NSE 31A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Palliative Care, Sexually Transmitted Infection, Alternative Medicine
16 Apr 2015
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Nursing roles, functions and practice settings: community health nurses (chn) are registered nurses who work in a variety of roles within the community. Cna: primary prevention- reducing risks for a potential problem, secondary prevention- providing screening and early detection and treatment, tertiary prevention- maintaining health. Standards- set the minimum level of expected performance for each professional nurse. They provide standardized guidelines for practice, education, and research, as well as criteria for evaluation. Standards of nursing practice for community health nurses in ontario- developed by nursing groups representing public health and home health and by college of nurses, ontario nurses" association, the. Registered nurses" association of ontario, and the canadian association of university of schools of. Nursing: canadian community health nursing standards of practice (cchn, community health nurses association of canada (chnac) Standards- define the scope of practice or professional expectations. Competencies- encompass knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for practice.
