Week 13 - Community Health nursing roles Flashcards
What can influence the approach that nurses take to community health?
- the population the assist
- diverse and changing regulations
- policy imperatives
- employer requirements
- their specialised preparation for practice
- the contest of community care
Social justice is
the fair distribution of society’s benefits, responsibilities and their consequences
In contemporary society the mandate for nursing is to
protect, promote and maintain dignified, respectful client -centred care
How can nurses promote client-centred care:
- advocate for the collective good
- police change
- acting on the SDH
- Evidence-based practice
- Collegial relationships
- Collaborative, interprofessional care
What is client centred care
It is the mandate of all health professionals. It should inspire inter professional collaboration s that community needs, rather than the needs of any one professional group, determines care
Define advanced practice
a role that uses extended and expanded skills, experience and knowledge in assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation of care.
it is related to a level of practice rather than a specific role
Describe an advanced practice nurse
An RN who has acquired an expert knowledge base, complex decision making skills and clinical competencies for expanded practice, which is shaped by the context of care
Nursing roles in australia
- Advanced practice nurses
- nurse practitioners
- Rural and remote area nurses
- Practice nurses
- Child Health nurse
- school health nursing
- community mental health nurse
- Occupational health nursing
- ## entrepreneurial nursing roles
What is the role of a Nurse Practitioner in Australia
NPs are advance practitioners with masters degrees who practise in a range of settings according to their specialise area of expertise and the needs to the employer
What are some challenging uses for nurses working in rural and remote areas?
- stress
- isolation
- longer working and on-call hours
- a lack of collegial support
The rural and RAN roles include:
- providing clinical care
- health education and promotion across the lifespan
- administering the clinic or service
- performing a myriad of general, non nursing duties
What does the role of a Practice Nurse (PN) involve?
- caregiving
- organising
- maintaining quality control and improvement
- problem-solving
- educating and connecting people
- bridging the gap between clinical and administrative staff in general practice
The role of maternal, child and family health nurses
- primary, secondary and tertiary prevention
- child and family case management
- postnatal home visiting
- care coordination
- parenting group work
- telephone support
How do child and family health nurses promote primary health care in parenting?
child and family health nurses interact with parents in a way that can encourage their health literacy and participation in health decisions that will sustain their family’s health and wellbeing through the family cycle
What is the role of school health nurse as a PHC practitioner?
- public health liaison or community nurse
- health promotion professional
- primary care provider
- collaborator in maintaining children’s health and educational achievement
