NR 442 Week 1 Outline.docx NR 442 Wk1 Chapter 1 What is community health nursing video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdTvSHAcQ1s Chapter 1
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NR 442 Week 1 Outline.docx NR 442 Wk1 Chapter 1 What is community health nursing video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdTvSHAcQ1s Chapter 1 Objectives: 1. Compare and contrast definitions of health from a public health nursing perspective. 2. Define and discuss the focus of public health. 3. Discuss determinates of health and indicators of health and illness from a population perspective. 4. List the three levels of prevention and give examples of each. 5. Explain the difference between public/community health nursing practice and community-based nursing practice. 6. Describe the purpose of Healthy People 2020 and give examples of the topic areas that encompass the national health objectives. 7. Discuss public/community health nursing practice in terms of public healths core functions and essential services. 8. Discuss public/community health nursing interventions as explained by the Intervention Wheel. OUTLINE: I. What is Community/ Public Health Nursing: the synthesis of nursing practice and public health practice. a. Goals: to preserve the health of the community and surrounding populations by focusing on health promotion and health maintenance of individuals. b. Public Health: the art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through organized community efforts to benefit each citizen. II. Health Care Reform: governmental policy that . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
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