Introduction to community health nursing
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Introduction to community health
nursing
Haidar Nadrian
School of Nursing & MidwiferyIslamic Azad University-Sanandaj
Branch
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History of Community Health Nursing
Before mid 1800s-Early Home Care with focus in Sick and Poor individual.
Orientation: curative agencies: lay & religious orders *St. Phoebe
Mid 1800s to 1900-district Nursing with focus in Sick and poor individual
Orientation: curative/less in prevention agencies: voluntary & some government *William Rathbone
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History of Community Health Nursing
1900-1970 public health nursing- Pubic Health Needs, focus in family and orientation in Curative and Prevention
agencies: government & some voluntary *Lilliam Wald
1970 to present-Community Health Nursing, focus in total community and oriented to population health, services address
health promotion; illness prevention agencies: many kinds; some independent practice *Ruth Freedman
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Health Beyond Acute Care Settings-Community Care and Public Health
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Public Health Definition
Public health is the Science and Art of :
preventing disease,
prolonging life,
promoting health and efficiency through organized community effort.
(Winslow, 1920)
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Definition of Community Health (ANA,2000 )
Community health nursing is a synthesis of nursing and public health practice applied to promoting and preserving the health of populations.
Treat “ Population as a Whole” Focus on individual, family, groups, community Utilizing Health promotion, health
maintenance, health education, and management, coordination, and continuity of care for meeting population needs.
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Characteristics of Community Health Nursing
It is a field of nursing It combines public health and nursing It focus on population and
environment factors that may impact to people’s health
It emphasize in health promotion, illness prevention, and wellness
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Characteristics of Community Health Nursing
It promotes client responsibility and self-care It uses aggregate measurement and
analysis It use principle of organizational theory It involves inter-professional collaboration.
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Pubic Health is for: The sanitation of environment, The control of communicable infections, The education of the individual in personal hygiene, The organization of medical and nursing services for
The early diagnosis and preventive treatment of disease, and
The development of the social machinery to insure everyone a standard of living adequate for the maintenance of health ,
Healthy Life Style and Longevity .
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Challenges and Opportunities in CHN (Allender and Spradley 2001)
Challenge1.Understanding early PHN efforts
Opportunity Enriching the heritage of early PHN efforts
2.Expanding nursing focus from the individual & the family
Including communities
3.Determining the needs of populations at risk
4.Learning the complexities of the health care system
Designing interventions
Shape its service delivery
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Community Health & Public Heath
Similarities: Both are organized community efforts aimed at
promotion, protection and preservation of the public’s health
Historically, public health has been associated with official or governmental efforts
Currently, it includes both public and private health efforts
Difference: Community health focuses on specific designated communities. It’s a part of the larger public health effort.
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Community Health Practice
Health Promotion
1. Increase the span of healthy life for all citizens
2. Reduce health disparities among population groups
3. Achieve access to preventive services
for everyone.
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Roles of Community Health Nurses
Researcher
Leadership
Collaborator Manager
Advocate
Educator
Clinician
Nurses
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Health Prevention
Tertiary Prevention
Secondary Prevention
Primary Prevention
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Primary Prevention for Health Promotion Health Education Adequate Nutrition Individual Development Adequate working environment and
recreation, resting Pre-marriage counseling and education Genetic Counseling Regular Physical Examination
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Primary Prevention for Health Protection Comply with immunization Individual hygiene Improve environment sanitary Occupational Safety Prevent Accident in all ages Adequate nutrition Avoid cancer cause agents Avoid allergic
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Secondary Prevention
Identify cases in the community Screen and test Conduct special physical
examination Treat and prevent the progress of
illness Avoid the spreading of disease Reduce the disability time
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Tertiary Prevention
Treat and stop the disease progress and avoid complication and side effect
Limit the chance for disability Provide rehabilitation for physical and
psychological well-being, occupational therapy, availability of long-term care
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Setting for community health nursing practice
homes ambulatory service settings schools occupational health setting residential institutions the community at large
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Opportunity for Future Community Health Nursing
Chronic Disease management Home Care Extended care from Acute care setting Elderly care Rehabilitation care in different population Health promotion in every level Health system referral, emphasize individual
role and function of community health sector