Nightingale’s Environment Theory:
Emphasized prevention care.
Washing hands
Sterilizing instruments
Health Belief Model
Assumes that preventive health behaviors are taken primarily for
the purpose of avoiding disease.
Describes the likelihood of taking an action to avoid disease based
on:
Susceptibility, seriousness, and threat of disease
Modifying factors
Demographics
Knowledge level
Age
Race
Cues to action
, Media
Disease effect on ppl
Recommendations from health care professionals
Perceived benefits minus perceived barriers to taking action
Goals of community health nursing:
Promote, preserve, and maintain health of populations by delivery
of services to individuals, families, and groups to influence
community health
Who is the client in community health nursing?
The community or population
BOTH COMMUNITY ORIENTED NURSING AND
COMMUNITY BASED NURSING
Public Health Nursing
Also known as Community-Oriented Nursing
Population focused
Goal:
Promoting health
Preventing disease
, No illness cares
Key Principles:
Emphasize primary prevention
Greatest good for largest number of individuals
Client is partner in health
Use resources wisely to promote best outcomes
Community-oriented Nursing:
Focus of Care:
Aggregates
Communities
Populations (public health)
At-risk or unserved individuals and families
Primary Goal:
Health promotion and disease prevention
Education
Nursing Activities:
Indirect (programmed management)
Can include direct care of at-risk individuals and populations