Community and Home Health Nursing
Community and Home Health Nursing
Numerous factors influence a community's overall health, with infectious diseases like tuberculosis often spiralling in urban areas. Preventable diseases, environmental hazards, violence, accidents, and injuries threaten children's well-being. Unequal access to healthcare and insurance leads to increased morbidity and mortality in vulnerable populations. Despite challenges, community nurses can enhance health outcomes and disease management infrastructure. They assist pregnant/new mothers in public health settings, ensuring resources for care. Community health nurses, found in clinics, shelters, schools, and churches, excel in adaptable care delivery.
Home health nurses provide comprehensive care at clients' homes, spanning all ages. This cost-effective approach yields quality care in familiar environments. Tailoring care plans to diagnoses, home health nurses incorporate preventive, therapeutic, and rehabilitative interventions. They supervise certified nursing assistants and align with the Home Healthcare Nurses Association (HHNA). Home health care benefits those ready for discharge but needing nursing oversight. HHNA is a professional organization supporting home health nurses. Discharged yet requiring nursing intervention, clients receive home health care for comprehensive support.
- Comprehensive Care
- Community Health Clinics
- Public Health
- Wound Care
- Disease Management