Importance and function of community health nursing.pdf

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1. : Importance and function of
community health nursing
: Importance and function of
community health nursing
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Explain the student, it is first necessary to meet the
community in order to
- Establish contact with community leaders, existing
institution.
- Obtain consent of the local leaders for a base line
survey of the health situation.
Various approach may be used to identify
community health problems and health needs they
include –
- Base-line survey
Scrutiny the records of PHC & sub-center.
- Specific questions regarding diseases common in
the area.
- Questions regarding births, deaths, disability, failure
to work etc.

2. priorities among health problemspriorities among health problems.
Four criteria are used for setting priorities among
health problems :-
a. Frequency with which the problem occurs
(`prevalence)
b. Seriousness of the problem for individuals and
society.
c. Urgency of the problems.
d. Feasibility or susceptibility to control the
problems with in the financial resources limitation.

3. Plan regarding health problem solution.Plan regarding health problem solution.
Moving recognized that a problem or need
exists, the Community Health Nurse must
decide what action should be taken by the
health team and whether the health team
will be capable of taking suitable action.
Planning involves questions of setting
objectives and defining solution to the
problem.

4. Intervention & implementatio n
activities
Intervention & implementatio n
activities.
The CHN carries out activities decided
upon as being most effective, in
order to full fill the recognized need .
This phase contains all the tasks ,
procedure and practices which are
performed by nurses.

5. Evaluate the health problem
solution.


Evaluate the health problem
solution.
Evaluation will measure the extent to
which the problem has been solved or
the need met.
Evaluation provides “feedback” that
can lead to program modification ,
which will make the program more
effective .

6. QUALITIES OF COMMUNITY
HEALTH NURSING

7. Educational qualifications
of CHN

8. Diploma in general nursing and
midwifery and should be registered
with state nursing council.
-should have passed a course in
general
nursing and diploma in public health
of 9
months duration or -university course
in nursing (Bsc.nursing/post basic
Bsc.nursing)

9. communication
skills of CHN

10. Community health nurse
should be a Good speaker
Interviewer
conversationalist
and a good teacher.

11. Observation
skills of CHN

12. observation
skills of CHN
Should have the ability to observe
physical, mental & emotional states.
Should have the ability to recognize
signs and symptoms of disease
Should be capable to assessing the
health
level of individual, family and
community.

13. Ability to lead and take
decision of CHN

14. Should be able to take right
and immediate
decision according to the
situation
Should be capable to taking
independent
decisions
Should be able to lead the
health team

15. Other qualities
of CHN

16. 1. Should have knowledge of
available resources and
health problems of community
2. Should have understanding
of human behavior
3. Should have managerial
abilities
4. Should be physically and
mentally fit

17. FUNCTION OF COMMUNITY
HEALTH NURSING

18. Managerial
functions of
CHN

19. Managerial functions of CHN include
following responsibilities:-
1.Assessment:- collecting information
about the community
Finding health problems.
Finding the limits and availability of
resources.
Deciding the nature and role of nursing
services
Epidemiological survey.

20. 2.Planning:-Preparing plans to provide
comprehensive nursing services to
individual, family and
community planning the distribution
of work and co-
operation among numbers of health
team. Planning
services in work areas(eg .school,
home, clinic)
Amending and improving the plans of
program.

21. 3. Supervision : - Supervision
the work of subordinates like
, male/female health workers ,
TBAS etc.
- inspecting the work of other
health workers e.g. health
inspectors etc.
- inspecting the care provided
by members of family .

22. 4. CO - ordination & co – operation : -
establishing
the co – ordination & co – operation among the
members of health team .
- Procuring co – operation of the influential
people
of community in health work .
- Maintaining contact with Government & non
Government , organization and other authorities .
- Participating in meeting.
- Working as a liaisons between health officers &
health workers .

23. 5. EVALUTION : - monthly self
assessment of the work
– sending the report of working to higher
officers /
health authorities / agencies .
- Evaluating own work on the basis of
clinical
services, immunization , motivating
eligible
couples & progress of family welfare
program.

24. Nursing functions of
CHN

25. Providing comprehensive
nursing services to the
individuals, families and
community.
- - assisting in the diagnosis &
treatment of disease
- Guiding the family in taking
care of the patient
- Regular home visit

26. Other educational
function of CHN

27. Educating individuals & group
- Participating in school health education
program
- Assisting in training programmers of nursing &
health workers.
- Giving practical training about care of patient
- Educating about improvement & development
of
environment
- Preparation & intelligent use of audio visual
materials.
- Assisting in conducting surveys, demographical
fact collection & presentation etc. for research
purposes .

28. Other work of
CHN

29. Appropriate use of referral services
- Assisting in establishing &
functioning of clinical
& health centers.
- Assisting duties among health
workers
- Maintenance of health records &
timely dispatch
of reports
- Assisting in health statistics work .