What differentiates the role of the community and public health nurse from other health professionals?

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The Role of the Community and Public Health Nurse
This week, your Instructor assigned you a chapter in the course textbook that discussed the role of the public health nurse in a specific setting.Based on your assigned chapter and bearing in mind the primary prevention focus of the community/public health nurse, respond to the following:
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• What differentiates the role of the community and public health nurse from other health professionals?
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• What skills and knowledge are necessary for the type of decision making inherent in population-focused nursing practice?
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• How do these skills differ from those required in the institutional setting?

Describe two normal health patterns of the client as well as two abnormal health patterns that you observe, and provide examples.

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In this assignment, you will be creating a PowerPoint presentation based on the application of the functional health assessment of a movie character. To complete this assignment, choose a movie from the following list and identify a character from the movie on whom you would like to do a health assessment. If you wish to use a character from a movie not included on the following list, get the approval of your instructor.
Away From
HerLorenzo’s Oil
Mask
My Sister’s Keeper
Philadelphia
Rain Man
Steel Magnolias
Stepmom
The Elephant Man
The Mighty
The Tic Code
Create a PowerPoint presentation of 10-12 slides using the template “Movie Character Presentation.”
Provide an introduction and background overview of the movie character (client).
Assess the client using the “Functional Health Pattern Assessment.”
Based on your “observations” and thoughts, document your assessment, providing examples from the movie.
Describe any observed or potential cultural, geographic, religious, ethnic, or spiritual considerations of this client.
Describe two normal health patterns of the client as well as two abnormal health patterns that you observe, and provide examples.
Develop an appropriate nursing diagnosis for the client based on your assessment.
Identify and describe three interventions for the client: health promotion, health prevention, and maintenance.
Identify at least two possible resources or community services to which you would refer this client and provide rationale for your choices.

Identify a contemporary healthcare trend and describe how the issue affects the organization from a business perspective

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HSA525 – WEEK 1 DISCUSSION Identify a contemporary healthcare trend and describe how the issue affects the organization from a business perspective.

Explain how the core functions of community/public health nursing and the standards of practice are met with that specific role.

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Using Chapter 2 in the course textbook, your assigned reading on the role of the nurse in a specific public health setting, and this week’s media presentation, address the following in a 2- to 3-page paper: IN APA format
Trace the history of the public health nurse including the contributions made by Lillian Wald and the Henry Street Settlement. Also, summarize the role of the nurse in the practice setting assigned. Include the following in your summary:
o Explain how the core functions of community/public health nursing and the standards of practice are met with that specific role.
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o Describe the population served by the nurse in this role.
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o Which interventions might the nurse in this role utilize?
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o Explain the level of practice used in this practice setting (primary/secondary/tertiary).
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o Describe an ethical dilemma that might be encountered in this nursing role.