Newest RATED A+ 2025/2026
what is a community health nurse? - Ans Nurse who prac ces in the community
-usually have a facility they work from but are not limited to hospital nursing prac ce
3 types of community health nurses - Ans -public health nurse
-home health nurse
primary care nurse
public health nurse (focus, who they provide care for, and what they do) - Ans -focus:
promo ng, protec ng and preserving health
-meet health needs of popula ons or the community as a whole
-looks at whole popula on and focuses in on individuals in order to affect the popula on
home health nurses (focus, who they provide care for, and what they do) - Ans -focus:
preven on, health restora on, health maintenance, and pallia on
-deliver nursing care to individuals and families
-integrate health promo on, teaching and counselling with care
primary care nurses (focus, who they provide care for, and what they do) - Ans focus:
preventa ve health screening, health educa on, comprehensive assessment, treatment of
illnesses, disease management, system naviga on, med review, etc.
-work with individuals and families in partnership with physicians, NPs, other health care
providers
-role varies across se%ngs of scope of prac ce and popula on needs
-integrate health promo on, teaching and counselling with care
, community health nurses - Ans -prac ce where clients live, work, worship and play
-focus on health
-rela onship building is fundamental (strive toward capacity building)
-collabora on is key
values and principles of community health nurses - Ans rooted in caring and social jus ce
community health nursing standards of prac ce (8) - Ans 1) health promo on
2) preven on and health protec on
3) health maintenance, restora on and pallia on
4) professional rela onships
5) capacity building
6) health equity
7) evidence informed prac ce
8) professional responsibility and accountability
standard 1- health promo on - Ans -the process of enabling people to increase control over,
and to improve, their health
-CHN's use O3awa Charter to integrate
what standard of community health nurses is related to using the O3awa Charter? - Ans
standard 1 health promo on
standard 2: preven on and health protec on - Ans -CHNs use socio-ecological model to
integrate preven on and health promo on in prac ce
-use legisla on and nursing standards to minimize the occurrence fo disease or injuries