ROLES AND INTERVENTIONS in COMMUNITY BASED NURSING

1. ROLES AND INTERVENTIONS in COMMUNITY BASED NURSING • Presented by Lindy Peterson, RN

2. Reference • McEwen, M. (2002). Community-based nursing: An introduction (2nd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Saunders. • Chapter 2: Opportunities in Community-Based Nursing Practice

3. Competencies • List and describe 9 roles in community-based nursing • List and describe 9 examples of interventions in community-based nursing practice

4. NURSING ROLES • Direct care provider • Educator • Counselor • Advocate • Manager • Collaborator • Role model • Researcher • Leader

5. DIRECT CARE PROVIDER • Direct delivery of care • Major role in acute care settings • Task focus • Traditional view of nursing

6. EDUCATOR • Important in all settings • Most important in community settings • School nursing • Occupational nursing • Home health nursing • Ambulatory clinics

7. COUNSELOR • Assistance with problem identification • Management of personal situations • Guidance in problem resolution

8. ADVOCATE • Acts on behalf of on intercedes for the client to ensure necessary care. • All settings • Ethical concept • Important part of basic practice standards • Willing to take action • Follow own values and recognize those of others and adapt as needed

9. MANAGER • Planning • Organizing • Coordinating, • Evaluating • Controlling • Marketing

10. OTHER ROLES • Collaborator • Role model • Researcher • Leader

11. NURSING INTERVENTIONS • Nursing Interventions Classification System • Physiological (basic) • Physiological (complex) • Behavioral • Safety • Family • Health system • Community

12. UNIVERSAL INTERVENTIONS • Documentation • Anticipatory guidance • Infection Control • Laboratory data interpretation • Learning facilitation • Client rights protection • Physician Support • Vital Sign monitoring