Factors Influencing Community & Population Health | Section 1 – Community/Public Health Nursing(6th)

Описание: This comprehensive unit explores the essential frameworks of population health and community-oriented nursing, emphasizing the core public health functions of assessment, policy development, and assurance. It delineates the professional boundaries of public health nursing as a specialty focused on free-living aggregates and community-wide prevention strategies, contrasting it with the clinical focus of community-based practice. A deep dive into nursing history reveals the evolution of the field from Florence Nightingale’s population-based military interventions to Lillian Wald’s social activism at the Henry Street Settlement and Mary Breckinridge’s innovative rural midwifery through the Frontier Nursing Service. The unit investigates the global health landscape, referencing the World Health Organization’s commitment to primary health care and the Sustainable Development Goals aimed at reducing worldwide health disparities. Domestically, it examines the complex interplay between government structures, the legal system, and health policy, highlighting the importance of nurse practice acts and advocacy in shaping legislation like the Affordable Care Act. Economic analysis of the United States health care system addresses the rising costs of care, the functionality of third-party payers such as Medicare and Medicaid, and the critical impact of health insurance on population outcomes. Finally, the material underscores the significance of social determinants of health and the ethical imperative for nurses to lead interprofessional teams in creating equitable conditions for health through primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.


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