COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING,Dr.Amean A. Yair
“Community” or “public” health nursing is population based.
Care may be given to individuals and families, but its purpose is the improvement of the health of the population as whole.
Tenets of Community Health Nursing :
Systematic and comprehensive population-based assessment, policy development, and assurance.
Partnering with representatives of the people.
Priority for primary prevention.
Intervention to create conditions for health.
Active outreach
Concern for the population as a whole
Resource allocation supports maximum gain for the population.
Interdisciplinary collaboration
Source: Quad Council of Public Health Organizations. (1999).
Community Health Nursing Standards of Care :
Standard I. Assessment
Standard II. Diagnosis
Standard III. Outcomes identification
Standard IV. Planning
Standard V. Assurance
Standard VI. Evaluation
Source: Quad Council of Public Health Organizations. (1999).
Standard I. Quality of care
Standard II. Performance appraisal
Standard III. Education
Standard IV. Collegiality
Standard V. Ethics
Standard VI. Collaboration
Standard VII. Research
Standard VIII. Resource utilization
. (Source: Quad Council of Public Health Organizations. (1999().