roles & functions of community health nurse

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Roles & Functions of Communityhealth nurse and Philosophy in

Community Health Nursing.

PAUL ANDREW C. TUGAHAN RN.


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Roles & Functions of Community healthnuse.

Community health nuse can only !efom his"hefunctions e#ecti$ely if he"she%

. Has the nessesay 'no(le)*e+ s'ills an) attitu)es in)ealin* (ith the health nee)s an) !o,lems of his"heclients.

. Familia (ith the stuctue an) )ynamics of the healthcae system an) its ,oa)e sociocultual+ economic an)!olitical conte-t

. no(le)*ea,le of the la(s an) !olicies a#ectin* thhealth cae system in *eneal an) nusin* !actice i!aticula an) nusin* an) !o*am stan)a)s.


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Actual !actice of community health nusin* $aies fomone community to anothe. /unici!alities an) cities ha$e)i0ent le$els of ca!a,ility+ s!eci1cally the esouces thaae mo,ili2e) fo !u,lic health. Pofessional com!etence inot the only e3uiement to 1t into the !actice. t alsoe3uies !eo!le s'ills (hee !hysical+ mental an)emotional sten*th (ill ,e nee)e) an) lea)eshi!

esoucefulness+ ceati$ity+ honesty an) inte*ity (ill ,eteste).


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Roles & Functions of Community healthnuse.Community health nuse functions4

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8. Po*am mana*ement

8. 7u!e$isoy function

5. 7u!e$ises mi)(i$es an) au-iliay health (o'es.

9. Nusin* cae function

5. Nusin* !ocess

8. Home $isits

:. Colla,oatin* an) coo)inatin* function

5. Esta,lishe) lin'a*es ena,les a!!o!iate client efeals

;. Health Pomotion an) health e)ucation

5. A)$ocacies an) health e)ucation

Collection an) analysis of )ata


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Role an) functions of Community health nuse as !e RA. ?5=9

. Nusin* cae ,y utili2in* nusin* !ocess

. Esta,lish lin'a*es (ith the community esouces ancoo)ination (ith the health team

. Health e)ucation to in)i$i)uals+ families an) communities

@. Teach+ *ui)e an) su!e$ise stu)ents in nusin* e)ucatio!o*ams inclu)in* the a)ministation of nusin* se$ices in *i$en health cae settin*

@. Un)eta'e human esouse )e$elo!ment tainin* an) eseach)e$elo!ment of a)$ance nusin* !actice.


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Philoso!hy of Community health nuse.

5. Philoso!hy of in)i$i)ualBs i*ht of ,ein* healthy

health is believed to be one of the rights of all human beings natiinternationally according to the WHO charter. goal of health for all isthe philosophy of individuals right of being healthy. this pencompasses all the aspects of the society i.e. sociocultural! economso that there is no hindrance of any "ind to attain these rights.

8 Philoso!hy of (o'in* to*ethe un)e a com!etent lea)e fcommon *oo)

#ven in primitive ages! man has learnt to live together to meet the

$he basis of modern CHN is to share responsibility of helping each

#%ual participation of the people or"ing through the community groups'pthe people! for the people for their mutual bene(t! change in behavior andpractices.


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9Philoso!hy that !eo!le in the community ha$e the !otecontinual )e$elo!ment an) ae ca!a,le of )ealin* (ith t!o,lems if e)ucate) an) hel!e).

)n individual ith average intelligence can learn and deal ith his'hneeds! modify his'her lifestyles ad*ust to his or her changing envirohe can learn to solve his or her problems.

On the basis of this philosophy !emphasis is placed on health educapro*ected toards individuals in home! health center! place of or"

community places or hospital.

$his helps to modify their behaviors respective to health.


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:Philoso!hy of 7ocialism

+ocialism as one of the social system in the community has coproduction and distribution e.g., food! housing! material production oeducation! transportation! etc. should be shared ith all people.


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