Question

What is the difference between caring for clients in the community versus caring for them in an acute care setting such as a hospital?

What behaviors and attitudes are necessary to be an effective public/community health nurse?

Who do you think you might be working within the community to achieve healthy outcomes?

Answer 1

Care of client in community	care of client in hospital
Availability of medical facilities are less when compare with hospital.	Advance medical supplies and equipments are available.
Patient co operation are less.	Patient co operation are more.
During home visit we can assess patient with environment setting also.	Assessing environment settings of patient is not possible.
Patients relaxed in their own settings.	patients are tensed with hospital settings.
Working in community is more challenging.	Working in hospital is less challenging.

Question 2:

1. Excellent listening skills

2. High order counseling abilities

3. Effective problems solving skills

4. Abity to adopt to innovative methods

5.Flexible

6. Patience

7.Creative

8. Effective motivation

9. Good sense of humor

10. Encourage effective group participation.

Question 3:

1. Health care team is essential to work with community:

Physician

Dietician

Physiotherapist

Occupational therapist

Speech therapist