community health nursing notes

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Community Group of people sharing something, interacting with one another. May exhibit commitment with one another and may share geographic boundary. E.g., a NORC, a school, NYU students. Population Group of people having at least one thing in common and who may or may not interact with one another. E.g., night-shift workers, children with CF. Community-focused nursing Delivery of nursing care to improve health of an entire community - bigger picture, deals with prevention and population at systems level. Community-based nursing Nursing care provided outside of acute care setting. Care for families, individuals within a community. At individual, "hands on" level. Does not require public health background. Population-focused care Interventions for health promotion, disease prevention to shape a community's overall health status. Public health nursing Promotion and protection of health of populations using knowledge from nursing, social and public health sciences. Population-focused; goals: promotion of health and prevention of disability and disease by creating conditions in which people can be healthy.

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Page 1: Community Health Nursing Notes

CommunityGroup of people sharing something, interacting with one another. May exhibit commitment with one another and may share geographic boundary. E.g., a NORC, a school, NYU students.

PopulationGroup of people having at least one thing in common and who may or may not interact with one another. E.g., night-shift workers, children with CF.

Community-focused nursingDelivery of nursing care to improve health of an entire community - bigger picture, deals with prevention and population at systems level.

Community-based nursingNursing care provided outside of acute care setting. Care for families, individuals within a community. At individual, "hands on" level. Does not require public health background.

Population-focused careInterventions for health promotion, disease prevention to shape a community's overall health status.

Public health nursingPromotion and protection of health of populations using knowledge from nursing, social and public health sciences. Population-focused; goals: promotion of health and prevention of disability and disease by creating conditions in which people can be healthy.

Acute CareProvider controlPredictable routineHospital policyResources availableCollaboration and consultationControlled PT complianceStandardized care