Nursing 2220A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Calibration, User Interface, Genogram

• School: Western University
• Department: Nursing
• Course: Nursing 2220A/B
• Professor: Kim Jackson

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Fo(cid:396) toda(cid:455) : definition of primary care and primary health care, assessment (population, family, community, role of the community health nurse. Community health nursing: community health nurses (chn) goal: Chn must u(cid:374)de(cid:396)sta(cid:374)d (cid:272)o(cid:373)ple(cid:454)it(cid:455)/(cid:374)eeds of thei(cid:396) di(cid:448)e(cid:396)se pop(cid:859)(cid:374)s a(cid:374)d (cid:396)elatio(cid:374)ship of e(cid:374)(cid:448)i(cid:396)o & health: chn work build community partnerships based on a philosophy of primary health care. Some definitions: community, group of people who live, learn, work and play in an enviro in a given time. What are community functions: space and infrastructure for housing, schools, recreation, gvt, health, social services, employment and income, producing/distributing good, trading, economic growth, security, protection, law enforcement, participation, socialization and networking. Leadership: formal and informal: formal: elected officials (mayors, mps, etc, decision making: formal leaders use policy to guide decisions, informal use status to. Informal: prominent positions in community, religious leaders, execs, heroes influence/effect change. Healthy community process: wide community participation, broad involvement of all sectors, creation of healthy public policies.