Nursing 2220A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Palliative Care, School Nursing, The Who
23 Mar 2018
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Nursing roles, functions, and practice settings reading (p. 37-59) Blueprint for action for community health nursing in canada: a framework and a point of reference for ongoing dialogue on the development of community health nursing practice in canada. Outreach/ street nurses: rns, nps, arose after ww2. Involves care focused n building relationships while maintaining the dignity of and respect of client: takes place between people who are homeless and community government agencies. Np: have own standards, autonomously diagnose, order, and interpret certain diagnostic tests, Is an rn with additional education prescribe most pharmaceuticals, and perform specific procedures within scope of practice. Rural/outpost nursing: centered around primary care, chronic disease prevention and management, complex and requires strong clinical skills, critical thinking, and ability to work with under established communities. Nursing programs and regulations: canadian association for rural and remote nursing (carrn) developed standards of practice regarding the roles and functions of the rural or remote nurse.
