Public health nursing
- It is the art and science of promoting health preventing
disease, and prolonging life through organization of community
efforts.
- Public health nursing refers to combiation of nursing services
and health promotion of the population.
- Public health nursing is the practice of protecting and
promoting the health of populations using knowledge from nursing,
public health and social sciences
Aims of public health nursing
- Provide education about the basic principles of personal
hygiene
- Control of community epidemics
- Improve sanitation
- Prevent the transmission of infection
Principles of Public health nursing
- Community health nursing practice should consider the
family as the unit of service.
- Community health nursing practice should focus on the
needs of individuals, families and communities.
- Community health nursing practice should provide integrated
health education and counseling services
- Supervision of nursing services by qualified by CHN
personnel provides guidance and direction to the work to be
done
- Periodic and continuing evaluation
- Accurate recording and reporting serve as the basis
for evaluation
- Utilization of indigenous and existing community
resources maximizing the success of the efforts of the
Community Health Nurses
- Active involvement of the individual, family and
community in planning and making decisions for their health care
needs