Public Health Nursing

Visitors will get a minimum concept about public health nursing

1. Public Health Nursing Public health: Public health has been defined as “the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health Public health nursing : According to American Public Health Association-“the practice of promotion and protecting the health of population using knowledge from nursing social and public health science.” f

2. Role of the public health nurse: To work with the community or specific population groups to develop targeted health promotion and diseases prevention activities. To evaluate health care services. To provide health education To provide care Management &give primary care

3. Challenges for public health nurse: The general public health workforce-any one in the business of promotion health for instance nurses , doctors, social workers ,teachers, police and others . Public health practitioners-those spending a major part of their time in health practitioners Public health specialists-medical officers , specialist resisters and those senior strategists in public health Limited resources Lots of work Staff shortages High patient ratio

4. Ethics of public health: The above dialogue has made the presumption that the state has a responsibility towards reducing ill health . It is important that public health program should *Not attempt to coerce adults to lead healthy lives *Minimize using any measure without consultation *Minimize intrusion on personal lifestyle choice *Poor quality of health care *Waste

5. *Unknowing variations in policy and practice *Poor patient experience *Failure to get new evidence into practice *Failure to manage uncertainty .

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