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Home Health Nurse

Functions as educator, provider of skilled nursing interventions, and coordinator of care. Skilled assessment Wound care
Laboratory draws
Medication education and administration
Parenteral nutrition
IV fluids and medication
Central line care
Urinary catheter insertion and maintenance
Coordination/supervision of various other participants in health services

Hospice Nurse

May continue to work with thefamily for up to 1 year following the death of the client.

Occupational Health Nurse's Roles and


Responsibilities


Primary Prevention

Teaching good nutrition and knowledge of health hazards, and providinginformation on immunizations, and use of protective equipment.

Occupational Health Nurse's Roles and
Responsibilities


Secondary Prevention

Identifying workplace hazards, early detection through healthsurveillance and screening, prompt treatment, counseling and referral, and prevention offurther limitations.

Occupational Health Nurse's Roles and
Responsibilities

Tertiary Prevention

Restoration of health through rehabilitation strategies andlimited-duty programs.

Faith Community Nurse

Caring and spirituality are central among faith-based organizations.
CIRCLE Model of Spiritual Care
  • Caring
  • Intuition
  • Respect for religious beliefs and practices
  • Caution
  • Listening
  • Emotional support

Parish Nurse

Promote the health and wellness of populations of faith communities including church members and groups in the geographical community

Functions of a Parish Nurse

  • Personal health counseling (health-risk appraisals, spiritual assessments, support fornumerous acute and chronic, actual and potential health problems)
  • Health education (available resources, classes, individual and group teaching)
  • Liaison between faith community and local resources
  • Facilitating support groups

  • Spiritual support (help identify spiritual strengths for coping)

School Nurse Roles

  • Case Manager
  • Community Outreach
  • Consultant
  • Counselor
  • Direct Caregiver
  • Health Educator
  • Researcher


Levels of Prevention in School Nursing


Primary Prevention

  • Assess the knowledge baseregarding health issues. (Teach health promotion practices: Hand hygiene and tooth-brushing, Healthy food choices, Injury prevention, including bike and water safety, Substance dependency prevention)
    • Assess the immunization status ofall children.

Levels of Prevention in School Nursing


Secondary Prevention

  • Assess children who become ill or injured at school.
  • Assess all children, faculty, and staff during emergencies.
  • Perform screening for earlydetection of disease.
  • Assess children to detect child abuse or neglect.
  • Assess children for evidence of mental illness, suicide, and violence.

Levels of Prevention in School Nursing Tertiary Prevention

  • Assess children with Disabilities.
  • Assess children with long-term health needs at school.
Health Concerns/Leading Cause of Death
Children
  • Perinatal conditions/congenital anomalies
  • Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
  • Motor vehicle/other unintentional injuries

Health Concerns/Leading Cause of Death
Adolescents

  • Motor vehicle/other unintentional injuries
  • Homicide
  • Suicide

Health Concerns/Leading Cause of Death Women

  • Reproductive health
  • Childbearing
  • Menopause
  • Osteoporosis
  • Heart disease
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Malignant neoplasm (breast, cervical, ovarian, colorectal)
Health Concerns/Leading Cause of Death Men
  • Heart disease
  • Malignant neoplasm (prostate, testicular, skin, colorectal)
  • Unintentional injuries
  • Lung disease
  • Liver disease

Health Concerns/Leading Cause of Death Older Adult


Heart Disease
  • Cerebrovascular disease

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary di
  • Malignant neoplasm
  • sease

  • Pneumonia and influenza

  • Substance use and misuse

Screening/Preventive Services Children

  • Height/weight
  • Vision and hearing
  • At birth: hemoglobinopathy, phenylalanine level, T4, and TSH
  • Immunization status
  • Cholesterol and triglyceride levels
  • Dental health

Screening/Preventive Services Adolescents

  • Height/weight
  • Dental health
  • Rubella serology/vaccination history (females) Substance use disorders, including tobacco
  • Immunization status (www.cdc.gov)
  • Mental health screenings
  • Cholesterol and triglyceride levels
  • Vision and hearing
Screening/Preventive Services Women
  • Height/weight
  • Blood pressure
  • Cholesterol (ages 45 to 65)
  • Dental health
  • Pap smear test
  • Mammogram/clinical breast exam
  • Fecal occult blood test/sigmoidoscopy (≥ 50 years)
  • Rubella serology/vaccination history (childbearing years)
  • Immunization status
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • HIV
  • Skin cancer
Screening/Preventive Services Men
  • Height/weight

  • Blood pressure

  • Dental health

  • Digital rectal exam

  • Fecal occult blood test/sigmoidoscopy (≥ 50 years)

  • Immunization status

  • Diabetes mellitus

  • HIV

  • Skin cancer

  • Cholesterol (ages 45 to 65 years)
Screening/Preventive Services Older Adult
  • Blood pressure
  • Height/weight
  • Dental health
  • Fecal occult blood test/sigmoidoscopy
  • Mammogram/clinical breast exam (women)
  • Pap smear test (women)
  • Vision
  • Hearing
  • Substance use
  • Immunization status (pneumococcal, influenza)
  • Functional assessment (self-care abilities)
  • Medication history
  • Osteoporosis
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Skin cancer

National Health Goals Children Reductions in:

  • Dental caries
  • Obesity
  • Exposure to secondhand smoke

National Health Goals Children Increases in:

  • Newborn blood spot screenings and follow-up testing
  • Access to a medical home
  • Schools that require health education
  • Childhood immunizations
  • Use of child safety restraints
  • Physical activity
National Health Goals Adolescents Reductions in:
  • Violent crimes
  • Initiation of tobacco use
  • Obesity
  • Inappropriate weight gain
National Health Goals Adolescents Increases in:
  • Participation in extracurricular activities
  • Wellness checkups within prior 12 months
  • Physical activity
National Health Goals Women Reductions in:
  • Diseases involving bone, such as osteoporosis
  • Death from cancer such as breast, ovarian, and cervical
  • Sexual violence
National Health Goals Women Increases in:
  • Number of planned pregnancies versus unplanned
  • Those who receive early and adequate prenatal care
  • The number of mothers who breastfeed
  • Ability to identify warning signs of a heart attack and stroke
National Health Goals Men Reductions in:
  • Death from cancer specific to men, such as prostate
  • Incidence of HIV and AIDS
  • Fatal and nonfatal injuries
National Health Goals Men Increases in:
  • Participation in aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities
  • Ability to identify warning signs of a heart attack and stroke

National Health Goals Older Adult Reductions in:

Adults who have musculoskeletal concerns Older adults who have mental health concerns Hospitalizations due to heart failure
Substance use in the older adult
Sensory concerns such as hearing loss and cataracts
Hip fractures among older adults
Fall-related deaths
National Health Goals Older Adult Increases in:
  • Screenings for colorectal cancer
  • Participation in organized health promotion activities
  • Public reporting of elder maltreatment
  • Older adults who maintain an active lifestyle
National Health Goals Families Reductions in:
  • Barriers to access
  • Allergic content within the home
  • Families that are unable to have a child or maintain a pregnancy
  • Passive smoke exposure
  • Household hunger
National Health Goals Families Increases in:
  • Health education provided by an agency (Head Start, school system, college, places ofemployment, health departments)
    • Home testing for radon

    • Health insurance coverage

    • Individuals who have a usual primary care provider

Community Education Children:

  • Anticipatory guidance
  • Breastfeeding
  • Sleeping positions
  • Nutrition
  • Physical activity
  • Substance use disorders
  • Dental hygiene/health
  • Skin protection
  • Injury prevention including car, fire, and water safety; helmet use; poison control; andCPR training

Community Education Adolescents:

  • Anticipatory guidance
  • Substance use disorders
  • Sexual behavior
  • Nutrition, especially calcium intake for females
  • Physical activity
  • Skin protection
  • Injury prevention including car, fire, and firearm safety

Community Education Women:

  • Nutrition
  • STI prevention
  • Substance use disorders
  • Breast self-examination
  • Skin protection
  • HIV prevention
  • Injury prevention including car, fire safety, and violence

Community Education Men:

  • Nutrition
  • Self-testicular exam
  • Skin protection
  • Substance use disorders
  • HIV prevention
  • Injury prevention including car, fire and firearm safety, and violence

Community Education Older Adult:

  • Substance use disorders
  • Nutrition
  • Exercise
  • Dental health
  • Sexual behavior
  • Injury prevention: Car and fire safety, Fall prevention, Violence

Biological Health Risk Appraisal

  • Genograms are used to gather basic information about the family, relationships within the family, and health and illness patterns.
    • Repetitions of diseases with a genetic component (cancer, heart disease, diabetes mellitus )can be identified.

Environmental Risk

Ecomaps are used to identify family interactions with other groups andorganizations. Information about the family’s support network and social risk is gathered.

Behavioral Risks

Information is gathered about the family’s health behavior, including healthvalues, health habits, and health risk perceptions.