Week 11 Flashcards
(43 cards)
the future of nursing care is shifting to…
- a greater focus on health promotion and disease prevention
what is responsible for the preparation of our future nurses in community health nursing?
- universities & colleges providing nursing education
the CHNC Blueprint for Action identifies…
- a strong educational preparation in community health nursing as necessary underpinning for the future of community
nursing undergraduate curricula should address…
- the shift from an illness care model to a health promotion vision
nursing education must be a..
- strong vehicle for change
All baccalaureate nursing graduates must be prepared to meet the Canadian Community Health Nursing Standards at an entry-to-practice level through….
- community placements based on the Guidelines for Quality Community Health Nursing Clinical Placements for baccalaureate nursing students
what benefits do placements in community health provide to students? (5)
- Potential for students work with clients at a group and or community levels
- Potential for exposure to broad determinants of health, citizen engagement, population health. An primary health care principles
- Potential exposure to community health nursing strategies
- Opportunities for practice where students can see results of their actions
- Opportunity to develop collaborative practice
what are concerns r/t community nursing (10)
- Staff shortages and recruitment and retention issues.
- Role of CHN is unclear and not well defined.
- Increased patient acuity.
- Lack of understanding of the role by general public.
- Inadequate preparation of nursing graduates for work in community health.
- Lack of funding for relevant research.
- Not being valued by nurse managers and administrators.
- Reduced and unstable funding.
- A need to return to the concept of health and wellness, and away from medicine.
- Emerging infections and chronic disease
community health involves moving from an illness care model to…
- a health promotion vision
the professional practice model depicts….
- three broad categories, each containing a number of components that support PHNs in promoting the health of the client
= systems, community organizations, CHNs and nursing practice
what are essential factors to support CHN leadership for health promotion (5)
- CHNC PPM
- practice organization, provincial, national
- Canadian theories and frameworks
- requires supportive organizational and system structures
- adequate gvmt funding to facilitate population based practice
what are challenges for the PHN workforce
- lack of understanding of population health promotion (=shift to individual clinical care)
what is essential in shifting practice?
- understanding equity and population health
the concept of health equity is… (4)
- not consistently understood
- necessity of equity to be explicit guiding principle
- practice shifts
- bridge theory and practice
the purpose of PHN practice is clarified with.. (2)
- a focus on population health and equity
- distinct body of knowledge articulated within the PPM = role clarity
huge and growing gaps in equity obligate PHNs to…
- focus beyond clinical care and prioritize longer term work with populations that are most vulnerable
as opposed to biomedical/clinical approaches that focus on the individual, public health practice is based on… (3)
- principles of population health
- social justice
- equity
what are the key challenges to strengthening Canada’s public health system (10)
- Putting equity, anti-colonialism, and anti-racism at the core of PH, guided by community
- Investing in the full scope of public health – infectious disease is one area. Upstream = decrease healthcare costs
- Defining core functions and standards – what is PH?
- Aligning from local to global- coordination, whole of gov
- Designing roles of PH officials – non-partisan, influence policy, interdisciplinary
- Partnering across sectors – “whole of society”
- Measuring and evaluating – “what gets measured gets done” – gaps in data on systems, staff, needs, outcomes
- Rooted in local communities for planning and implementing
- Communicating and building trust
- Integrating public health research, training, and practice
what are key opportunities for action r/t Canada’s public health system (10)
- Advance equity
- Increase investment in public health systems
- Create governance structures that support HIA Policies and intersectoral approaches
- Align globally
- Define standards and core functions
- Revisit core competencies
- Generate evidence
- Reinforce foundation resources (surge capacity, data systems, relationships)
- Strengthen community partnerships
- Link research and practice
what are the main root causes of the perpetuation of nursing issues? (6)
- poor nursing planning & short-term
- poor data for planning
- inadequate forecasting methods
- nursing shortages and insufficient staff
- workloads and unhealthy workplaces
- insufficient funds for the health sector
what are the 3 Rs of nurse workforce sustainability
- retain & support
- return & integrate
- recruit & mentor
what is the major focus of “retain and support” (4)
- reduced workloads
- safe, health, and supportive workplace
- mental health supports
- implementation of targeted initiatives
what is the major focus of “return & integrate” (3)
- return nurses to the public sector (rather than private agencies)
- return recent leavers & early retirees
- integrate nurses with international training/exposure