Sherpath Ch 3: Community-Based Nursing Flashcards
community-based nurses provide more
direct nursing care to individuals, families, and groups in a community than do public health nurses
setting-specific
as care is provided for individuals and families where they live, work, and go to school
three defining characteristics of a community are
people, (2) place, and (3) social interaction or common interests, values, or goals.
Geopolitical Communities
formed by natural and/or man-made boundaries and include cities, counties, states, and nations. Other commonly recognized geopolitical communities are school districts, census tracts, zip codes, and neighborhoods.
Phenomenologic Communities
refer to relational, interactive groups. In these communities, the place or setting is more abstract, and people share a group perspective or identity based on culture, values, history, interests, and goals. Examples of phenomenologic communities are schools, colleges, and universities; churches, synagogues, and mosques; and various groups and organizations, such as social networks.
vulnerable populations
defined as groups who are more likely to require health care as a result of excess of health risks, limited access to health services, and dependency on others for care
Community-as-Client philosophy
views the community as the recipient of nursing services, focusing on the health of a population rather than that of individual patients
Types of data that provide information about communities include
Primary sources: Collected directly through interaction with community members (e.g., participant observation, key informants, focus groups)
Secondary sources: Collected through existing reports on the community, including census, vital statistics, numerical reports, and information from reference books
Community assessment involves
collecting data on the population, monitoring health status, and making information available about the health of the community.
A windshield survey is a
visual assessment of a community and is performed by walking or driving through a community. This process begins the initial needs assessment by collecting data through simple observation of the community’s geography, population, environment, industry, education, recreation, communication, transportation, and public services.
