NURS201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Public Health Nursing, Home Health Nursing, Frankfurt School
26 Sep 2017
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Critical social theory: focused on disadvantaged groups in community. Deals with different circumstances, works with family and policy, and focuses on community as a whole. Community health nurses role and what they can do, advocating for the marginalized: ex. Programs for homeless, targeting how they got there: power relationship shapes healthcare. Feminist theory: being female predisposes you to factors economically and socially shines a light on the forces of inqualities happening. Role: if you take away disadvantage, it increases the lives of women, and lives of everyone. Nurs 201: community health nursing readings (chapter 1,3,7) Chapter 1: define and explore the definition of nursing and community health nursing. The origins of community health nursing encompassed a broad focus on the social determinants of health and concerns for vulnerable populations access to housing, food, and the essentials of life. Nursing - a professional practice that involves and focuses on health promotion, restoring health, illness care, and advocate for equal health.
