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WHAT IS COMMUNITY NURSING? AN ULTIMATE GUIDE

• Here we are discuss WHAT IS COMMUNITY NURSING.
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• A community nurse or a public health nurse
  performs the basic role and responsibilities of
  nurses. Community nursing includes providing
  communities and populations with health services,
  preventative care, assistance, and health
  awareness. According to a reliable source,
  Public health nursing is the practice of
  promoting and protecting the health of
  populations using knowledge from nursing, social,
  and public health sciences. A community nurse or
  public health nurse doesnt need to work directly
  with patients their major job role is to support
  and help communities.

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Qualification for Community Nursing

• Public health nurses serve as a mediator between
  the clinical arena and local services. They adopt
  a social health paradigm to promote and give the
  communitys healthcare access power. A bachelors
  degree in nursing is required along with the
  experience or qualification of a specific niche.
  A masters degree would be a great help but it is
  not essential. Moreover, your experience will
  boost the power of your resume.

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Who all are Community Nurses?

• Community nursing is the practice of providing
  nursing care outside of acute hospitals, such as
  in homes, offices for general practitioners,
  community hospitals, jails, schools, and nursing
  homes. A degree recognised by the Nursing and
  Midwifery Council and one to two years of
  experience working as a licenced adult nurse are
  prerequisites for becoming a community nurse in
  various nations.

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Job Role of Public Health Nurse

• A regular nurse treats various patients a day and
  provides them with one-to-one care and treatment,
  and a community nurse does just the opposite.
  They think for communities and public welfare.
  These are the job roles or the work done by
  Public health nurses-
• Instruction or Education on Well-being
• Engage in Communities
• Creating a secure and wholesome atmosphere
• Avoids neglect and health exploitation
• Create or reform the policies as per requirements
• Works and plans to improve communities
• Promote health safety measures
• Whatever a community nurse is doing directly
  depends on the type of communities they are
  serving, and like a school going students need a
  different way of care and a disabled person
  requires a separate way of treatment.

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Which Skills are required for a Community Health
Nurse?

• Community nurses rely on the public survey data
  and plan everything accordingly. The basic skills
  that are necessary for a public health nurse are
  mentioned below-
• Analysis The nurse should know how to analyse
  given data and how to put it to use. Also, they
  may need to understand and study the community
  they are going to work for.
• Planning and Implementation- The planning of the
  programmes that are going to implement and the
  process of developing a policy is a must.
• Communication- To cover the gap between the
  public and leaders, a nurse works as a bridge and
  has to communicate on various levels.
• Finance Management- The foremost thing that has
  to be considered during a plan, is the finances.
  The skill to manage the budgets for community
  welfare is a must-have skill.

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Conclusion

• Being a community nurse is quite satisfying, you
  serve society and your skills are put to good
  use.  But it is not easy to find a vacancy that
  fits your profile, which is where a nursing
  agency comes to the rescue. A nursing agency in
  Melbourne like caring 24/7 is the perfect place
  for nurses looking to serve the community.

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