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nursing care of individuals and families that is designed to promote and maintain health and prevent disease. Transition through the health care system to health-related services outside of the hospital setting

community-based nursing

centralized networks with infrastructure focused on coordinating health care and social services to reduce health risks in a given community

community hub

health care delivery focused on health promotion and prevention of illness or disease

primary prevention

health care delivery centered on health maintenance and aimed at early detection of disease with prompt intervention to prevent or minimize loss of function or independence

secondary prevention

use of technology that remove the barriers of time and space to provide improved access to health care services for community dwelling patients

tele-health

health care delivery focused on minimizing deterioration associated with disease and improving quality of life through rehabilitation measures

tertiary prevention

an organization or insurance company that provides reimbursement for services covered by a health plan

third party payor

what are the multiple factors that contribute to the role of nurses in the community setting?

more aging older adults (and other population trends), federal legislation, tighter insurance regulations, and decreasing hospital revenues changing patterns of disease

what are some community based settings for the nurse

public health departments, ambulatory clinics, long term care, schools, hospice centers, industrial environments, homeless shelters, home health agencies, same day surgical centers, short stay facilities and patients homes

what is the ideal approach to community based nursing?

addressing potential issues with a client and family with "upstream thinking"

what is upstream thinking

focus on the root cause of the problem before illness or disease (prevention)

downstream thinking

traditional focus on thinking by treating health issue once it is a problem

an example of primary prevention

teaching about healthy lifestyles promotion and prevention of illness or disease

example of secondary prevention

early detection and prompt intervention like health screenings and health risk appraisal

example of tertiary prevention

minimizing deterioration and loss of function through rehabilitation to their maximum potential

documented discharge plans are mandatory for

medicare or medicaid patients

when does discharge planning start?

on admission to the health care facility

what does a discharge plan do?

identifies patients needs and develops a plan to meet them

the home health care nurse must have what to visit?

permission as you are a guest in their home

what is hospice nursing?

specialty area where nurses provide palliative care in the home or the hospice centers to patients who are dying

how must home health care nurses conduct themselves?

must be non-judgemental when patients lifestyle conflicts or when the home isn't up to cleanliness standards and when the patient and family don't implement the nurses suggestions and you sometimes have to think about improvising

some examples of ambulatory care centers are

medical clinics, ambulatory care centers, urgent care centers, cardiac rehab programs, mental health centers, community outreach programs

what do nurses do in an ambulatory care center

direct patient care, intake screenings, treating acute and chronic illness, emergency conditions, and referring patients to other care centers.

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What is the responsibility of the nurse in a community

The primary role of community health nurses is to provide treatment to patients. Additionally, community health nurses offer education to community members about maintaining their health so that they can decrease the occurrence of diseases and deaths.

What is community

COMMUNITY-BASED NURSING (CBN): the provision of acute care and care for chronic health problems to individuals and families in the community - "illness care" of individuals and families across the life span.

Which actions are responsibilities of the community

It is a nursing practice in the community, with the primary focus on the health care of individuals, families, and groups in the community..
Educating about community resources..
Teaching the community about illness prevention..
Promoting autonomy in decision making..
Improving the health care of the children in the community..

What is the role of the community health nurse quizlet?

The community health nurse develops the health capability of people through health education and community organizing activities. The public health nurse takes an active role in community participation.