Question

Hos does the Block and Josten nursing theory relate to present corona virus?

Answer 1

Ans) The second theory I used was Block and Josten's Ethical Theory of population. It has three elements: obligation to the population, the primacy of prevention, and centrality of relationship-based care.

Every nurse can be a community health nurse if they embody those three elements.

- Derryl Block and Lavohn Josten, public health educators proposed this based on intersecting fields of public health and nursing. They have given 3 essential elements of population focused nursing that stem from these 2 fields:

• an obligation to population
• the primacy of prevention
• centrality of relationship- based care
• the first two are from public health and the third element from nursing. Hence it implies to nursing that relation-based care is very important in population focused care.

Relation to COVID:

- Americans should be prepared for the possibility of a COVID-19 outbreak in their community. The community can take measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

- Currently a vaccine or drug is not available for COVID-19. Community-based interventions such as school dismissals, event cancellations, social distancing, and creating employee plans to work remotely can help slow the spread of COVID-19. Individuals can practice everyday prevention measures like frequent hand washing, staying home when sick, and covering coughs and sneezes.

- Decisions about the implementation of community measures will be made by local and state officials, in consultation with federal officials as appropriate, and based on the scope of the outbreak and the severity of illness. Implementation will require extensive community engagement, with ongoing and transparent public health communications.