...wrote that nursing is a passionate profession and is akin to a fever in the blood[1], with the hard work and long hours fading in importance against the vocational rewards. But community nursing has shown how the nursing profession is no longer viewed as merely hard work and long hours, it has illustrated nursing is a skill, a crucial facet of government health strategy, and a social and medical science. This passion extends from hard work and includes the profession shifting its core functions providing a flexible service that meets the changing health and social needs of society. The rewards to the profession and the community include personalized and case specific localized care, health program implementation, and guiding improved social trends at the ‘coal face’. Community based nursing is now at the forefront of social awareness and this important benefit is discussed throughout this essay. This essay focuses on the importance of community based nursing to the profession looking at aspects such as the role’s expanded influence on social trends, analysis, palliative care, outreach to vulnerable groups, and program implementation to the wider community. These functions in combination play a key role in ensuring this aspect of the nursing profession is effective in prevention and in tune with society’s needs. Community based nursing comprises several fields of expertise, including community health, public health, home health, and community mental health nursing. This essay...
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...Community Health Nursing SZT Task 2 February 7, 2014 A. Personal Perceptions Serving as a patient care advocate is the most important role a nurse serves as a health care provider. Nurses serve to support the patient, sometimes having to put their own personal beliefs and values to the side. Although this is ingrained in us as nurses, sometimes health care providers allow their emotions to alter their perspective when dealing with death and dying. For twenty-four years I have served as a critical care nurse, and as an ICU nurse, I have been trained to help patients and families through this time of illness to provide care to help them heal and get better. Despite all that we do to treat patients, sometimes their illnesses are such that they do not get better and a decision is made to pursue comfort care. Since we are trained to help patients and families heal, this can be difficult to handle. Regardless of my personal feelings or beliefs, I always encourage my patients and their families to make the decisions that are best for them with the information they have been given. Our job as patient care advocates is crucial, especially when dealing with end of life and quality of life issues. The National Institute of Health defines hospice as “end of life care provided by health professionals and volunteers.” This type of care gives attention to pain control while trying to keep the patient as alert as possible. A referral to hospice is placed when a patient...
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...RN Community Health Nursing Course Project Milestone #2 Small Town USA INTRODUCTION A small town that doesn't have that big city element can be referred to as suburbia, or is predominantly white, with low crime rates. Small Town USA is more predominant than realized. Although the town of Mayberry was a fictional small town that was featured in "The Andy Griffith Show" where almost all the residents are white with little or no minorities it sets a particularly accurate setting and description to the village of Roscoe, Illinois. As with the show, there are very few black residents in the village and those who reside in the village openly acknowledge this. This brief paper will allow a community concern to the use of alcohol in the Village of Roscoe, IL versus the abuse by young adults just over the border in Wisconsin; just a mere 10 minute drive to the North. Because crime is at a minimum in this village, protecting their young is what the elders do. In addition, disease and its prevalence in Illinois is to be addressed as it is a concern that residents in the village recognize and desire to prevent. COMMUNITY At hand is the discussion of a small town that most in the Midwest would desire to live in, the small village of Roscoe IL that is housed in Winnebago County Illinois. The village is mostly set in rural Illinois, however there is the small part of town that even feels like a protected big town. Winnebago County is located...
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...if left untreated. According to Queensland Health (2013), measles symptoms usually start to show after about 10 days. The early symptoms are similar to that of the common cold; they include fever, fatigue, runny nose, conjunctivitis, and coughing. A trademark of measles is small white spots on the inside of the cheek. Once these small white spots appear, a rash usually starts at the hairline and reaches the entire body within one to two days (Queensland, 2013). Measles is very contagious. Vaccination is the only prevention, and it is strongly encouraged for people who have not had two measles vaccinations to get them. A person is contagious 5 days before symptoms, and continues to be contagious until 4 days after the rash appears. The virus is spread by direct contact with oral or nasal secretions or airborne (Queensland, 2013). Measles occurs worldwide, but the incidence has decreased significantly in regions with high vaccination rates. Barinaga and Skolnik (2013) wrote an article regarding the epidemiology of measles. They found that in the year 2000, approximately 31 to 40 million people contracted measles, and 733,000-777,000 deaths were reported (Barinaga & Skolnik, 2013). There were 47 countries that accounted for about 98% of deaths, and the World Health Assembly worked to provide vaccination, surveillance, and clinical management of affected individuals (Barinaga & Skolnik, 2013). According to the World Health Organization (2011), in the year 2011 there...
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...Community Health Nursing Reflection NUR/405 Cynthia Januale Community Health Nursing Reflection This assignment was very interesting and unique compared to other assignments that I have had in the past. Visiting and studying the community that I chose gave me quite the insight on various issues that, had it not been for this assignment, I may not have picked up on before. “In any setting, the role of public health nurses focuses on the prevention of illness, injury or disability, the promotion of health, and maintenance of the health of population” (The Role Of Public Health Nurses, 2012, para. 2). In the community I chose to survey, as with any community, the role of community nursing focuses on the items listed above and in addition, I believe that because of the lower to middle income level of this community, focus should also be on better health care accessibility to the residents. Community Nursing Diagnosis’ and Interventions Three possible community nursing diagnoses for the community that I observed were as follows. Risk for accidents related to the poor vision by oncoming traffic as evidenced by the multiple cars lining the streets. Children and others are walking to and from the store and through the neighborhood to the park where they play and oncoming traffic may have difficulty seeing pedestrians because of the amount of cars parked on the side of the road. Possible interventions for this problem include wearing reflective clothing so that they...
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...Public Health Layers NUR 408 April 23, 2012 Deborah Nallo Public Health Layers The focus of Public Health continues to shift with time because of various social, economic, and political forces. Exploring the public health layers of history in the Los Angeles County, State of California, and the United States, and a comparison between public and community health nursing is the beginning to increasing our knowledge toward resources available. The history of public health in the county of Los Angeles, California, was established in 1903 when the Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance for the provision of a county health department (Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, 2012). It became a freestanding department in 2006 when it separated from the Department of Health Services. They provide 39 programs, 14 public health centers, and four area health offices in the county of Los Angeles only. Types of services provided are grading restaurants and food markets, inspecting hospitals and nursing homes, monitoring ocean water and providing services through public health centers (Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, 2012). Public health nurses help with preparing residents of Los Angeles for emergencies, providing laboratory services to identify disease, and the collection and analysis of data on the health of the community. Los Angeles County Department of Public health updates the residents regarding the changes with the environment after the recent damage...
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...History of Community Health Nursing and Health Promotion/Risk Reduction Cumberland University History of Community Health Nursing and Health Promotion/Risk Reduction For this assignment, I have chosen two articles from the American Journal of Nursing written in October of 1900. Article 1 The first article obtained is titled Work for Nurses in Play-Schools written by Mary Boyle O’Reilly for the first edition of American Journal of Nursing (O'Reilly, 1900). The article discusses how district nurses were trying to impress upon patients in the area that prevention and sanitation were the keys to battling disease. The district nurses were finding that some people were not interested at all in changing the way in which they did things and that those that did show interest often fell back into old ways soon after the nurses giving instruction were gone. Around this same time, the newly formed Guild of Saint Elizabeth was formed and as part of their work of a social settlement, they created play-school which was where children could go during the months of July and August in an attempt to keep these children from the influences of the streets. The nursing corps associated with The Boston City Hospital decided to go to the play-school and instruct the children on basic nursing, sanitation, and disease prevention in hopes of instilling these principles in the children who had yet to have instilled in them the ways of their parents. This proved to be a very popular course at...
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...Community Health Nursing Reflection NUR/405 August 7, 2012 Community Health Nursing Reflection According to Phyllis Meadows (2009), “Community health nurses are valued for their adaptability and willingness to provide care in many settings, including community health clinics, churches, homeless shelters, and schools,” (p. 19). Community health nurses aim to improve health outcomes and improve the infrastructure used to monitor and manage disease within the community. Healthy People 2020 has established benchmarks and monitored progress over time to improve health outcomes. Each community has unique needs and the role of the community health nurse is to work with and provide comprehensive care to patients within the community. This reflection addresses the role of the community health nurse with the participating family and their community in Spring Mills, Pennsylvania. Community health nurses working in the Spring Mills, PA are faced with numerous challenges in this small rural community. Construction and manufacturing account for 42% of the industry of Spring Mills. With these professions comes increased risk of work related injuries and illnesses. Educational services account for only 3% of the industry, wholesale and retail trade account for 10%, accommodation and food services 15%, and 30% account for a combination of professional, scientific, and technical services. Community health nurses play a role in ensuring safety in the workplace by creating and implementing...
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...History of Community Nursing Matrix As long as people have existed, they needed to look after their health. As a result, the healthcare industry was born. Nurses were a vital part of that growing community. This paper will approach three different historical periods in the United States, discuss the nurse’s role in the community in regards to the major health issues of that period, how they partnered with the community to create new programs and finish with an intellectual discussion on how Jean Watson’s theory of Caring can be applied to the nurse’s role for each historical period. Period 1-- 1800s: In the early year of American settlement , female head of the family provided the care for sick in the family (Stanhope, Lancaster, 2008). In the early 1800s increased number of urban residents have changed the traditional caring system (Stanhope, Lancaster, 2008). After the American Revolution, increased urbanization and beginning industrialization contributed to epidemical diseases (Stanhope, Lancaster, 2008). In 1800, the first Marine Hospital was opened in Norfolk, Virginia (). In early 1800s, nursing care mainly focused on moral issues than illness intervention (Stanhope, Lancaster, 2008). “The public was interested in limiting disease among all classes of people for religious reasons as a form of charity” (Stanhope, Lancaster, 2008, p. 27). The Ladies’s Benevolent Society of Charleston, South Carolina for the sick and poor provided charitable assistance...
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...Community Health Nursing Reflection NUR/405 2012 Diane Schlicke RN MSN Community Health Nursing Reflection The role of the community health nurse in the participating family’s community is to focus on the health needs of the aggregate or group. Community health nursing refers to a systematic, comprehensive focus on wellness, health protection, and disease, and injury prevention for the population residing in a specific area. The nurse functions as advocate, case manager, consultant, health care provider, educator, and collaborator with other agencies for healthy outcomes of the entire community. Nurses involved in the health of a specific community such as the family participating will assess the members living in the demographic area, and monitor the environment for potential predisposing factors that may lead to illness. The conclusion of the community assessment by the nurse directs, which types of services required to maintain the health of the population. The nurse may determine that preventive health care will benefit the community, (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2012). The initiation or campaign for infant and children vaccinations may be a priority in this community because the 30 to 50 age range of adults who may be childbearing. The community’s amenities for maintaining a healthy lifestyle are vast. Walking trails, bike paths, ice skating rink, and playing fields offer recreational activities that will appeal to most of the population. Informational sessions for...
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...Running head: COMMUNITY HEALTH AND POPULATION Community Health and PopulationFocused Nursing (C228) June 29, 2016 1 Running head: COMMUNITY HEALTH AND POPULATION A. Identification of Community 2 Running head: COMMUNITY HEALTH AND POPULATION The community that I will be presenting a health assessment status of for this task is Collierville, TN. Collierville is a small active suburban community located in Shelby County, TN near the Memphis Metropolitan area. It is approximately 25 square miles large, located 89.39W longitude and 35.2N latitude with an elevation of 387ft (WorldAtlas.com, 2016). B. Assessment of Needs and Risks I will assess the health needs and risks of Collierville, TN by discussing various epidemiological and demographic data and providing some vital statistics that I found during my research. I will also provide a description of my visual assessment of the community and my own personal knowledge of this community. My experiences with the community of Collierville, TN include living here as a resident for the past 13 years and working as an EMT with EMS prior to living here. During my research, I was able to find the following data to describe the Population and Economic Status Assessment for Collierville, TN. The population is approximately 48,655 for the year 2014 census according to CityData...
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...Community and Public Health Nursing Reflection NUR/405 Community and Public Health Nursing Reflection My family lives in Encanto, which is an underserviced community with very little resources for theses lower income diverse families, which have many vulnerabilities. In this paper we are going to identify how community, public health nursing and community partnerships can be of service to this community. We will also take a look at epidemiological influences in Encanto as well as look at some nursing diagnosis that apply to this community. Role of Community and Public Health Nursing and Community Partnerships In Encanto the role of community and public health is not in the forefront of the community. Although services are available though the city of San Diego for those in need at no to little cost depending on your income very few residence are aware. There are other community resources and partnerships that can refer families of my community such as the second chance that helps homeless, ex-drug addicts, felons, adults, veterans, youth (16-18). Second Chance offers programs for reducing unemployment; repeat crimes and homelessness, empowering our clients to make sustainable personal changes that positively impact society. “Second Chance also delivers wrap-around services that include rehabilitation, housing, mental health and financial literacy, to get people off the streets and into the workforce” (Second Chances Program, 2014). Another public health partnership...
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...Evolution of Community and Public Health Nursing University of Phoenix NUR/405 Sandra Byrd 3/10/14 University of Phoenix Material Evolution of Community and Public Health Nursing Identify a minimum of 3 major events (or influences) in the evolution of community and public health nursing and describe how each event led to advancement of the field. For each event, describe the following: Key health issues at the time Perspectives and goals of community and public health nursing Roles and functions of community and public health nursing Community and public health partnerships at the time |Event or Influence: | |Key health issues | | | |1-Events such as the anthrax attacks on the US soil (GAO, 2014). | |Perspective/goals |1-Protecting the public from unhealthy and unsafe environments. | |Role/functions |1-Evaluating health trends and risk factors of population groups and helping to determine priorities for | | |targeted interventions. | | ...
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...Identification of Community Originally called the Tri-City, Westminster is in Orange County, California. “Westminster is landlocked and bordered by Seal Beach on the west, by Garden Grove on the north and east, and by Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley on the south”, (Westminster Wikipedia entry, 2014). Westminster is also called Little Saigon. “The 2010 United States Census reported that Westminster had a population of 89,701 with a population density was 8,926.5 people per square mile”, (Westminster Wikipedia entry, 2014). 29.6% of the population is between the ages of 35-54. "Most people were hospitalized due to diseases and disorders of the circulatory system", (OC Health Info, 2011). Industry overview of Westminster is comprised of small businesses and services. Majority of adult population reported that their health was good, very good, or excellent. Summary of Assessment Population Economic Status Assessment The total population of Westminster in 2010 was 89,701 people. “The 2010 census shows racial makeup of Westminster was 32,037 White, 849 African American, 397 Native American, 42,597 Asian, 361 Pacific Islander, 10,229 from other races, Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21,176 persons, and 3,231 from two or more races”, (Westminster Wikipedia entry, 2014). “40.2% of the population is comprised if Vietnamese Americans making Westminster the highest concentration of Vietnamese Americans in the country” (Westminster Wikipedia entry, 2014). Westminster’s...
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...Introduction Community or public health nursing is a concept intended to shift the focus of the traditional nurse role to a global scope. Nursing practice is based in the art and science of identifying individual patient responses to illness and decreasing patient suffering when possible. Public health nursing expands beyond the individual to explore causative health related factors both negative and positive within the community, while developing processes to alleviate suffering while promoting wellness. Group Definition of Community/Public Health Based on the definition offered by Radzyminski (2007), this group collectively redefines community or public health nursing as a collaborative community based, socially responsible and resource conscientious approach to the delivery of wellness within a specific population by a Registered Nurse. The Texas Department of Health’s (April 12, 2011) echoes this concept in their vision statement embracing illness prevention and public health promotion. The focus on the greater-good of the population, as described by Sidorov and Romney (2011, p. 17), does not discount the individual. Indeed, public health promotion and protection may actually advance patient self-care. With a strong community health system, the individual is better able to work within that system to improve their own health status, self-intervene early with many a health exacerbation, and rely on efficient and effective healthcare options (Sidorov & Romney...
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