8 public health nursing core competencies
- public health and nursing sciences
2.assessment and analysis
3.policy and program planning, implementation and evaluation
4.partnerships, collaboration, and advocacy
5.diversity and inclusiveness
6.communication
7.leadership
8.professional responsibility and accountability
health promotion standard 1
the process of addressing health inequities and enabling people to increase control over and improve their health
-involves the population as a whole
-individual, group, community, government
-community assessment, advocacy, public education, community development, policy development
prevention & health protection standard 2
the CHN to applies a repertoire of activities to minimize the occurrence of diseases or injuries and their consequences
-ex: harm reduction, emergency preparedness/disaster management, communicable disease control
-health protection strategies often become mandated programs and laws
health maintenance, restoration & palliation standard 3
-includes the full spectrum of acute, chronic and palliative nursing care (HCC programs and home care nurses)
-direct care, health teaching, home support
-links people to community resources
-facilitates/coordinates care and supports
professional relationship standard 4
-CHNs build a network of professional and therapeutic relationships with various stakeholders and clients (at all levels) to address health-related issues and support health equity
-these relationships optimize participation and self-determination to the client
-involves coalition building, intersectoral collaboration, partnership, community development
-with interprofessional team members, community organizations, government departments, businesses
capacity building standard 5
-partnering with the community to promote capacity. the focus is to recognize barriers to health and mobilize and build on existing strengths
-increases the ability of individuals and communities to define, assess, analyze, and act on health concerns
-active involvement by those affected is critical(community development principles)
-CHN works collaboratively with affects by the health concern and those who control resources
health equity standard 6
-recognizing the impacts of the determinants of the determinants of health and incorporating actions such as advocacy for health public policy
-the focus is to advance health equity at an individual and societal level
-CHNs facilitate equitable access to services and resources to make them available to the people who need them most
evidence-informed practice standard 7
using best evidence to guide nursing practice and support clients in making informed decisions
-encourages nurses to use evidence
professional responsibility and accountability standard 8
-a fundamental component of CHN practice
-CHNs work with a high degree of autonomy
-accountable for their competence and quality of practice
-CHNs: encounter unique ethical dilemmas, provide leadership for societal change, use current evidence, act on legal obligations, use reflective practice
