NOVEMBER5,2013

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PUBLICHEALTHNURSING
MODELOFCARE
APROPOSALTO:OAKLANDCOUNTYHEALTHDIVISION

BYMELISSADIEBEL
FERRISSTATEUNIVERSITY

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PUBLICHEALTHNURSINGMODELOFCARE

INTRODUCTION
The model of care that I have chosen to present for my individual
presentation is the Public Health Nursing Model. This model of care
interestsmebecauseIcurrentlyworkasaPublicHealthNurse(PHN)inthe
nurturing parenting program for the Oakland County Health Department
(OCHD).Ifeel,helpingpeopleinthecommunitythroughthisprogramcan
introducepositivechangeintheirlives.Ialsobelieveinpreventionrather
thantreatingwouldbenefitboththecommunityandtheorganization.(Kuss,
T.,ProulxGirouard,L.,Lovitt,S.,Katz,C.,andKennelly,P.,1997)

WORKPLACECULTURE

AsaPHN,Iworkwithawide
varietyofculturethroughoutthe
officeandcommunity.Inour
officeswehavemultiple
departmentsservingthe
community.
TheOaklandCountycommunity
nursingservicessupportsthe
FlorenceNightingales
contributionduringCrimeanwar
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followingprograms:
EarlyOnChildren
SpecialHealthCare
Services
NurturingParenting
Fetal&InfantMortality
ReviewSeniorServices

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COMPLEXSYSTEM
PRACTICE
ENVIRONMENT
This position
is very
I feel public
health nursing is a very big part of a complex system.
different than a hospital
TheMost
PHNofmay
in an entirely different setting, but have a
setting.
my practice
time
is going
from
home with
to an individual and broadening the scope to
focus
starting
home working with
family, community and to a much larger population. Public health
families in their own
environment.
nursing have access to the community with the ability to practice
prevention for services rendered. With this exposure PHNs are

ASSESMENTMEASURES

promoting a positive environment for healthy lifestyles and

TheassessmentmeasuresusedfordeterminingifthePHNpracticeenvironmentfitsthedefinitionofa

protecting a better way

complexsystemareasfollows:
PrimarysettingofPHN
definitely contribute

of life. With all of these factors, they

to the overall complex system in many ways.

Kuss, T., ProulxGirouard, L., Lovitt, S., Katz, C., and Kennelly, P., (1997)

With such aquotedRothmanstatingthatinanysettingotherthanahealthrelatedinstitution

vast variety of aspects that can be reached through
(i.e.,hospitalornursinghome)
PHN, the effects
can change through these outcomes of improved
ThefocusofaPHNservices
healthofrom
the individual
Theindividual
o Families
o Community
o Population

focus to a much larger population.

Kuss, T., ProulxGirouard, L., Lovitt, S., Katz, C., and Kennelly, P., (1997)
quotedWhiteexplainingthePHNphilosophyisultimatelycommittedtothe
larger population, where interventions will provide the greatest good for the
greatestnumber
PHNoutcomes
o Access

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REFERENCES
Kuss,T.,ProulxGirouard,L.,Lovitt,S.,Katz,C.,andKennelly,P.,(1997),APublicHealth

NursingModel:PublicHealthNursing14(2),8191.

PictureReferences
Picture #1 Retrieved from: http://www.oakgov.com/health/Pages/default.aspx

Picture #2 Retrieved from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightingale's_environmental_theory

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