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.

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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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Acute Care
Provider control
Predictable routine
Hospital policy
Resources available
Collaboration and consultation
Controlled PT compliance
Standardized care

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