NFDN 2006 MIDTERM PREP 2023
❖ Community: specific population of people or a place where people live and work
➢ Emphasizes population health promotion, disease prevention and health protection
➢ Work with various clien
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NFDN 2006 MIDTERM PREP 2023
❖ Community: specific population of people or a place where people live and work
➢ Emphasizes population health promotion, disease prevention and health protection
➢ Work with various client types, individuals, family, groups, communities, populations and society as a whole
❖ Community health nursing
❖ Community health nurse: involves coordinating care and planning services, programs and policies by collaborating w/ individuals, caregivers, families, other disciplines, communities and governments; an umbrella term used to define nursing specialties and applies to all nurses who work in and with the community in a variety of practice areas; combines knowledge of nursing theory, social sciences and public health science
➢ Works IN the community: provides health care to individuals and families, focus’
on health promotion and disease prevention, community as a resource
➢ Works WITH community as a client: community itself is the client, focus is on health of the community, community development
❖ Canada health act helps guarantee equitable national health care for all Canadians
➢ 5 principles
▪ Universality – everyone needs access
▪ Accessibility - everyone should be able to access health care where they live
▪ Comprehensiveness – should be able to offer most things to most people
▪ Portability – no matter where in Canada, should be able to receive health care
▪ Public administration – the government needs to take responsibility for overseeing health services
❖ Population: collection of people who share one or more personal or environmental characteristics
❖ Aggreg
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