NSE 31A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Decision-Making, Sexual Health Clinic, Needs Assessment
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Nse 31 wk 3: theoretical principles that guide community. Leadership: strong, cohesive vertical, horizontal and diagonal communication patterns, formal and informal. Decision making: formal (policy, law, etc, informal (public participation, mutual support, community action) Adequate access to basic and fundamental resources. Adequate access to health and healthcare resources. Responsible use of resources long term sustainability. What differences might exist in a healthy rural, vs. urban community: how might living a rural environment affect factors that are important to a. Acceptance vs. respect how does language affect the health of a community (the healthy community? power of language!) Voting is a sign of community engagement: community members have begun to develop strategies to address a recent, people actively engage in municipal and provincial elections. Community assessment and nursing process: identification of priority issue(s) & strengths. The limits and benefits of a needs" lens. Ways in which a capacity" lens can influence a community assessment.
