FOUNDATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING DQ 5
Identify a historical public health nurse who made significant contribution to the field of public health. Describe the event and the nurse’s intervention in response to the event. Discuss the outcome of the nurse’s intervention. How has this influenced the foundations of public health nursing today?
DQ2
Review the three core functions and 10 essential public health services in the textbook. Imagine as a public health nurse, a 23-year-old recently unemployed single mother of a 6-month-old and 2-year-old enters your facility seeking your assistance for support in services for housing, food assistance, health care, and referrals for daily needs. Using these guiding principles, identify agencies within your community and the services they provide that may benefit this family. FOUNDATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING DQ 5
Study Materials
Read “Public Health Nursing: A Rich History,” by Hogan, from Florida Nurse (2015). URL:https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=109839808&site=ehost-live&scope=site
Read “The Origins of Public Health Nursing: The Henry Street Visiting Nurse Service,” by Fee and Bu, from NCBI (2010). URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2882394/
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Read “Public Health Nursing in the United States: A History,” by Lewenson, located on the Nurse Key website (2016). URL: https://nursekey.com/public-health-nursing-in-the-united-states-a-history/
MODULE 2
DQ1
Examine the Quad Council of Public Health Nursing Organization competences as they relate to the standards of public health nursing practice. Identify a major public health issue facing nursing today and discuss ways in which you think these competencies ensure public health nurses are equipped to address the issue.
DQ2
With the future of health care in the United States and public health needs changing, how can the masters-prepared public health nurse be influential within professional organizations to drive or support change? Consider issues of access, health disparities, and funding mechanism in your response.
STUDY MATERIALS
Review Chapter 2 and read Chapter 5 in Public Health Nursing: Practicing Population-Based Care. URL: https://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/jones-and-bartlett/2018/public-health-nursing_practicing-population-based-care_3e.php
Read “Interprofessional Education Accreditation Standards in the USA: A Comparative Analysis,” by Zorek, from Journal of Interprofessional Care (2013). URL:https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=104241666&site=ehost-live&scope=site
Explore the Healthy People website. URL: https://www.healthypeople.gov/
Read “QuickFacts United States,” from United States Census Bureau (2017). URL: FOUNDATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING DQ 5 https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045217
Explore the County Health Rankings and Roadmaps website. URL: http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/
MODULE 3
DQ1
Select a setting you would like to practice in as a public health nurse. What interests you about it? Discuss the population that is served. What are the primary health needs and barriers the population may face in obtaining access to necessary health promotion and disease prevention interventions? What is the nurse’s role in that setting in assisting the population in overcoming those barriers? FOUNDATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING DQ 5
DQ2
Discuss the public health nurse’s unique role as advocate the public health needs of the community. Consider factors such as policy, laws, regulation, and leadership in your response.
STUDY MATERIALS
Review Chapter 1, and read Chapters 5, 6 and 18 in Public Health Nursing: Practicing Population-Based Care. URL: https://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/jones-and-bartlett/2018/public-health-nursing_practicing-population-based-care_3e.php
Read “Expanding Access to Care: Scope of Practice Laws,” by Hoke and Hexem, from Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics (2017). URL:https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=122737836&site=ehost-live&scope=site
Read “Considering Disparities: How Do Nurse Practitioner Regulatory Policies, Access to Care, And Health Outcomes Vary Across Four States?” by Sonenberg and Knepper, from Nursing Outlook (2017). URL: https://www-sciencedirect-com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/science/article/pii/S0029655416303177?
Read “Public Health Nursing,” from American Nurses Association (n.d.). URL: https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/workforce/public-health-nursing/
Explore the Healthy People website. URL: https://www.healthypeople.gov/
MODULE 4
DQ1
Imagine speaking with a person whose first language is not English about experiences with health care professionals who do not speak his or her language. Identify social determinants for this person and interventions for meeting their needs.
DQ2
Using the Participant Observation technique, identify health issues prominent within a cultural group from your community to describe your observations. What challenges might public health nurses face in eliminating bias in their assessment and treatment of people of other cultures? Discuss the public health nurse’s ethical and moral obligation to treat others equally and with respect in the context of Jesus’s teaching that we treat others as we would like to be treated. FOUNDATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING DQ 5
MODULE 5
DQ1
Locate a current peer reviewed journal article that applies a nursing theory to guide public health nurses in community care. How can this theory be applied to public health interventions?
DQ2
Several models support the practice of health promotion and disease prevention. Discuss one model that you can use in the public health setting and provide an example specific to your current situation. Consider what aspects the model incorporates from the Minnesota Department of Health’s public health intervention wheel in your response.
STUDY MATERIALS
Review Chapter 2 and read Chapter 6 in Public Health Nursing: Practicing Population-Based Care.URL: https://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/jones-and-bartlett/2018/public-health-nursing_practicing-population-based-care_3e.php
Read “Changing Practice: Frameworks from Implementation Science,” by Flannery and Rotondo, from Oncology Nursing Forum (2016). URL:https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=114755749&site=ehost-live&scope=site
Read “Application of the Self Care Deficit Nursing Theory: The Community Context,” by Green, from Self-Care, Dependent-Care & Nursing (2013). URL:https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=104207318&site=ehost-live&scope=site
Read “Assessment of Collaboration in U.S. Health Care Delivery: A Perspective from Systems Theory,” by McCovery and Matusitz, from Social Work in Public Health (2014). URL: https://doi-org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.1080/19371918.2013.865109
Read “Public Health Interventions: Applications for Nursing Practice,” from the Minnesota Department of Health, (2018). URL: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/opi/cd/phn/wheel.html Explore the Nursing Theory website. URL: http://www.nursing-theory.org/ FOUNDATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING DQ 5