In class assignment

Red River College

 * Course Name :: Concepts in Community Health Community Health Nursing NURS 3012
 * Time :: Fall 2008
 * Instructor :: Alison Fyfe-Carlson RN, BN, MA-Ed.
 * Email :: afyfecarlson@rrc.mb.ca

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=Unit Objectives=

Class 1:
Introduction; Concepts of Health, community, financing, policy & politics

1.
Describe the concept of community & healthy community.



2.
Identify the historical forces which contributed to the development of community health nursing (CHN) in Canada.



3.
Discuss the theoretical and practical distinctions between the practices of visiting nurses and public health nurses.



4.
Examine delivery models and funding mechanisms as they pertain to community health care.



5.
Explain health from 3 different views: systems; social determinants; and lay.



6.
Examine how these 3 views on health influence the practice of CHN.



Class 2:
Ethical and Legal Considerations Practice Setting, Roles & Functions

1.
Describe settings in which community health nurses practice.



2.
Identify current issues and trends in CHN.



3.
Describe the central values of Canadian nursing and how they relate to CHN.



4.
Identify the main ethical and legal issues in community health nursing.



5.
Describe the concept of primary health care (PHC).



6.
Define PHC and describe its 5 principles and its 8 main elements.



7.
Understand the concepts of PHC



8.
Discuss the diversity of roles and functions of community health nurses as outlined in the Canadian Community Health Nursing Standard of Practice



Class 3:
In-Class Assignment General Principles of Epidemiology

1.
Define epidemiology.



2.
Interpret and use basic epidemiologic, demography and statistical measures related to community health.



3.
Identify the main sources of epidemiologic data



=In-Class Assignment #1 - Sept. 26/08=

To date, we have had 3 lectures, 2 films and covered the following chapters in your textbook‐Stamler and Yiu‐ 2nd ed. ‐ 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, & 11. For your in‐class assignment you will need a pen (no pencils please) and you may have a water bottle. As with exams you are only permitted these 2 items at your desk. Jackets, backpacks etc. can be left at the back of the room or in your locker. The in‐class assignment will consist of you picking 4‐6 essay questions (# to be given on the day of, not before) from a list, and you will be given 1 hour of time to do this. The assignment will be from 9‐10 a.m. on Friday morning in EM‐ 15 a –the usual classroom. If you wish to use point form in your essay answers you can. You will not be marked on writing style –unless it is terrible to read and unclear. Most people answer these questions in about ½ ‐3/4 of a page of the writing booklet you will be provided with which has legal‐sized paper. Following the assignment there will be a short break, and then there will be a lecture until 12 noon. The following list of questions are very similar to the types of questions that you will get to choose from (some even may be exactly the same!!). You will find them useful as a study guide.

1.
Describe the 2 types of Community Health Nursing that evolved in Canada in the early 20th century and discuss which segments of the population were the focuses of early Community Health Nursing programs.



2.
Describe the 5 key principles that are the legal cornerstones of Medicare.



3.
Contrast the terms Primary Care and Primary Health Care and give an example of how each relates to Community Health Nursing Practice.



4.
Describe the 3 key views of health that were discussed in class and why Community health Nurses need to be aware of these views and sensitive to each.



5.
Explain what is meant by the term Population Health and describe the 3 streams of promoting Population Health and give an example of each.



6.
Compare and contrast the following: demography and epidemiology; incidence and prevalence; morbidity and mortality, and association and causation. List and explain 3 criteria that are needed in order to prove causation.



7.
Summarize the Lalonde report and the Epp report and give an example of why they are important on an international level.

-four elements with determine health 1) human biology eg(developing a new vaccine) 2) environment eg(clean water) 3) lifestyle (smoking, increase exercise) 4) health care organization (screening for breast cancer)
 * Lalonde Report-new perspective on the Health of Canadians

Epp Report- along with the Ottawa Charter, approached health more than the absence of disease and participating in healthy behaviors,it emphasized connectedness, self-efficacy and the capacity to engage in meaningful activities

8.
Describe the 5 key strategies for Health Promotion from the Ottawa charter and give an example of how a Community Health Nurse could employ each.


 * 1.- Strengthen community action example


 * 2.- Build healthy public policy example


 * 3.- Create supportive environments example


 * 4.- Developing personal skills example


 * 5.- Re-orientating health services example

9.
Discuss what factors led to the development of the Socio‐Environmental approach to health care and what key health determinant, target group, and strategies would be employed using this framework. Discuss also what factors would indicate that this approach is being successful.


 * The Factors that led to the development of Socio - Environmental approach to health came from the social justice movement, the failure of high profile initiatives to create health improvements & epidemiological evidence.


 * The key health determinants are psychosocial and socio-environmental risk factors.


 * The Target group are high risk conditions and environments.


 * The strategies employed in this framework are the Ottawa charter strategies & empowerment with education and solidarity managed by the community.


 * The factors that would indicate that this approach is being successful are improved personal & social health; more equitable distribution of resources; environmental sustainability.

10.
Describe what is meant by the following terms: Community Engagement; Community Governance; Community Development and Capacity Building.


 * Community Engagement: is a process involving citizens at various levels of participation based on interpersonal communication and trust and a common understanding and purpose.


 * Community Governance: is a method of community engagement that ensures effective involvement and empowerment of local community representatives in the planning, direction setting and monitoring of health organizations to meet the health needs and priorities of the populations within local neighborhood communities.


 * Community Development: is the process of involving a community in the identification and reinforcement of those aspects of everyday life, culture and political activity which are conducive to health.


 * Capacity Building: is a process that strengthens the ability of an individual, organization, community, or health system to develop and implement health promotion initiatives and sustain positive health outcomes over time.

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