Community Health and Family Nursing

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Community Health Nursing: A Practical View (Length: 28 minutes) The "real world" of community health nursing practice in rural and urban settings is explored through the voices and activities of home health nurses and public health nurses.  This video highlights differences and commonalities between these two types of nursing practice. Standards of community health nursing are identified, and various roles of community health nurses are illustrated throughout.

Community and Aggregate Assessment (Length: 24 minutes) This video program focuses on the process and issues inherent in assessing a geographic community and various aggregates within such a couumunity, using a partnership approach.  The concept and methods of community/aggregate assessment are described, as is the role of the nurse in the process.

Community Development in Community Health Nursing (Length: 25 minutes) In this video program, the experiences of community health nurses and community members are used to examine the concept and princples of community development.  How community development fits within community health nursing practice is illustrated, including the role of the community health nurse in this process.  Outcomes and challenges involved in community development work are also highlighted.

Primary Health Care in Community Health Nursing (Length: 29 minutes) This video program illustrates the interconnection between primary health care and community health nursing.  Examples are given which illustate how the principles of primary health care are integrated into community health nursing practice.  The role of the community health nurse in implementing primary health care is portrayed, as well as the challenges and outcomes inherent in this process.

Programming in Community Health Nursing (Length: 29 minutes) This video explores aspects of programming in community health nursing. In particular, it focuses on the stages of programming - assessment to determine the need, program development, program implementation and program evaluation. To illustrate the process, community health nurses and other stakeholders discuss a program called "The Healthy Baby Club".

Home Visiting in Community Health Nursing (Length: 26 minutes) Home visiting is part of the every-day experience of community health nurses. This video program examines the practice of home visiting from the perspectives of both a public health nurse and a home care nurse. Advantages, possible contexts and the phases of home visiting are all explored. Nursing skills and qualities that can enhance the home visiting process are discussed. Challenges, rewards and outcomes of home visiting are also featured.

Family Assessment in Community Health Nursing (Length: 26 minutes) This video program focuses on family assessment within the context of community health nursing practice. In this video, front line community health nurses illustrate the goals, processes, and issues inherent in assessing families. Tools of family assessment are also discussed, such as genograms, ecomaps, and communication/counselling skills.

Family Intervention in Community Health Nursing (Length: 26 minutes) This video program focuses on various aspects of family nursing interventions within the context of community health nursing practice. In this video, front line community health nurses share their insights and practice stories, enabling a myriad of community health nursing interventions to be illustrated.

Emergency Management in Public Health (Length: 26 minutes) This video focuses on the activities of public health professionals and their partners as they illustrate the stages of emergency management: prevention and mitigation; preparedness; response to the disaster; and recovery following the disaster. Although these stages may be applicable with respect to any type of disaster, they are illustrated in this video by the example of the 2010 pandemic influenza outbreak (H1N1). Health professionals outline the activities and issues associated with each of the stages. The roles of multiple public health professionals such as epidemiologists, medical professionals, and community health nurses are illustrated throughout.