Population Health Around the Globe Community health nurses Case Study Chapter 16 Global Public Health Nursing: Population Health Around the Globe Community health nurses work with populations that vary from country to country, and to serve them appropriately requires an understanding of the ways in which the context in which they are located interacts with […]
Community health nurse rotation Case Study Chapter 23 Adult Women and Men The school nurse is preparing for a week long community health nurse rotation. The preparation includes reviewing and preparing a brief summary about common issues affecting adult women and men. The community health nurse is going to ask the student key questions to […]
Policy Making and Community Health Advocacy Case Study Chapter 13 Policy Making and Community Health Advocacy It is very important that community health nurses provide not only input to policy circles through advocacy but also leadership at decision-making tables. The community health nurse is reviewing an online in-service program on the importance of this role […]
Transcultural Nursing Case Study Chapter 5 Transcultural Nursing in the Community health clients belong to a variety of cultural groups. To gain acceptance, nurses must strive to introduce improved health practices that are presented in a manner consistent with clients’ cultural values. The student nurse is going to visit two different homes with the community […]
Environmental Health and Safety Case Study Chapter 9 Environmental Health and Safety Nurses are charged to incorporate knowledge of the environment into their nursing practice. Nurses are essential to improve environmental health through nursing education, research, and practice. A public health nurse incorporates an “upstream” focus in the community health position working with the community […]
Behavioral Health in the Community Case Study Chapter 27 Behavioral Health in the Community The principal escorted Audrey, aged 13, an overweight girl with long blonde braids into the rural middle school nurse’s office. “Ms. Schmitz will help you, Audrey.” The principal signaled for the girl to sit down and then handed Ms. Schmitz, RN, […]
Working with the Homeless Case Study Chapter 28 Working with the Homeless Sally Anne, aged 19, brought two children into the emergency room. The 6-month-old boy’s complaints are a cold with mild fever, fatigue, vomiting with dry coughing spells, decreased intake of cola (2 ounces every 3 hours—her version of clear liquids), one scraped diaper […]
Issues with Rural, Migrant, and Urban Health care Case Study Chapter 29 Issues with Rural, Migrant, and Urban Health Care Marty, a 75-year-old male, with a history of myocardial infarction called home complaining of heartburn and running out of antacids. When his daughter-in-law reminded him to maintain his rest and diet times, Marty grew angry. […]
Achieving Change Through Education Case Study Chapter 11 Health Promotion: Achieving Change Through Education. The community health nurse is preparing a smoking cessation program to be presented at the local high school for individuals who are thinking about quitting smoking. The community health nurse is identifying appropriate education activities that include the three domains of […]
communicable diseases Case Study Chapter 8 Knowledge of communicable diseases is fundamental to the practice of community/public health nursing because these diseases typically spread through communities of people. The community health nurse has to complete an investigation about a Salmonella outbreak in the local community that occurred from food served at a local fast-food chain […]
