Public Health Nursing & Home Health Nursing

Question 1

Home Health Nursing

Answer 1

Acute, chronic, rehabilitative, and palliative care in order to support people to live independently in their communities for as long as possible. Home care assist with coordinating and managing admission to long-term care

Question 2

Public Health Nursing

Answer 2

Organized efforts of society to keep people healthy and prevent injury, illness and premature death. A combination of programs, services, and policies that protect and promote the health of all Canadians. (focus on protecting and promoting the health of all Canadians from a population health promotion standpoint)

Question 3

Roles and Responsibilities: Public Health

Answer 3

• Disease & injury prevention
• Health promotion
• Community Development
• Program planning & policy development
• In BC is achieved primarily through Health Centres or Health Units

Question 4

Home Health

Answer 4

• Targets individuals in their homes, schools, community clinics, and sometimes street nursing
• Specifically deals with disease care and treatment that requires surgical or medical interventions

Question 5

Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) legal mandate (2004)

Answer 5

To promote, protect the health of Canadians through leadership, partnership, innovation and action in public health
We are required to report annually on the state of public health in Canada

Question 6

PH Discipline Specific Competencies

Answer 6

1. Knowledge derived from public health & nursing science
2. Skills related to assessment & analysis
3. conducting policy and program planning, implementation and evaluation
4. Achieving partnerships, collaboration and advocacy
5. Promoting diversity and inclusiveness
6. Effective communication exchange
7. Leadership capabilities
8. Professional responsibility & accountability

Question 7

HH Discipline-Specific Competencies 3 categories

Answer 7

1. Elements of home health nursing
2. Foundations of home health nursing
3. Quality and professional responsibility

Question 8

Elements of home health nursing

Answer 8

Assessment, planning, skills, education, communication, relationships, access & equity, capacity

Question 9

Foundations of home health nursing

Answer 9

core knowledge incl, health promotion & protection and illness prevention

Question 10

Quality and professional responsibility

Answer 10

quality care, professional responsibility

Question 11

Policy, Politics and Power in Health Care

Answer 11

Health equity is undermined when social conditions interact to prevent people from making decisions or taking actions that would promote health
- Fairness in the way we treat people or make decisions are core aspects of social justice
- A key part of ensuring good health for all is identifying and enhancing systemic disadvantage
- CHNs must effectively navigate this complex policy environment by acknowledging the implications of sociopolitical processes on their practice: micro and macro levels

Question 12

Future of Community Health Nursing

Answer 12

• Romanow Commission’s Report (2002): shifting policy toward primary healthcare, home healthcare, and health promotion, with nurses playing key role
• CHNs must be a part of a sustainable public health workforce with emphasis on intersectoral policy development and interprofessional collaboration.
• Increase in Indigenous nurses working in First Nation communities
• Can. Indigenous Nurses Assoc. instrumental in culturally competent health care and cultural safety