ROLES AND INTERVENTIONS in COMMUNITY BASED NURSING

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ROLES AND INTERVENTIONS in COMMUNITY BASED
NURSING

• Presented by Lindy Peterson, RN

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Reference

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

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Competencies

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

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NURSING ROLES

• Direct care provider
• Educator
• Counselor
• Advocate
• Manager
• Collaborator
• Role model
• Researcher
• Leader

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DIRECT CARE PROVIDER

• Direct delivery of care
• Major role in acute care settings
• Task focus
• Traditional view of nursing

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EDUCATOR

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

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COUNSELOR

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

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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

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MANAGER

• Planning
• Organizing
• Coordinating,
• Evaluating
• Controlling
• Marketing

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OTHER ROLES

• Collaborator
• Role model
• Researcher
• Leader

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NURSING INTERVENTIONS

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

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UNIVERSAL INTERVENTIONS

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

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