Community_Health_Nursing_Presentation.pptx

Community_Health_Nursing_Presentation.pptx

1. Community Health Nursing

2. Definition of Community Health Nursing • Change agents within communities • Influence health-related behaviors • Work with individuals, groups, and communities • Address specific health issues

3. Role of Community Health Nurses • Planning, identifying, executing, and evaluating care • Provide comprehensive care to individuals, families, and groups • Teaching, counseling, and guidance • Demonstrate nursing skills • Care for chemically, physically, and mentally impaired individuals • Promote awareness on important health matters • Assist in social, emotional, and cultural health aspects • Preventive health education (H.S.C./immunization) • Conduct research and follow-up care • Develop and utilize health resources in the community

4. Comprehensive Care Example • Individual self-care • Family care • Community support: managing responsibilities and providing support • Care provided and supervised by a qualified nurse • Care through community, clinics, schools, and other organizations

5. Community Health Nursing and Practice Implications • Community health services promote and protect health • Address health problems and needs • Professional practice responding to diagnosis and community demands

6. Roles and Responsibilities of Community Health Nurses • Identify and meet health care delivery system needs • Apply community health nursing theory and practice • Conduct community assessment, planning, promotion, and prevention • Work within community culture • Initiate social capital and resources • Collaborate with community allies • Manage health institutions and government services • Form partnerships to promote community health care

7. Additional Roles and Focus Areas • Understand international health issues and systems • Focus on health financing and opportunities • Provide community-based care • Address needs of vulnerable groups • Promote access to health care • Meet local community needs and preferences • Develop nursing types and services • Support non-professional care and personnel • Build capacity for health workers and service providers