The Role of Nurses in Community Health

Role of the Nurse in the Community

• The nurse plays a crucial role in promoting health, preventing disease, and restoring health in the community.

Focus of Community Health Nursing

• The focus of community health nursing is on the health of the community as a whole, rather than individual patients.
• It emphasizes on preventive and curative measures to improve the health of the community.

Levels of Clientele in Community Health Nursing

• The levels of clientele in community health nursing include:
  • Individual: Focus on the health of individual members of the community.
  • Family: Focus on the health of families within the community.
  • Group: Focus on the health of specific groups within the community, such as schools or workplaces.
  • Community: Focus on the health of the community as a whole.

Fields of Community Health Nursing

• The fields of community health nursing include:
  • Environmental Health: Focus on the impact of environmental factors on the health of the community.
  • Health Education: Focus on educating the community on healthy practices and disease prevention.
  • Epidemiology: Focus on the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related events in the community.
  • Health Promotion: Focus on promoting healthy behaviors and lifestyles in the community.

Goal of Nursing Care in the Community

• The primary goal of nursing care in the community is to promote healthy populations, prevent disease, and restore health in the community.