The Nurses Role in Community Health
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Nurses Role in Community and Public Health
Nurses work in the community and public health fraternities by promoting primary care to families and individuals from vulnerable community backgrounds. Additionally, nurses working in communities provide health education to community members to help prevent illnesses and reduce the rate of deaths. Nurses in this setting work in community centers, hospitals, clinics, homes, schools, and government agencies within different states. Public and community nurses use their clinical expertise in evaluating the illnesses and diseases in a particular community and educate the community members on other ways they can prevent and protect themselves against contracting such diseases.
Community and Public nurses offer primary caregiving and work towards preventing diseases and disability, maintaining health standards, and promoting personal health service to community members. Nurses are at times required to serve as teachers and counselors and not just as health care providers. According to Meriel McCollum et al. 2017. nurses can also offeh formal and informal volunteer services in the community promoting quality health.
The Nurses Role in Community Health
I live in Ellis Tx; therefore, nurses in my community work under the Ellis County Health Department. During this COVID 19 season, nurses have had to adjust their working schedules, including working for more extra hours. They are also taking part in educating Ellis County residents on different precautions they can take, such as maintaining social distance, having their masks on, and avoiding crowded places. Additionally, apart from educating the community members, nurses are also doing home visits to check up patients receiving care from home.
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Nurses improve their communities’ health where they live, learn, work, and play – Meriel McCollum, Christine T. Kovner, Melissa T. Ojemeni, Carol Brewer, Sally Cohen, 2017. (2017, March 17). SAGE Journals. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1527154417698142
The Nurses Role in Community Health
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What are the responsibilities of community and public health nurses in promoting health and decreasing illness and injury in populations, families, and individuals? Provide specific examples from your community. (ellis county, TX)