A different skill set for nurses in the community

Name Course number Instructor’s name Date A different skill set for nurses in the community Community health nurses are professionals who are involved in offering evidence based care within defined communities and they are guided by the primary health care, encouraging self-reliance in the recovery process, management of terminal diseases and health promotion principles (Rallings, 2009). One of the competencies required is community health appraisal and screening (Rallings, 2009). They implement strategies that identify the causes of negative health as well as the resources needed to ensure optimal health and identify the people or groups that may be at risk of compromised health (Giles & Gray, 2001). To satisfy this competence, skills in surveillance through monitoring health data, skills in investigating disease and health risks, skills in outreach to pass vital health information, skills in screening of people using tools such as asymptomatic STI and skills in case finding to connect people at risk with the appropriate resources are required (Rallings, 2009) . Another competence required is health care delivery where the nurse offers nursing care while encouraging client participation and drawing on resources from multidisciplinary teams (Rallings, 2009). Some of the skills required to satisfy the competence area include skills in referral and follow up, case management and skills in delegated functions such as nursing diagnosis and planning (Rallings, 2009). Education and support competence empowers the clients to execute interventions and enhance their capacity to access hea...