NSE 31A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Complex System, Nursing Theory, Health Equity
25 Sep 2016
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Chapter 7: theoretical foundations of community health nursing pre-readings: chapter 7. Key public health concepts that contribute to the practice of public health nursing include social justice, a population focus, reliance on epidemiology, health promotion and prevention, the greater good 9or common good), and long-term commitment to community . Other concepts include health equity, determinants of health, capacity building, strengths-based approach, caring, cultural safety ad collaboration. Sociopolitical knowing: society"s knowledge of nursing and nursing"s knowledge of society and its politics. Levels of theoretical knowledge in communtiy health nursing. Conceptual model/ framework: contains abstract concepts and statements about their relationships and provides a way to organize and visualize these. Theories: more concrete and can be derived from conceptual frameworks and from practice. Middle range theories: concrete enough to be empirically tested. Chns support the health and well-being of individuals, families, groups, communities, systems, and populations. An important philosophical value in community health nursing is to promote the common good.
