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NR 442
(EDAPT WEEK 2)
INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Community Health Nursing

,WEEK3 COMMUNITY HEALTH EDAPT NOTES n
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INFECTION AND IMMUNITY cn cn




Anaggregateisd efinedasacollectiono fpeoplewhoshareone ormorep ersonalor qw qw qw qw




environmental characteristics, such as geography, special interest, disease diagnosis, or risk cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn q




factor.

Which clients are the focus of care for public health nursing?
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The focus of care of public health nursing is on:
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• aggregates
• communities
• populations

What istheprimarygoalofpublichealthnursing?
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The correct answer is underlined below.
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The key difference between community-based and community-
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oriented nursing is that community-based nurses deal primarily with providing direct (one-on-
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one) illness-oriented care (acute and chronic illnesses), whereas community-oriented nurses—
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or public health nurses—
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provide health care indirectly to aggregates, communities, and populations topromotequalit
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yoflife(healthpromotion)anddiseaseprevention.

Public healthnursing ispopulation- q cn c
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focusedandcombinesnursingknowledge with social and public health sciences.
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It should be noted that publichealthnursingand communityhealthnursing (or c
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ommunity-
orientednursing)areoftenusedinterchangeably andhaveslightly different goals,carefoc
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us,andnursinginterventionsthancommunity-
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basednursing.Usingthe arrows belowtheimages, gothroughthepresentationbelowtole
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arnmore cn




Public Health Nursing: Primary Goals cn cn cn cn




The primary goals of public health
c n c n c n c n c n q c n c n nursing q c n c n are:

• health promotion cn




• disease prevention cn




• promotion o fquality oflife n
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Public Health Nursing: Focus of Care cn cn cn cn cn




The focus c n q c n c n of care of public health nursing is on:
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• aggregates(agroupofpersonswhoshareone ormorecharacteristics) n
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, • communities
• populations

Public Health Nursing: Key Principles
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The key principles
c n c n q c n c n of public health nursing c n c n c n q c n c n are to: c n




• Emphasizeprimaryprevention.
• Work to achieve the greatest good for the largest number of people.
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• Understandthatt heclienti sapartnerinhealth. qw c n wq c n




• Utilize resources efficiently to facilitate the best
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n c n c n c n c n c n q c n c n




Public Health Nursing: Core Functions
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The core functions of public
c n c n c n c n q c n c n health nursing are: c n c n




• Assessment- cn




usingsystematic methods toassessandmonitorthehealthofa population(i.e.,monitort
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hehealthstatusofapopulationtoidentifycommunity health problemsanddiagnosean
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dinvestigatehealthproblemsandhealthhazards inthe community).
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• PolicyDevelopment- qw




developlaws,policies,andbestpracticestopromotethehealth ofapopulationbase qw c n c n c n




donscientificevidencebyinformingandeducatingindividuals about health issues, cn c n qc n c n c n c




nfacilitating community partnerships to solve health problems,anddevelopingpoli c n c n c n c n c n cn




ciesthatsupportindividualandcommunityhealth goals. q q c n c n c n




• Assurance - c n




ensuringadequate healthcare personnel
cn andservices areaccessible equitably
n
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, especially to those
c n aggregates or populations who do not have access c n c n q c n c n q c n c n q c n c n c n c n cn c




nto them. cn




Which actions are core public health functions?
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The core functions
c n c n q c n c n of public c n q c n c n health nursing are: c n c n




• Assessment - c
n




usingsystematic methodstoassess andmonitorthe healthofa population(i.e.,monito
cn cn q cn cn
q cn q c n cn cn cn cn




rthehealthstatusofapopulationtoidentifycommunity health problemsanddiagnosea
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ndinvestigatehealthproblems andhealthhazards inthe community).
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• PolicyDevelopment - develop laws, policies, and best practices to promote the
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n c n
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healthofapopulationbasedonscientificevidencebyinformingandeducating indivi c n c n




duals about health issues, facilitating community partnerships to solve he
c n q c n c n c n c n c n c n c n c n cn




alth problems,anddevelopingpoliciesthatsupportindividualandcommunity healt
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hgoals. cn

, • Assurance-
ensuringadequatehealthcarepersonnelandservicesareaccessible equitably, espe cn cn




cially tothose aggregates orpopulations who donot have access to them.
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q q c n cn cn




Providingpersonalhealthservicesforallcommunityresidentsisnotoneofthecore functions qw qw qw cn c




nof public health as this focuses on personal, individual needs and not the
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overall needs of the community. cn cn cn cn




Which actions are consistent with the key principles of public health nursing?
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The key principles c n c n q c n c n of public health nursingc n c n c n q c n c n are q c n c n to:

• Emphasize primary prevention (i.e., assisting high- c n c n c n c n c n




risk pregnant clients with accesstoprenatalcareandfacilitatingasafetyfairinthe
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communityforfiresafetyand fire detectors are both examples ofprimary prevention) c n cn cn cn cn cn cn




• Work to achieve the greatest good for the largest number of people (i
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.e., assuring acommunity safety net exists for poor populations)
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• Understandthatt heclienti s a partnerinhealth qw c n wq c n q w c n c n




• Utilize resources efficiently to facilitate the best coutcomesn c n c n c n c n c n q c n c n




(i.e., mobilizing community resources for health action)
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Focusingontheindividualandfamilyinthedeliveryofself-careisa component of community-
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basednursing, not public health(orpopulation-
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based)nursingwhichfocuses on aggregates, communities, and populations.
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AccordingtotheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC, qw q cn




2021), there are 10 essential services that all communities should provid
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e qfor their
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residents.TheCDChascreatedaframeworkentitled,—
10EssentialPublicHealthServices‖ (EPHS)toprotect andpromotethehealthofall peopleina cn cn cn q c n cn cn cn cn cn cn cn cn




llcommunities.
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The 10 Essential Public Health Services are:
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1. Assessandmonitorpopulationhealthstatus,factorsthat influencehealth,and c n
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ommunity needs and assets. cn cn cn




2. Investigate,diagnose,and address healthproblemsandhazardsaffectingthe p n
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opulation.
3. Communicate effectively to inform and educate people about health, c n c n c n c n c n c n c n q c n c n c n




factors that influence health, and how to improve health. cn q c n cn cn cn cn cn cn




4. Strengthen, support, and mobilize communities and partnerships to improve health. c n c n c n c n c n c n c n c n c n c n c n c n c n c n c n c n c n c n




5. Create, champion, and implement policies, plans, and laws that impact health. cn cn cn q c n cn cn cn cn q c n q c n




6. Utilize legal and regulatory actions designed to improve and protec c n c n c n c n c n c n c n c n c n




t the public’shealth.
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7. Assureaneffectivesystemthat enablesequitableaccesstotheindividualservicesand c cn
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are needed to be healthy. cn cn cn cn

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