Question

Reflect on the course using these course learning objectives:

1. Define the history and scope of public health nursing including the core competencies of the nurse in public health settings.
2. Incorporate evidence-based practices to guide health teaching, health counseling, screening, outreach, disease and outbreak investigation, referral, and follow-up throughout the lifespan
3. Collaborate with community members, community liaisons, and members of the healthcare team to develop health promotion and prevention planning for individuals, families, and groups across the lifespan in community settings.
4. Perform a comprehensive assessment of a community in relation to its health needs, health policies, and resources.
5. Utilize technologies to inform, communicate, and enhance the health of individuals, families, and groups in public health settings.
6. Apply evaluation results to the delivery of care, allocation, and distribution of resources
7. Provide input into the development of policies to promote health and prevent disease.

Answer 1

Nurses are more important for the health care industry. In the mid-1800 in England, public
health nursing started. Florence nightingale trained nurses in the district nursing concept. in a geographic area they were assigned and responsible fr the health of the people in the community. Lilian wald in 1890 is a founder of public health nursing for emphasis on the community value of the nurse to understand the problems of the ill and poor people. scope of practice includes community building, health promotion, policy reform, promote and protect the health of the population. they have roles and responsibility as a leader in health improvement and promoting health equity. public health nurse skills focus on understanding public health, utilizing science practice, critical thinking, developing research, using evidence-based research, developing policies and programs, continuing education as core competencies they work in community settings.
evidence-based practice in public health has many benefits, that provide high-quality information, that provide successful prevention programs and policies, provide more workforce productivity.evidence based practice utilizes in prevention and health promotion, education, counseling, outbreak investigation etc.publlic health
engaged with every community health members, they work with communities and populations as equal partners, they focus on primary prevention and health promotion. their collaboration and partnerships with communities and populations address health and social conditions and problems.
An ethnographically informed approach to community and population assessment and evaluation include data collection, analysis through the qualitative method, it utilizes the ethnographic model including geographic information systems, mapping allow community partners and practitioner to assess and help to make interventions to specific areas. The community participatory research team completes the comprehensive and environmental assessment for the rural country. To collect qualitative data interviews of the population, analyzing multiple sources to target comprehensive community assessment related to issues.
Technology use on public health impacts children, families, and youth. health information technology improves public health outcomes and prevents disease.informaiton and communication technology help communicates
with patients, family, and other health care professionals that increase accessibility to home care. social media can be used in different ways that improve public health. many investments in public health aim to reduce population health risks and its resource allocation decisions respond to risks from specific diseases. Resource allocation in public health reduces risks that avoid unnecessary investment in interventions.
implemnting public policies and programs promote healthy behavior and change the social, economic, and enviormental situation that improve public health. it educate the public about a healthy lifestyle, preventing injury
improve health promotion among public health.