Role of nurse in community health

 

THE ROLE OF NURSES IN COMMUNITY HEALTH

In the past, caregivers rode horses to their neighbors' homes to provide medical care. These caregivers were instrumental in reducing mortality rates in their communities. After the civil war, hospitals were built. This initiated the development of formal health care. Today, nurses are familiar with the various settings and public health and it also appears as an important part of providing care for everyone.

What is a Community Health Nurse?

Public health nursing is a discipline that includes evidence-based research and scientific advances and new ways to improve health.

A community is a group of people in a particular area, which includes places where people live, work and go to school. Most people have many different kinds of societies. Community health nursing is often done in areas such as urban and rural areas.


What is the goal of Community Health Nursing?

The purpose of community health nurses is to promote, protect and preserve public health. 

Community health nursing involves the following basic concepts:

  • Develop a healthy lifestyle
  • Prevent disease and health problems
  • Give specific attention
  • Educate the public on managing chronic conditions and making healthy decisions
  • Evaluate community delivery of patient and health care projects
  • Install health and wellness programs
  • Do research to improve health care 
  • What is the Role of a Community Health Nurse?

The primary role of community health nurses is to provide treatment to patients. In addition, community health nurses educate community members about maintaining their health in order to reduce the incidence of disease and death. They organize educational seminars, flyers, conduct health tests, prescribe medications, and vaccinate.

Nurses can also distribute health-related items such as condoms and pregnancy tests. Examples of specific health problems that community health nurses try to control or eliminate are:

  • Infectious and sexually transmitted diseases
  • Obesity
  • Malnutrition
  • Drug abuse
  • Smoking
  • Teen pregnancy
  • Where Do Community Health Nurses Work?

Community health nurses work in hospitals, community centers, clinics, schools and government health agencies. Community health nurses are important in districts where health care is not easily accessible, so they can travel to remote and remote areas.

How Do You Become a Community Health Nurse?

To become a public health nurse you must first work as a registered nurse. If you only have a combined degree you may want to consider completing the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program. Many schools such as Northeastern State University (NSU) offer RN in BSN programs.

NSU has an online RN to BSN program that includes Community Health Nursing courses. These studies explore the theory and research applied to nursing and community health services, which promote and maintain community health. Students are given the opportunity to apply their current knowledge and what they are learning in the lesson. They teamed up with the community and other health care professionals to hear community health nursing.

Nursing care should be available in all Americans. Across the country, there are entire populations of people accustomed to chronic illnesses, infectious diseases, and economic hardships. Community health nurses have the power to improve the well-being of individuals and their communities. They are at the forefront of delivering high quality patient care to high-risk and poorly maintained community members.

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