Community Nursing

by Cathy Parkes May 05, 2021 Updated: December 29, 2021

Community Oriented Nursing is focused on health promotion and disease prevention in the community. No direct care for individuals! Community Based Nursing is focused on illness care for individuals and families.

Community Oriented Nursing (i.e. Public Health Nursing) is focused on health promotion and disease prevention in the community. No direct care for individuals!

Community Based Nursing is focused on illness care for individuals and families (e.g. Home health nurse, School Nurse).

Symptoms of Heart Failure

HF stands for Heart Failure.

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Discharge planning for a patient starts at admission. Other important admission tasks include confirming the patient's code status, identifying allergies, assessing fall risk, and assessing for swallowing issues.

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