NSE 31A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: District Nurse, Lillian Wald, Jeanne Mance
25 Sep 2016
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Chapter 1: the history of community health nursing in canada, pp. Community health nurses (chns) advocate for the provision of primary health care and provide sociopolitical leadership for the development of the health system and global health in their practice. Community health nursing has been challenged to fulfill its social mission in meeting the health needs of diverse communities over time. Aboriginal peoples indigenous medicine/healing, women provided healthcare to european settlers. Community health nursing is the earliest form of nursing practiced in canada. 17th century new france community nursing was introduced by duchesse d"aiguillon sisters who worked in homes, hospitals, and communities focused on determinants of health, community outreach, and advocacy. In new france organized community health nursing as practiced by sisterhoods - nursing sisters provided health care in remote areas, and established the first urban hospitals. Augustinian hospitallers of dieppe established a hospital and provided care in villages/homes.
