Role of a Community Health Nurse
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Community health nurses partner with community stakeholders to develop community-based solutions to advance health equity and increase the community’s capacity to shape outcomes. Community health nurses are obligated to offer treatment to patients. They also educate the community members on maintaining their health and decreasing mortality and morbidity. They organize educational assemblies, where they provide health education and conduct health screenings. Additionally, they administer medications and immunizations to the community. They also distribute resources that promote health, such as condoms. Community health nurses can help control o eliminate infectious and sexually transmitted diseases, obesity, teen pregnancy, alcohol, or substance abuse.
Importance of appraising community resources
The appraisal of local resources is a critical step in partnership development and promotes the health of the community and prevents diseases. Identifying community assets allows community members to gain control over their health. External resources could be unavailable. Thus, the resources needed to address the community’s needs will come from the community itself. These resources are community assets that could be a person, a physical structure, or a place. These resources are quite vital n promoting the community’s health. For instance, a nurse serves the community by providing education and distributing resources that promote community health. Some places, such as a community hall, can be quite resourceful when assemblies can be conducted there.
References
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Springer, A., & Evans, A. (2016). Assessing environmental assets for health promotion program planning: a practical framework for health promotion practitioners. Health Promotion Perspectives, 6(3), 111-118. doi: 10.15171/hpp.2016.19
World Health Organization. (2017). Enhancing the role of community health nursing for universal health coverage. Retrieved 08 September 2020, from file:///C:/Users/ADMIN/Downloads/9789241511896-eng.pdf