Community Health Nursing Roles PDF
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Centro Escolar University
Mrs. Maria Victoria Sison-Coloma, RN, MAEd, MAN
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This document details the roles of public health nurses within a community setting. It covers specific functions, including service provision, community development, and health education.
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Community Health Nursing Mrs. Maria Victoria Sison-Coloma, RN,MAEd, MAN Role Model Planner/ Programmer Manager/ Supervisor Provider of Researcher Nursing Care Recorde...
Community Health Nursing Mrs. Maria Victoria Sison-Coloma, RN,MAEd, MAN Role Model Planner/ Programmer Manager/ Supervisor Provider of Researcher Nursing Care Recorder/ Health Monitor Reporter/ Statistician Community Change Agent Organizer Trainer/ Health Coordinator of Educator/ Services Counselor Functions Provides technical Formulates nursing component of health assistance to rural plans. In doctorless area, health midwives in she/he is responsible for health matters like the formulation of the target setting, etc. municipal health plan. Identifies Interprets and needs, priorities implements the and problems of nursing plan, program policies, individuals, memoranda and families and circulars for the communities. concerned staff/personnel. Back Planner/ Programmer Functions Develops the Provides direct family’s capability nursing care to to take care of the the sick, disabled sick, disabled or in the home, clinic, school or dependent place of work. member. Provides continuity of patient care. Provider of Nursing Care Back Requisitions, Functions Formulates allocates, Organizes individual, Interprets andfamily, group distributes work force, materials implements and resources, (Medicine and equipments and medical supplies, community program policies records and supplies centered memoranda care plan. and reports delivery of equipment). and circulars. health care Manager at local levels. Or Supervisor Back Functions Responsible for motivating and enhancing community participation in terms of planning, organizing and implementing and Initiates and evaluating health participates in programs/ community services. development. Community Organizer Back Coordinates with Functions individuals, families, and groups for health Coordinates and relaxed health nursing program services provided with other by various health programs members of health as team and other environmental Government sanitation, Organizations health (GOs) and Non- education, Government Organizations dental health and (NGOs). Coordinator of mental health. Services Back Functions Initiates and Provides the Identifies Organizes Acts Formulates Conducts as Participates and a training in Conducts use of Conducts tri-media: Facilitates arranges IEC learning for theConducts interprets RHMs resource radio/TV pre experienceand and orientation training orientation/training appropriate training development and hilots speaker/ cinema post for RHMs, for of needs training program concerned and of the designs distributionRHMs, for for groupsof on health person affiliatesonpromotion pre-marital plugs, print consultation Barangay ads, health (nursing Healthon selected RHMs, Information including Barangay and other And group BHWs Education non- Health indigenous disease and and midwife) health Workers and related (BHWs) conferences and specific hilots. counseling. andgovernmentprograms Communication resources forfor prevention. other Workers. and health hilots. services. (IEC) clinic health materials. patients. education /projects. organizations. workers. purposes. Trainer/ Health Educator/ Counselor Back Functions Uses symptomatic and objective observation and other forms of data Detects gathering deviation from Morbidity health of Registry individuals, Questionnaire families, Checklist Anecdotal report/ groups of the record to monitor community growth and through development contact/visits Health status of with them. individuals, families and communities. Health Monitor Back Functions Provides good example/ model of healthful living to the public/ community. Role Model Back Motivates changes in health Functions behavior of individuals, families, group and community including lifestyle in order to promote and maintain health. Change Agent Back Functions Maintains Reviews, Prepares Prepares statistical adequate, validates, and and data/charts accurate consolidates, submits other data and and analyzes presentations required for display and for complete interprets reports and presentation all in recording records records. staff and meetings and and reports. conferences seminars/ reporting. workshops. Recorder/ Reporter/ Statistician Back Functions Participates/ assists in the Coordinates with conduct of government and surveys studies non-government and researches on organization in the nursing and implementation of health related studies/research. subjects. Researcher Back HAVE A NICE DAY! NCM 104 Community Health Nursing FOR INTERNAL CIRCULATION ONLY CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY 2019