the role of public health nurses focuses on the prevention of illness, injury or disability, the promotion of health, and maintenance of the health of populations.
