objective 1: community health nursing Flashcards
a term that applies to all
nurses who work in and with the community in a variety of practice areas, such as public health, home health,
occupational health, and other similar fields.
community health nursing
what are the specialties included in CHN?
- Public health nursing
- Home health nursing
- Occupational health nursing
- Parish nursing
- Primary health care nurse practice
- Outpost nursing
- Organized public health nursing became a major component of public health programs.
- Public health nurses (PHNs) began making home visits to treat tuberculosis (TB).
- Various districts implemented public health nursing programs, for example, visiting
families with newborns, hiring school nurses
early 1900s
Manitoba became the first province in Canada to establish a public health nursing
service.
1917
- Public health nursing began to focus on screening programs.
- The federal government initiated social assistance for health care.
- Provinces concentrated on public health programs such as immunization, improved
sewage systems, and clean water
1918-1939
- Care provided in rural and remote communities
- Began in Canada in the late 1800s and gained momentum in the 1920s
outpost nursing
The Canadian Red Cross established outpost nursing stations in Canada’s north to meet
the needs of Aboriginal Canadians and new settlers in remote parts of Canada
1920s
Public health expanded beyond public hygiene to include prevention of
diseases and health education
1945-1970
PHNs became generalists, visiting clients in homes, schools, and clinics.
1950s-1960s
Public health departments shifted their focus away from traditional
programs to the reduction of morbidity and mortality from chronic
illnesses and injuries
1970s
The Lalonde Report initiated the health promotion movement in Canada.
1974
At an international conferences and in the form of written documents,
such as the Epp Report, Canada led worldwide health promotion
initiatives
1986
PHNs’ role in the prevention of chronic illnesses, community
development, and health promotion was part of the overall shift in public
health strategy from illness prevention to health promotion.
* Escalating health care costs soon reduced funding for health-promotion
and disease-prevention programs.
* Home health care became more popular.
1980s and 1990s
Researchers demonstrated that home care for the elderly costs less
than institutional care
2001
The Romanow Report identified home care as the most rapidly growing
area of community health care
2002
Core competencies for PHNs were developed and launched across
Canada
2003
The report Toward 2020: Visions for Nursing predicts that by the year
2020, most of heath care, including nursing care, will take place in the
client’s home or in the community on an outpatient basis
2006
public health nursing discipline –There was specific core competencies
that applied to all PHNs across Canada
2009
- Organized competent nursing care and
established kitchens and laundries,
clean food and water - Her work demonstrated that capable
nursing intervention could prevent
illness and improve the health or
populations. - Returned to England and revamped
nursing education, replacing untrained
lay nurses with “Nightingale nurses”
Florence nightingale
- 1859: The British philanthropist
founded the first association for
district nursing - This led to the establishment of
district nursing throughout the
U.K. - It also led to the establishment
of the Victorian Order of
Nursing (VON).
William Rathbone
Recognized in three critical areas:
* Invention of public health nursing
* the establishment of an American insurance system for
home based care
* the creation of American public health nursing service
Lillian Wald
- Early 1900s: This Ontario nurse became interested in public health.
- 1911: She became the first director of public health nursing in Toronto.
- Public health nursing evolved in Canada in the late nineteenth and early
twentieth centuries largely because of her pioneering work
Eunice Dyke
- 1923 established 1st of many district long-term care facility in Alberta
- Provided health information to community residents through radio
broadcasts. This method of delivering health information was especially
effective for those living in isolated communities
Kate Brighty Colley
The first “training schools” (hospital
diploma schools) for nurses opened
1874
Kathleen Russell helped establish the
first integrated basic degree nursing
program at the University of Toronto
1920
Canadian universities began to offer degree
programs.
* The Weir Report of 1932 concluded that
public health nursing should become a
specialty area in advanced education
1918 to 1932
There were nearly 330 schools of nursing in
Canada.
1930s
The International Council of Nurses (ICN)
1899
The Provisional Society of the Canadian National Association of Trained Nurses
(CNATN) (renamed the Canadian Nurses Association [CNA] in 1924)
1908
what does the CHN work for?
- In the community (providing health care to individuals and families)
- With the community (because the CHN views the community itself as the client)
- Places emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention