AMBULATORY CARE NURSING

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AMBULATORY CARE NURSING

• Presented by Lindy Peterson, RN

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References

• McEwen, M. (2002). Community-based nursing An
  introduction (2nd ed.). Philadelphia, PA
  Saunders.
• Chapter 3 Nursing Care in Ambulatory Settings

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Competencies for Ch 3 Ambulatory Settings

1. List and briefly describe aspects of nursing care
   in clinics, offices, schools, worksites, rural
   areas, parishes, and correctional facilities

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DEFINITION

• Personal health care provided to an individual
  who is not a bed patient in a healthcare
  institution
• Includes all health services provided to
  non-institutionalized patients

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AMBULATORY SETTINGS

• Healthcare Provider Office or Clinic
• Schools
• Occupational Health
• Rural Health
• Parish Nursing
• Correctional Institutions
• Public Health
• Oncology Care
• Ambulatory Surgery

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HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OFFICE OR CLINIC

• Most common outside of hospital
• Scope of Practice
• AAACN
• Education Requirements
• Certification

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SCHOOLS

• Prevention of illness and disease transmission
• Intervention in identified problems such as
  alcohol and drug use.
• Promotion of healthy lifestyles
• Health education both formal and informal

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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

• OHN specialty practice that focuses on
  promotion, prevention, restoration of health
  within the context of a safe and health
  environment. (AAOHRN, 1999)
• Workers Compensation Acts
• Occupational Safety and Health Act (1970)

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RURAL HEALTH

• Issues
• Distance
• Isolation
• Nursing shortage
• Physician Shortage
• Clinic
• Home Health

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PARISH NURSING

• Enhance the quality of life for all members of
  the congregation.
• Promote the health of a faith community by
  working with the pastor and staff to integrate
  the theological , psychological, and sociological
  and physiological perspectives of health and
  healing into the work sacrament and services of
  the congregation. (Solari-Twadell, Djupe, and
  McDermott, 1990)

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CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES

• Health Education
• Suicide Prevention
• Communicable Disease Control
• Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation
• Medication Administration
• Psychosocial Counseling
• Environmental Health

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PUBLIC HEALTH

• Communicable Disease
• Prenatal and Family Planning
• Well Baby Care
• Community Mental Health Services
• Home Health Care

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OTHER AMBULATORY CARE SETTINGS

• Ambulatory Oncology
• Ambulatory Surgery
• Poison Control Centers
• Ambulatory Diagnostic Centers
• Imaging
• Radiology
• Community Hot Lines
• Summer Camps