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ADVANCED ROLE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING

Introduction

Community health nurses wear many hats while conducting day-

to-day practice. The focus of nursing includes not only the individual,

but also the family and the community, meeting these multiple needs

requires multiple roles. The nursing profession offers expanded role and

different kind of career opportunity.

Definitions;

 Traditional Role: Nurses were concentrating in curative aspect

maximum.

 Extended Role: To reach out to the community and extend the

services to the people.

 Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs); An APN is a registered nurse

who has completed additional masters or doctoral education and

training and is nationally certified.

 Expanded Role: It is the one that nurse assumes by virtue of

education and experiences.

Components of Community Health Practice

Community health practice can be best be understood by

examining six basic components, which, when combined, encompass its
services and programs. These components are:

1) Promotion of health

2) Prevention of health problems
3) Treatment of disorders
4) Rehabilitation

5) Evaluation

6) Research

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